Country Gardens

Music - audio/country gardens.mp3

ORIGIN             Headington Quarry, Oxford 

STEP
 
COUNT:      1                2                3                  4                 5                 6                  7                    8
feet:       left right      left hop     right left      right hop     left hop       right hop       left hop        right hop
hands:     down             up            down             up            down             up            twiddle          twiddle  

                                   down = hands go down from head height to waist                                         
                                        up = hands go up from waist height to head                                                       
                                 twiddle = small circular movement with hands held above head

                                       (A simpler version of the foot work is step-hop throughout)

hankies go down then up	hankies twiddle above head
ONCE TO YOURSELF A1      All face up    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
HANDCLAPPING B1     All clap with partner as follows: COUNT: 1       2        3       4       5       6        7         8         9        10       11      12      13      14     15     16 Hands: self    self    right     -     self    self     left       -        self       self   right      -       left       -       up      -         self = clap own hands : right  =  clap partner right:  left = clap partner left:  up  = raise hands  to head height
Then HALF WHOLE CAST All face up; top couple  separate and dance down outside of own line to bottom, other dancers following to turn set upside down (or half morris hey)	All face up, Top couple cast away to bottom. All follow to turn set upside down
B2    REPEAT hand clapping as in  B2
Then HALF WHOLE CAST Same couple (now at bottom) separate and dance back up outside of own line, other dancers following, all finishing in original places (or half morris hey)	All face down. Same couple cast away to top All follow to ariginal places
CROSS OVER A4     All face across set and dance forward 4 steps, passing partner by right                      Turn to right and remain in partner’s place (4 steps)            A5     Repeat to finish in own place
Pass by right to change places	Pass by right to original places
B3 & B4  HAND CLAPPING as in  B1 & B2 BACK TO BACK A6    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 and reverse back by left to original places	Pass by left and reverse back by right to original places
B5 & B6   HAND CLAPPING as in  B1 & B2 WHOLE CAST (or Morris Hey) A8      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, and all finishing in original places
All face up. Top couple cast away to bottom Others follow to turn set upside down	All face down. Same couple cast away to top Others follow to original places
B6 & B7       HAND CLAPPING as in  B1 & B2
All finish facing up, hankies held high  and right leg raised