London Rounds
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London Rounds | |
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Tradition | Fieldtown |
Hands | hankies |
Set size | as many as will |
Tune | Lillibulero |
Musical sequence | Need sequence |
Notes | Written by Thames Valley Morris |
Figures
Circular formation. Only figure is rounds:
- 2 double steps clockwise around circle
- 4 plain capers turning over left shoulder to face back around
- 2 double steps back to starting place
- 4 plain capers over right shoulder to face in.
Chorus
- 4 swagger steps into center with a high show up with both hankies.
- galley right to face out.
- 2 distinctive steps moving out.
- galley left to face back in.
Distinctive steps
- First chorus — side step left then right
- Second chorus — left squash beetle, right squash beetle
- Third chorus — left upright caper, right upright caper
Ends with a rounds figure finishing the capers facing out.