Young Collins

Music - audio/young collins.mp3

ORIGIN          Bledington, Glos

STEP            Step - hop throughout  left-hop  right-hop, left-hop. right-hop etc
                        (this has been simplified - there are fancy steps for turning in the original).

ONCE TO YOURSELF A1      All face up with sticks crossed             FOOT UP AND DOWN A2      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                       All face partner holding stick pointing diagonally to the floor and tap sticks as follows:          COUNT   1        2        3          4        5       6        7         8        9      10      11      12      13     14     15     16  sticks      G       G       G          -        P       P        P         -       G       G       G        -        P      P       P        -                                 G = tap tip on ground: (3 times)     P = tap with partner (3 times)
G = tap tip on ground 3 times	P = tap with partner 3 times
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 down. Same cpl cast away to top. All follow to original places
B2   In these positions,, REPEAT stick tapping as in  B1
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 awayt to top All follow to original places
A4    HALF GYP 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
B3 & B4   STICK TAPPING as in  B1 & B2
A6     WHOLE GYP                      All change stick to left hand and dance a           complete right hand turn with partner to finish in           own place (8 steps) A7     All change stick to right hand and dance a           complete left hand turn with partner to finish in           original place (8 steps)
B5 & B6   STICK TAPPING as in  B1 & B2
A8      HALF ROUNDS            All turn left and dance single file clockwise            round set to half way places (8 steps)	All dance clockwise half way round set
A9     All about turn and dance single file           anticlockwise round set to original places          (8 steps)	All dance anticlockwise round set to original places
(It sometimes helps if dancers hold neighbours stick in left hand to make a circle of sticks)
B7 & B8   STICK TAPPING as in B1 & B2
All finish facing up with sticks held high and crossed with partner (as at beginning of dance)