The Sticks Dan and James used two battons nailed in the form of a cross. Each is about 1½" wide, 3/8" thick and 3' long. They are represented by the dashed lines in the diagram below. AUDIENCE N, S, W, E are compass
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Patterns of Stepping around Quadrants - when starting from A and finishing at B. Unless otherwise indicated 'A' below means step lightly onto ball of left or right foot in quadrant A, etc., ... Timing Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
Left | Right Left | Right Left | Right
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1 Hop A | Hop A | Hop A |
and | D | C | D
2 A | A | A |
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3 | B | A | B
and C | B | C |
4 | B | A | B
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1 D | D | D |
and | C | B | C
2 D | D | D |
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3 | A | D | A
and B | A | B |
4 | A | D | A
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1 C | C | C |
and | B | A | B
2 C | C | C |
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3 | D | C | D
and A | D | A |
4 | D | C | D
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1 B | B | B |
and | A | D | A
2 B | B | B |
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3 | B | B | C
and B | B | D |
4 | B | B | C
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1 Repeat from B to C Repeat from B to C A |
and ================== ================== | D
2 Repeat from C to D Repeat from C to D A |
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3 Repeat from D to A Repeat from D to A | B
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4 Chorus jig step in Chorus jig step in | B
A facing N. A facing N. |
1 ================== ================== D |
and | C
2 D |
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3 | A
and B |
4 | A
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1 C |
and | B
2 C |
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3 | D
and A |
4 | D
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1 B |
and | A
2 B |
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3 | B
and B |
4 | B
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Repeat from B to C
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Repeat from C to D
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Repeat from D to A
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Chorus jig step in
A facing N.
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Timing Left | Right Modifier
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1 hop | - swing R ft. across L
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2 hop | - swing R ft. str. back
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3 hop | - swing R ft. across L
and | heel - slightly fwds
4 step |
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1 hop | ) hold R ft. fwds
and hop | ) & down
2 | step - behind L
and ball | - across R
3 | step - behind L
and heel | - out to L
4 | step
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1 | hop - swing L ft. across R
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2 | hop - swing L ft. str. back
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3 | hop - swing L ft. across R
and heel | - slightly fwds
4 | step
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1 | hop ) hold L ft. fwds
and | hop ) & down
2 step | - behind R
and | ball - across L
3 step | - behind R
and | heel - out to R
4 step |
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