The Mistress of the Greenery
To Sharon Green, with love from her friends Dave Marcus and Colin Hume.
| A: |
1-4 |
(6 beats to the bar): Ones cast to the bottom (6 steps), Hole in the Wall cross (6 steps); circle left half-way at the bottom (6 steps), releasing hands and turning individually left to circle right half-way at the top (6 steps). |
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5-8 |
Threes cast up to the top, Hole in the Wall cross; circle left half-way at the top, releasing hands and turning individually left to circle right half-way at bottom (Home). |
| B1 |
1-4 |
(4 beats to the bar): Ones lead down the set, the others move up the outside and follow them, then cast up to place (16 steps). |
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5-8 |
Ones lead down into a mirror hey (16 steps). |
| B2 |
1-4 |
Ones through the twos: handy-hand turn 1½ to change places (8 steps); threes through the ones: same. |
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5-8 |
Lines of three fall back (4 steps), lead forward (4 steps); all two-hand turn partner (8 steps). |
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Progressed position is 2 3 1. Repeat the dance twice more. |
This is the version suitable for an evening dance. A workshop version is also available!