Companions

Notes

1

At the end of the hey in C1 the 4 dancers will be in a line across the set. After the 2nd corners gypsy in C2 the 4 dancers will be in a line along the center of the set ready for the partner gypsy)

 

 

 

 

2

Michael Barraclough says "Technically, the move in B1 1-2 and B1 3-4 is a 4-bar move called a 'Chevron' (© Fried de Metz Herman). However, the timing of this is often poorly taught so I have broken it down into 2-bar moves to make clear who does what when."

 

 

 

 

3

Victor says "The moral behind this dance is 'If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.' I had written two previous dances for the tune but neither worked. The third one was a charm, however. The tune is played at a tempo that is considerably faster than what is heard in concert. When I first called it at Pinewoods, Gene Murrow suggested the faster tempo and it made a world of difference. I suspect that the tempo we use was the original one. At some point, however, musicians thought it sounded better at the slower tempo and that became the standard."