BROAD CUPID BADBY

generally ...
a restful dance but subtly tricky and therefore satisfying considering the precision that can be obtained, the gentle and frequent pauses in the movement around the set (not smooth like Bampton), the 123hop 123hop 123hop as opposed to 123hop 123hop stepstep stepstep, the unique L over R-R over L & R over L-L over R, pinky holding, and the snappy hanky rotation. This dance needs everyone to move together with feet at the same height and other such cooperation.

The sequence is:

• CAST
• 1st Corner: Plain stepping
• INTO LINE
• 2nd Corner: Side Step
• FINGERS AROUND
• 3rd Corner: Capers
• BACK TO BACK
• 4th Corner: Double Capers
• WHOLE HEY

Some stylistic points:

• Economy of effort and gentle - this is not Longborough!
• When crossing legs, hankys are held in a 'balance' position (like Bampton)
• When crossing legs, do not point toes - point foot front and back (hint -try pushing the heel out rather than the toe)
• The '123 hop' is completed evenly and smoothly as opposed to an accentuated 1st or last step
• Avoid the temptation to look down - eye contact doesn't hurt!

Some detailed notes ...

CAST

• Let arms hang naturally there isn't room to rotate hankys
• No1 stays in place and all bunch up on him.
• Bunch up means get very close because if the cast starts off too open then the chaps on the outside of the wheels will have to travel too far and the cast will look shoddy.

1st bar - Turning right, the tops will do 180 while the middle have travelled forward one file and have turned about 45, the bottoms will step on the spot.

2nd bar - Tops will travel one file forward, middles will compete the 180 and close with tops, while bottoms will have travelled and turned about 45.

3rd bar - Tops will travel one file with No 2 now being just to the R of where No 6 started, middles travel one file and close with the tops, and bottoms complete their wheel close up.

4th bar - L over R-R over L.

5th bar - Turning right to face the muso, the tops will do 180 while the middle have travelled forward one file and have turned about 45, the bottoms will step on the spot.

6th bar - Tops will travel one file, middles will compete the 180 and close with tops, while bottoms will have travelled one file and turned about 45.

7th bar - Tops will travel with No 1 now being just short of his start position, and all continue to travel but this time it is towards their respective starting spots. That is on the 3 hop into starting place.

8th bar - L over R-R over L bringing hands to the balance position.

1st Corner: Plain stepping

One to turn, one on the spot, one to the middle, L over R-R over L,
THEN One to the opp corner, one on the spot facing out, one to form the set, R over L-L over R.

INTO LINE

One to form the line as if passing R shoulder, one on the spot, one back to place, L over R-R over L,
THEN One to form the line as if passing L shoulder, one on the spot, one back to place, R over L-L over R

2nd Corner: Side Step

2xSSL straight out (look L), 2xSSR (look R) to orient to the middle of the set, plain step to the middle, L over R-R over L,
THEN One to the opp corner, one on the spot facing out, one to form the set, R over L-L over R

FINGERS AROUND

Plain step to your partner passing R shoulder (ie link R pinky) and pinky holding by the 3rd beat in the 1st bar passing only just past your partner at the end of the bar (a sort of pause rather than a smooth hands around), plain step to your partner's place keeping pinkys held for the whole 2nd bar so that you pause like a hands around making three lines across the set, plain stepping letting go of the other chap's pinky on the 1st beat of the 3rd bar and forming the set throughout the rest of the bar, L over R-R over L,
THEN as above except left pinky link and R over L-L over R

3rd Corner: Capers

2 straight ahead, one to face the other corner and one on the spot, plain step to the middle, L over R-R over L,
THEN One to the opp corner, one on the spot facing out, one to form the set, R over L-L over R

BACK TO BACK

Passing R shoulders, plain step past your partner and slight hop to the R (ie not on the spot) at the end of that 1st bar (you are now B2B), step backwards to form a line L shoulder of your partner with two steps and hold the line for the last step and the hop of the 2nd bar, step back to place, L over R-R over L,
THEN as above except pass L shoulder and R over L-L over R

4th Corner: Double Capers

L L while facing across, R to face opp corner, R on the spot, plain step to the middle, L over R-R over L,
THEN One to the opp corner, one on the spot facing out, one to form the set, R over L-L over R

WHOLE HEY

1st bar - tops and bottoms turn out moving about 180, middles travel and close just starting to turn at the end of the bar.

2nd bar - tops and bottoms gently 'rush' (a bit) to the other end and middles turn about 180,

3rd bar - tops an bottoms one to form the set and the middles should get to their position within 3 steps, L over R-R over L,
THEN as before to get back to place except instead of forming the set all move to face up, R over L-L over R facing up (ie all up)

nb tops get to do one on the spot facing the muso easily, middles will get to their position by the end of the third bar, and bottoms will need to use the third bar to keep turning to face up. After this R over L-L over R, gently place the L on the ground so the final position can be held as the muso plays out (and the adoring crowd cheers and yells for more).