Windlass
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Windlass | |
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Tradition | Fieldtown |
Hands | hankies |
Set size | 4 |
Tune | Go and 'List For a Sailor + Go and 'List |
Musical sequence | Need sequence |
Notes | by Randall Cayford |
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Figures
- Foot up,
- Half hands,
- Back to back,
- Windlass hey
Windlass hey
- First corners cast over their left shoulders with two open side steps to face each other in the center on opposite sides, hopback to corner position.
- Meanwhile, second corners do 2 open side step up to their left, around the first corner to end facing out on the second corner diagonal, hopback to their original place.
- Repeat all.
Note, second corners do the same track both times, just around a different person.
Chorus
- All turning right shoulder into the center to face clockwise around the set,
- 8 open side steps:
- Right side step into center shoulder to shoulder, shift 90° on the hop
- and left side step out to progressed position (1 position clockwise around set).
- Eight will get everyone back home.
- Two fourie capers forward around set (keep the circle big),
- then galley right ¼ or so to new position (which will be your corner position) facing partner.
- Ends with 4 plain capers instead of the galley, turning over your right shoulder to face out on the diagonal