Tapsalteerie

(or Mrs. Ann Marsh’s Bramble Tapsalteerie)

for Ann Marsh, long time member of the Richmond Scottish Country Dancers - to make a wish come true

Suggested Tunes: The Household Brigade (Felix Burns) / The Directors (trad.)

8 x 32J for 3 couples in a 4C set devised by Moira Turner and Stella Fogg

1 – 4 1^st couple lead down the middle. (2^nd couple move up on bars 3 & 4.)

5 – 8 1^st couple lead up, cross below 3^rd couple and cast up round them ending in 2^nd place in the centre of the dance right shoulder to right shoulder, 1^st woman facing out the women’s side, 1^st man facing out the men’s side.

9 – 12 1^st woman turns 2^nd woman left hand WHILE 1^st man turns 2^nd man right hand.

13 – 16 1^st woman turns 3^rd woman left hand WHILE 1^st man turns 3^rd man right hand to finish in 2^nd place in the centre of the dance right shoulder to right shoulder, 1^st woman facing out the men’s side, 1^st man facing out the women’s side.

17 – 20 1^st couple dance out between their corners and cast around their 1^st corner position to finish in 2^nd place in the centre of the dance right shoulder to right shoulder 1^st woman facing down, 1^st man facing up

WHILE

2^nd couple and 3^rd couple change places with partner right hand and set to partner, turning on bar 20 to face the other corner in the same sideline.

21 – 24 1^st couple cast around their 2^nd corner position to finish in 2^nd place in the centre of the dance right shoulder to right shoulder, 1^st woman facing out the women’s side, 1^st man facing out the men’s side

WHILE

2nd couple and 3rd couple change places on the sideline left hand and set to the person passed, turning on bar 24 to face partner across the dance.

25 – 28 1st couple dance out between their partner’s corner positions and cast around their partner’s 1st corner position to finish in 2nd place in the centre of the dance right shoulder to right shoulder, 1^st woman facing up, 1^st man facing down

WHILE

2^nd couple and 3^rd couple change places with partner right hand and set to partner, turning on bar 28 to face the other corner in the same sideline.

29 – 32 1C cast around their partner’s 2^nd corner position to finish in 2^nd place on their own side

WHILE

2^nd couple and 3^rd couple change places on the sideline left hand and set to the person passed, turning on bar 32 to face partner across the dance.

Repeat having passed a couple.

Bramble Tapsalteerie means “Blackberry Topsy-Turvy!” April, 2004