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A Wabbit's T'Ale
(The 2005 California Morris Ale)Duck Season! Wabbit Season! Duck Season! Wabbit Season!...... A collaborative effort by Faultline Morris, FFL Morris, and White Rats Morris |
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Mass Dances and Workshop Notes - Tinner's Wabbits
(Inspired by the
tin miners of Devon and Cornwall)
Style: Border
Tune: “Scotch Polka”
Collected from
Grimspound Morris at
Rochester Sweeps Week 2004
Foreman’s Notes:
Sets of three, for as many as will in
triangles.
Single Stepping with long sticks.
A for Naught
A: Figure 8
Dancer 1 goes between Dancer 2 and 3, and dances a figure eight around Dancers 2 and 3, and should have enough time to dance around 2 a second time.
B: Chorus (“Sticking”)
1 strikes 2, then 2 strikes 3, then 3 strikes 1, this repeats 3 more times and finishes with 3 strikes to the ground, then a pause.
A: Star
Left Hand Stars, grab wrist of dancer to your right with left hand lightly and dance a counter clockwise circle.
B: Chorus
A: Figure 8
Dancer 2 goes between Dancer 3 and 1, and dances a figure eight around Dancers 3 and 1, and should have enough time to dance around 3 a second time.
B: Chorus
A: Rabbit Traps
Each take the stick in your right hand, lay
it down to cross over next dancer’s stick leaving a large triangle in the
middle, and dance a clockwise circle.
B: Chorus
A: Figure 8
Dancer 3 goes between Dancer 1 and 2, and dances a figure eight around Dancers 1 and 2, and should have enough time to dance around 1 a second time.
B: Chorus
A: Grand Rounds and Off
All sets form one Massed Rounds figure, and
dance around in clockwise direction.
Designated person (hope you have one) leads everyone off. Repeat until out.
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