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The Lover’s Knot

By Jim Kitch, Philadelphia, PA
Published in GEMS, 1993
Longways duple minor IMPROPER
Tune: Black and Grey (also used for Trip to Kilburn), Dancing Master 7 th Edition, 1686
Meter: 2/2 Key: Am

A1 1-4 Double Mad Robin women move into center to start
           W1 move down the center & up the outside to place,
           M1 move down the outside & up the center to place
             WHILE
           W2 move up the center & down the outside,
           M2 move up the outside and down the center to place.
   5-8 Half-poussette, women pushing to start.
A2 1-4 Circle L three-quarters.
   5-8 Turn partner (Val’s note: along the line!) 
       with 2 hands once & a half around
       and open facing in.
B1 1-8 Hey for 4, men passing L shoulders to start. 
       End facing partner (7 changes).
B2 1-4 R shoulder gypsy with partner once & a half around.
       (Val’s “anchor” note: gypsy starts on same side of 
        set where dancers started hey.)
   5-8 L hands across, women join in behind their partner.

NOTES
The author notes that partners should maintain eye contact throughout the A1 figure, which is similar to the end of Mad Robin. Dancers moving through the center pass face to face.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZs84-D4RXM

ins_lovers_knot.txt · Last modified: 2025/09/11 17:13 by mar4uscha