Dance Muggons In May 4822
Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- Barry Priddey
- Intensity
- 8888/8008/7777/8888 = 84% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Hands across - 4 - left (HX;4P;L;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Extra Info
- “If they wad drink nettles in March
And eat muggons in May,
Sae mony braw maidens
Wadna gang tae the …
“If they wad drink nettles in March
And eat muggons in May,
Sae mony braw maidens
Wadna gang tae the clay”.
According to https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/muggins muggons or muggins are Scottish dialect for mugwort which, along with nettles, was used as a prescription against tuberculosis.
The notes explain that “bars 17 - 24 are taken from an adaptation of Hooper’s Jig for four couples that I made for demonstration purposes. They seemed interesting enough to exist in a dance of their own.”
Muggons In May 4/4L · J32
- 1–
- All set | 1c+2c & 3c+4c RHA | 1c+2c & 3c+4c ½ turn RH on sides omitting polite turns (2,1,4,3)
- 9–
- 1c+4c LHA ; 1c+2c & 3c+4c ½ turn LH on sides (with polite turns) | 4c+1c set to P (2,4,1,3)
- 17–
- 2M+1W & 4M+3W change pl RH |
2M+1W & 4M+3W curve R to face in while{2} 2W+1M & 4W+3M change pl LH ;
2M+1W & 4M+3W change back RH while{2} 2W+1M & 4W+3M curve L to face in |
2M+1W & 4M+3W curve L while{2} 2W+1M & 4W+3M change pl LH - 25–
- 2c+4c & 1c+3c R&L (2,4,1,3)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150518 The More Unusual Dance Club | 2015-05-18 | Peter Dixon | May 4, 2015, 8:21 p.m. |
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