The Upright Man

For John Ramsay
Choreography:   © Sharon Green, 2009 (revised 2012)
Tune: Bennett, © Maro Avakian, 1999
Recording: Amarillis, Waltzing in the Trees *
Jon Berger, Jonathan Jensen, Shira Kammen & Rebecca King,
Dances from the Greenery
Formation: Duple Minor Longways

A1 1-4 1st Corners R-shoulder chevron (2nd Corners wait 2 bars, cast into Neighbor's place)
  5-8 Partners R-shoulders round
     
A2 1-4 1st Corners [now in 2nd Corners' places] L-shoulder chevron (2nd Corners wait, cast)
  5-8 Partners L-shoulders round
     
B1 1-2 Partners set R&L
  3-4 Ones cast down, Twos lead up INTO
  5-8 Ones gate new Twos up & around into line of 4 facing up
     
B2 1-4 Line of 4 lead up & fall back, reforming the set
  5-8 Partners 2-hand turn (cross-hands hold) or swing, ending proper
     
    Alternate ending for double progression version:
     
B2 1-4 Line of 4 lead up & fall back
  5-6 In line of 4, all set R&L
  7-8 Ones cast down, Twos moving up
Chevron [movement designed by Fried de Metz Herman]

R- (or L-) shoulder Chevron

Start with a R- (or L-) shoulder Back to Back, ending 1 place to the R (or L) from where you started

* As recorded on Waltzing in the Trees, in a medley with Morpeth Lasses, the tune is not quite right for dancing The Upright Man.