Dance, Shoelaces to the tune Double Scales

For four dancers, each with two cutlasses (tune: Double Scales)
DF: Strike own left sword with right sword at end of CF. [A] Strike right high to partner. Strike left to corner (first corners high, second corners low). Strike right to corner (first corners low, second corners high). Strike left high to own edge of set. Strike right high to own edge of set. Strike left to corner (first corners high, second corners low). Strike right to corner (first corners low, second corners high). Strike left high to partner. Repeat from A.

The dance features on the Traditional Dance Competition video recorded at Sidmouth Festival in 1993. The dance is named after an incident involving "the lovely Lynn" [21], a Magog lady, during an excellent weekend of drink, sorry dance, on the island of Jersey in May 1986.

X:1
T:Double Scales
T:Dance - Shoelaces
C:John Humphreys
M:6/8
L:1/8
P:A(AB)5A2B
K:G
P:A
|| "G" d2 D "G" GAB| "C" A2G "D" F2D| "G" d2D "G" GAB| "C" AGA "G" G3|
"G" d2 D "G" GAB| "C" A2G "D" F2D| "G" d2D "G" GAB| "C" AGA "G" G3||
P:B
|| "G" GAB "G" D2B| "G" GAB "G" D2B| "G" GAB "D" D2B|"D" A6|
"G" GAB "G" D2B| "G" GAB "C" c2e| "G" dBd "C" cAF| "G" G3 "G" G3||

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