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Chelmsford Folk Dancers Display Team performing at the 2006 Romford and Brentwood Folk Dance Display.

OAKLEIGH HOUSE
LONGWAYS 4 COUPLES
Up a double & back
Up, cast away from partner & face down
Down a double & back
Down, cast away from partner back to place
1st & 3rd men change places with 2nd & 4th ladies
1st & 3rd ladies change places with 2nd & 4th men
_____(crossing R) – Circle L with ops
1st & 3rd ladies change places with 2nd & 4th men
1st & 3rd men change places with 2nd & 4th ladies
_____(crossing L) – Circle R with ops
Side R, cross R, & loop L to end improper
Side L, cross L, & loop R to place
1st & 3rd ladies change places with 2nd & 4th men
1st & 3rd men change places with 2nd & 4th ladies
_____(crossing R)
Centre couples RH star while ends RH turn
1st & 3rd men change places with 2nd & 4th ladies
1st & 3rd ladies change places with 2nd & 4th men
_____(crossing L)
Centre couples LH star while ends LH turn
Arm R, end with men facing up, ladies down
1st man & 4th lady lead single casts to invert the set
Arm L, end with men facing down, ladies up
1st man & 4th lady lead single casts back to place
Face partner, in 4’s do 2 changes of a hey

TRIP TO RICHMOND
SICILLIAN CIRCLE
1st man RH turn opp then LH turn partner
2nd man RH turn opp then LH turn partner
1st couple face, cross by R behind 2nd couple
1st couple ½ fig of 8 through 2nd couple
All back to back ops,
3 changes of hey starting with ops
Men place partner on R

HEY DING A DING
LONGWAYS 4 COUPLES
On R diag set & turn single, 2H turn partner
On L diag set & turn single, 2H turn partner
1st couple cross R with partner & go below 2’s who move up, 1st couple cross L with partner & go below      3’s who move up
Top 2 couples circle L,
while 1st couple lead through 4th couple & cast
Top 2 couples LH star, while bottom couples face partner to do 3 changes of a hey.
(Omit on 3rd time through)

TRINITY HILL CIRCLE
CIRCLE, PARTNER BY SIDE
Circle L, then single file back to the R
Girls turn to face partner
RH turn ½ then grand chain 5 places
R Gypsy 6th person 5th person L
Swing new partner.

ALTERATIONS (Dance as 1’2 & 2’s)
LONGWAYS, UP & DOWN THE HALL
1st corners set fwd & back,
wide cast L to neighbours place
while 2nd corners RH turn 1¼ to neighbours place
New 1st corners set fwd & back,
wide cast L to original place
while new 2nd corners RH turn 1¼ to original place
RH star ops, LH star ops
1st couple cross R & go below 2nd couple,
then ½ figure of 8 through 2nd couple who move up.

The top clip shows the Chelmsford Folk Dancers display team performing at the Romford and Brentwood Folk Dance displays in 2006. The lower clip shows our Garland display team.

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