Mr. Dolly

Tune: George Green's College Hornpipe, by George Green Set: 4 dancers; 21“ (short) or 28 ¼” (medium) sticks; skipping (single steps) Source: Red Stags / Andy Anderson Chorus: clash G-G-PPP1) G = ground; P = partner; L = left; R = right [low], R-L-PPP [high], repeat Figures: , , , ,

Detailed Description

Chorus

This dance can be done with one stick or two sticks in parallel.

bar 1: tap the ground to the left of your partner (GL), then the ground to the right of your partner (GR). bar 2: clash forehand 3x with your partner (PF-PF-PF). (Red Herring clashes low; most sides in the Eastern US and Canada clash high) bar 3: clash backhand with the person diagonally to your right (RB), then forehand with the person diagonally to your left (LF) bar 4: clash backhand 3x with your partner (PB-PB-PB).

Repeat.

Figures

Tune

George Green's College Hornpipe (MP3 played by Jeff Bigler)