ins_withywind
Withywind
Marjorie Heffer & William Porter in 1932
published in Maggot Pie. It is a Square dance.
There is no progression in this dance. It is a USA dance.
Tune: Withywind
Part I.
A1 1—4 Partners lead forward and back a double.
5—8 The men, followed by their partners, cast
off to their left and meet in the centre.
9-12 The men, giving right-hand-across to each
other and left hands to their partners’
right hands, dance round eight steps clockwise.
13-16 The women cast off to their left and skip
back counter-clockwise to places, each
woman followed by her partner.
A2 1—4 As in Al.
5—8 The women, followed by their partners,
cast off to their right and meet in the centre.
9—12 The women, giving left-hands-across to
each other and right hands to their
partners’ left hands, dance round eight
steps counter-clockwise.
13—16 The men cast off to their right and skip
back clockwise to places, each man
followed by his partner.
B Bar 1 All set obliquely to the right, so that the
women stand facing outward and the
men stand opposite their partners, facing
inward.
Bar 2 Partners honour.
3-4 Partners give right hands and change places.
Bar5 All set obliquely to the left, so that partners
face each other in improper places:
Bar 6 Partners honour.
7—8 Partners give right hands and change places.
Part 11.
Al 1—4 Partners side.
5-8 As in Part l.
9-12 The men go hands-four once round clockwise (sl.s.).
13—16 Each man dances counter-clockwise round
his pattner (sk.s.).
A2 1—4 Partners side.
5-8 Asin Partl. Ji me
9-12 The women go hands-four once round
counter-clockwise (sl.s.).
13—16 Each woman dances clockwise round her partner (sk.s.).
B 1—8 As in Part I.
Part III
Al 1—4 Partners arm with the right.
5-8 The men, followed by their partners, cast
off to the left and return to places.
9-12 Four changes of a circular hey, each man
passing the woman on his left by the right (sk.s.).
13—16 Hands-eight counter-clockwise to places (sls.)
A2 1—4 Partners arm with the left.
5-8 The women, followed by thelr partners,
cast off to the right and return to places.
9—12 As in Al, each man passing the woman on
his left by the left (sk.s.).
13—16 Hands-eight clockwise to places (sls.).
B 1-8 As in Part I
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