Federal City Jubilee

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
A1
1-2
1st corners stamp left foot, then right foot, clap own hands together, then other’s right hand.
3-8
1st corners wrap right hand around other corner’s waist and swing twice around (w/ a step hop)
A2
1-8
2nd corners repeat previous figures
B1
1-8
All down the middle, 1s in the lead, 2s following (with a rock-step-rock)
B2
1-4
Turn alone and return (with a rock-step-rock)
4-8
2s cast below 1s as 1’s continue to dance up, all back to place (with a rock-step-rock)
A3
1-8
Dance single file clockwise to original places
A4
1-8
Rights and rights (pass right across the set, pass right on the side) back to place
B3,B4
1-16
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


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