Mayne’s Mayhem

Level: Intermediate
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Written by Sarah Petts, caller and musician with Stumpy Oak for fellow Stumpy Oaker Christian Mayne’s birthday, February 2017.

Dance Parts

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A1 Couple 1 gallop to end, leave lady at bottom and bring bottom lady back up to top
A2 Bottom man takes lady back to the top for 8, retrieves own partner, gallops back
B1 Do-si-do your partner, in lines forward 3 steps, hand clap with partner, back 3 steps, stamp
B2 Horsehoe - top couple lead through arch made by couple 5 and go back top place
C1 & 2 Top couple strip the willow to the bottom of the set, each couple continuing to swing once the top couple has past them

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About the author

Christian Mayne

Christian is a Caller and Concertina Player based in Devon. He calls with the Ceilidh bands Stumpy Oak, Rackham's Ruin and The Cambridge Ceilidh Collective, and plays with the Devon based band Scallywag.

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