Dearest Dickie

This dance has never been in Banbury Cross's repertoire, but may be someday.

Tune: Dearest Dickie (traditional) Source: traditional Chorus: open side steps R-L-R, foot-together-jump. Corner cross (1st time two double steps, 2nd time four plain capers, 3rd time two "beetle crushers", 4th time two upright capers), galley right (1st and 2nd times normal, 3rd & 4th times slow) to corner's place. Figures: , , , , .

Detailed Description

Chorus

Chorus #1: 1st corners open side step right, double step, open side step left, foot-together-jump, cross on two double steps, galley right to corner's place. Repeat with 2nd and 3rd corners. Note that 2nd and 3rd corners each come in with hop-backs while the previous corners are doing their galleys. All dancers do foot-together-jump together at the end of the chorus to start the next figure. Chorus #2: same as chorus #1, but corner cross with four plain capers instead of double steps. Chorus #3: same as chorus #1, but corner cross with two "beetle crusher" capers instead of double steps, and slow galley (half speed) right at the end. 2nd and 3rd corners each come in with foot-together-jump on the final beat of the previous corner's slow galley. 1st and 2nd corners do this at the end of the chorus to start the next figure. Chorus #4: same as chorus #3, but corner cross with two upright capers instead of “beetle crushers”, also with slow galley (half speed) right at the end. The dance ends with the 1st and 2nd corners doing the entire slow galley along with the 3rd corners, ending with everyone facing up.

Figures

Once to Yourself

Hankie dances: stand in position, trying not to look stupid. Five beats before the end of the tune, bring the hankies up to chest-level and rise onto your toes. Then two hop backs and a foot-together-jump. Stick dances: stand in position, trying not to look stupid. Two beats before the end of the tune, do a foot-together-jump.

Long Foot Up & Down

Face up. Two double steps in the “up” direction (one stationary, one in place). Four hop backs back to place & turn to face across. Two double steps in place. Galley ¼ turn to face down. Face down. Two double steps in the “down” direction (one stationary, one in place). Four hop backs back to place & turn to face across. Two double steps in place. Galley 360° to continue to face across.

Long Half Gyp

Face across. Two double steps, one to cross to your partner's position (starting on the left foot1) this will be the outside foot as you pass and passing by the right shoulder) and one in place. Four hop backs back to place. Two double steps in place. Galley 360° over left shoulder. (Still Facing across.) Two double steps, one to cross to your partner's position (starting on the left foot1) and passing by the left shoulder) and one in place. Four hop backs back to place. Two double steps in place. Galley 360° over right shoulder.

Long Back-to-Back

Face across. Two double steps: on the first one cross to your partner's position (starting on the left foot and passing by the right shoulder), and on the second one slide to your right. Four hop backs back to place, this time passing your partner by the left shoulder. Two double steps in place. Galley 360° over left shoulder. (Still Facing across.) Two double steps: on the first one cross to your partner's position (starting on the right foot and passing by the left shoulder), and on the second one slide to your left. Four hop backs back to place, this time passing your partner by the right shoulder. Two double steps in place. Galley 360° over right shoulder.

Long Rounds

On the catch-step (“and”) before the downbeat, hop into a circle and face clockwise. Middles will need to move outwards (“bulge”). One double step around the circle (clockwise). On the second double step spiral into a clump, ending halfway around the circle but closer to the center. Four Hop backs to your corner's place (halfway around the circle) and face across. Galley 360° over left shoulder. On the catch-step (“and”) before the downbeat, all dancers turn a little more than 180° over their left shoulders (“hard turn”) and go back the way they came (counter-clockwise). Again, on the second double step spiral into a clump, ending halfway around the circle but closer to the center. Four Hop backs to your original place and face acgross. Galley 360° over right shoulder.

Tune