Dance Video Caller Herrin' (Video 2)
Newcastle RSCDS, Newcastle Festival 2015
Once through as part of a display. The last two bars are slightly adapted (advancing to the centre) to lead into the next dance. Sources seem to differ as to whether to touch hands during the reels.
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- Caller Herrin' (R40, Hugh Foss: Dances To Song Tunes)
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- Murrough Landon (July 27, 2020, 10:49 p.m.) – Source: YouTube
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Once through as part of a display. The last two bars are slightly adapted (advancing to the centre) to lead into the next dance. Sources seem to differ as to whether to touch hands during the reels.
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Caller Herrin' 3/4L · R40
- 1–
- 1W+2M & 1M+2W set (1c advancing and passing Rsh) and turn EH to face P ; repeat figure (again 1c passing) to own places, 2c facing out
- 9–
- 1c followed by 2c (cast up) lead down between 3c, cast up on own side, dance up NHJ to own places (1c loops, 2c dances straight in) | 1c+2c set (1,2,3)
- 17–
- Reels3 on own side, 1c starts in, 2c out and up, Touch hands every time in the middle (1,2,3)
- 25–
- 6 bars of Reels3{8} on sides, all crossing from top (1c on [1], 2c on [3], 3c cross at top on [5–6] (to 3x,1x,2x) | all set (3,1,2)
- 33–
- 2c+3c cross RH, set up/down ; 2c (passing outside)+3c change places EH while{2} 1c cast off one | cross RH ; cast up to 2pl | all set (2,1,3)