Sweets of May

Formation: 4 Couples in quadrille, ladies on partners right, all facing in, inside hands joined

Music: 5x48 + 16 6/8 set tune

4

Introduction

8

Circle Left / Right
Join hands, using 7's and 3's circle left and right.

8

Circle Right / Left

32

Body

2 Tops Cross over
2 Sides Cross over
2 Tops Cross back
2 Sides Cross back

2 Tops advance
2 Tops retire, Sides advance
2 Sides retire, Tops advance
2 Tops retire

Ring the Bells
2 Clap knees twice, Clap Hands twice
2 repeat
4 Change places with partner,
using 7's and 3's man passing behind lady
2 Clap knees twice, Clap Hands twice
2 repeat
4 Change places again with partner,
using 7's and 3's man passing in front of lady

16

Lead around / Lead back
8
Join inside hands, promenade anti-CW around set to place, turn around on spot,
8 promenade CW back to place.

32

Body (as above)

16

See Saw (swing around)
8
Join two hands, swing CW with partner, progress ACW around set to place
8 Reverse swing and direction

32

Body (as above)

16

Arches
4 Top couples make arch,
change diagonally with side on left
4 Side couples make arch,
change back to place
4 Top couples make arch,
change diagonally with side on right
4 Side couples make arch,
change back to place

32

Body (as above)

16

Thread the Needle, join hands around set, 1st couple make arch
8 lady on left of 1st couple pass through arch and lead circle through arch and around to places
8 1st man lead circle through arch made by couple on left.

32

Body (as above)

16

Circle Left/Right/Right/Left

   

 

Dance Description Copyright Don Richmond  2009
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