a traditional style Molly dance by Sue Dupré
July 1996
| Music: | Song: Living on the River1 | Formation: | longways for as many as will |
| or any reel with lilt and swing 2x(AABB) |
| Tune Part | Measures | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1st corners stamp left foot, then right foot, clap own hands together, then other’s right hand. | ||
| 1st corners wrap right hand around other corner’s waist and swing twice around (w/ a step hop) | ||
| 2nd corners repeat previous figures | ||
| All down the middle, 1s in the lead, 2s following (with a rock-step-rock) | ||
| Turn alone and return (with a rock-step-rock) | ||
| 2s cast below 1s as 1’s continue to dance up, all back to place (with a rock-step-rock) | ||
| Dance single file clockwise to original places | ||
| Rights and rights (pass right across the set, pass right on the side) back to place | ||
| Swing and change (running step) |
To end: 1st corners step and clap, immediately followed by 2nd corners stepping and clapping. All dance a Right hand star staying in close for four steps and expanding out for the next four steps. All dance along the sides and off.
1 Living on the River by Jerry Rasmussen from 1980 Folk-Legacy recording Get Down Home