Double Constant Billy

Music - audio/double constant billy.mp3

ORIGIN         Headington Quarry, Oxford

STEP            Step - hop throughout  left-hop  right-hop, left-hop. right-hop etc.  

A1    ONCE TO YOURSELF All face up with sticks crossed   A2     FOOT UP AND DOWN           All dance forward (up) 4 steps           All reverse back 4 steps  turning to face down on           step 4 A3     Repeat, turning to face in on last step
B1    STICK TAPPING           Each dancer has two sticks, one in each hand. All face partner and tap sticks as follows:   COUNT       1                2                  3                4                  5                6                  7                8                              self            right              self             left              self            right              left             right          self =   tap own sticks                                                                                        easier alternative          right = tap partner's right                                                                                          above is          left =   tap parttner's left                                                                                      7 - self        8 - left
Then HALF WHOLE CAST - all face up; top cpl separate and dance down outside of own line to bottom other dancers following to turn set upside down  (or half morris hey)
B2     REPEAT stick tapping as B1
Then HALF WHOLE CAST - all face up; same couple (now at bottom) separate and dance down outside of own line to   bottom other dancers following to turn set upside down (or half morris hey)
A4      CROSS OVER                       All face across set and dance forward 4 steps, passing partner by right            Turn to right and remain in partner’s place (4 steps)                       REPEAT to finish in own place
Pass by right (4steps) to change places	Pass by right (4 steps) to original places
B3 & B4    Stick tapping and half casts as in B1 & B2
A6      BACK TO BACK            All dance forwards 4 steps passing partner by right            All reverse back 4 steps passing partner by left to finish in own place   A7      All dance forwards 4 steps passing partner by left            All reverse back 4 steps passing partner by right to finish in own place
Pass by right (4 steps) and reverse back by left (4 steps) to original place	Pass by left (4 steps) and reverse back by right (4 steps) to original place
B5 & B6   Stick tapping and half casts as in B1 & B2 A8     WHOLE CAST (or Morris Hey)           All face up; top couple separate and dance down outside of own line to bottom other dancers           following to turn set upside down A9     Same couple (now at bottom) separate and dance back up outside of own line           other dancers following, all finishing in original places
All face up. Top cpl cast away to bottom. Others follow to turn set upside down	All face down. Same cpl cast away to top. Others follow to original places
B7 & B8    Stick tapping and half casts as in B1 & B2
All finish facing up, sticks held high and crossed above own head