Keymer Klomp
Introduction
Author:
Michael Barraclough (Jul 1979)
Formation:
Longways 4 couple set, improper
Music:
Specific tune - Cherping Of The Lark, Dancing Master, 1651 (Dm, 4/4)
Published:
Country Bumpkin (Michael Barraclough)
Choreography
A1
1-4
Up a double & back
A2
1-4
That again
B1
1-4
Set & turn single
B2
1-4
That again
A3
1-4
Top man side-by-side (left shoulder) with 1st lady
A4
1-4
Top man side-by-side (left shoulder) with 2nd lady
B3
1-4
Top man and 3rd lady two-hand turn (counter-clockwise)
B4
1-4
Top man leads 4th lady to the top (other ladies move down a place)
Next time the A1 is down & back and B1/B2 has the bottom lady active
© Michael Barraclough, 2016
Notes
Notes
1
Siding left and turning counter-clockwise are suggested because it flows better.
2
Having the dance alternate up and down copies My Lord Of Carnarvan's Jig.
3
The tune is 16 bars in length (A=4 bars, B=4 bars, both repeated) and the tune is played through twice for once through the dance.
4
Written for the Keymer Folk Dance Club and debuted when I called for them on 7 Jul 1979.
5
The dance is based on Cherping Of The Larke, 1651-1690. This is not an interpretation of the original dance, but a dance based on and inspired by the original. Ceciul Sharp did not attempt to interpret it and originally it would have been done by the 1st man only.
Music
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