The Rose Tree

Music - audio/The Rose Tree.mp3

ORIGIN             Bampton, Oxon  

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 is step-hop throughout)

Hankies go down then up	Hankies twiddle above head
A1      ONCE TO YOURSELF             All face up   A2       FOOT UP AND DOWN             All dance forward  4 steps All reverse back 4 steps  turning to face down on step 4 A3       REPEAT, turning to face in on last step CROSSING FIGURE B1       First corners (1) & (6) face on the right diagonal and dance forward 8 steps passing right shoulders to             change places. Then sidestep right, sidestep left and 4 capers B2       Second corners (2) & (5) face on the left diagonal and dance forward 8 steps passing right shoulders to             change places. Then sidestep right, sidestep left and 4 capers B3       Third corners (3) & (4) face across and dance forward 8 steps passing right shoulder to change places.             Then sidestep right, sidestep left and 4 capers
B1 (1) & (6) change B2 (2) & (5) change B3 (3) & (4) change
(SIDESTEP)              COUNT  1        -       2        -        3        -        4         - feet         R        L      R       h        L       R       L        h hands    RT             RT               LT               LT                    R = right    L = left                          h = hop T = twiddle    (hand does small circular movement above head)	Sidestep right    Sidestep left
(CAPERS) COUNT    1       -       2      -       3      -      4       - feet           R               L              R             L hands       both held  down by side              R = step on right foot, raise left foot              L = step on left foot, raise right foot
HALF GYP A4     All face across, dance 4 steps forwards to finish           next to partner right shoulders in a line of six;           all reverse back 4 steps to place A5     All face across, dance 4 steps forwards to finish           next to partner left shoulders in a line of six;           all reverse back 4 steps to place
Into line right shoulders	Into line left shoulders
4, B5 & B6  CROSSING FIGURE as in  B1, B2 & B3  finishing in original places
WHOLE GYP            A6     Dance a complete right hand turn with partner to finish in own place (8 steps)              A7     Dance a complete left hand turn with  partner to finish in original place (8 steps)
Right hand turn with partner	Left hand turn with partner
CROSSING FIGURE B7    First corners (1) & (6) face on the right diagonal and dance forward passing right shoulders round each other to finish in original places. (8 steps) Then sidestep right, sidestep left and 4 capers B8    Second corners (2) & (5) face on the left diagonal and dance forward passing right shoulders round each other to finish in original places. Then sidestep right, sidestep left and 4 capers B9    Third corners (3) & (4) face across and dance forward passing right shoulder round each other to finish in original places. Then sidestep right, sidestep left and 4 capers
(1) & (6) dance round each other (2) & (5) dance round each other (3) & (4) dance round each other
HALF ROUNDS A8    All turn left and dance single file clockwise round set to half way places (8 steps)
A9    All face into set            4 capers and finish with raised hankies