As you were
by Renee Camus from California, USA
Formation: 3 couples longways
Music: 3 x As You Were, by James McNally (recorded by Afro Celt Sound System,
2003)    (6/8, F)


https://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/~winston/mydances/As_You_Were.pdf

Part I
A1	1-4	Partners lead up a double and fall back, holding inside hands.
 	5-8	Partners set and turn single (face down)

A2	1-4	Partners lead down a double and fall back.
 	5-8	Partners set and turn single (face across)

B1	1-4	Middles go to their left and star L for 3 with end couple.
 	5-8	Partners L-shoulder back to back.
B2	1-4	Middles go to their right and star R for 3 with other end
                couple.
 	5-8	Partners R-shoulder back to back.
 	 	 
Part II
A1	1-4	Partners Cecil Sharp (swirly) siding.
 	5-8	Partners Hole in the Wall cross, ending in partner's place.
A2	1-8	Repeat A1 (siding and Hole in the Wall cross), ending at home.

B1	1-4	Top 2 couples double Mad Robin CCW WHILE bottom couple
                R-shoulder walkaround (gypsy).
 	5-8	Bottom 2 couples double Mad Robin CW WHILE top couple
                R-shoulder walkaround (gypsy).

B2	1-8	"Mad Morris Hey": a Morris hey where partners face each other  
                the  he whole time, starting with the middle couple moving 
               (sideways) up the center, the top couple separating to go down 
               the outside, and the bottom couple preparing to separate and 
               come up the outside.  All end at home.
 	 	 
Part III
A1	1-4	Partners arm R.
 	5-8	Partners 2-hand turn (CW).
A2	1-4	Partners arm L.
 	5-8	Partners 2-hand turn the other direction (CCW).

B1	1-8	Perpendicular Heys: Middles cast over their R-shoulder and go
                outside the set to hey for 3 ACROSS the set with the 
                end couple on their left (man up, woman down).  
                Middles pass L-shoulder with their 2nd corner person to
                start the hey.  Do a full hey plus a little more, so that 
                middles go in between end couples a second time.  THEN&

B2	1-8	Middles go through home place to hey for 3 ALONG their line,
                passing L-shoulder with the end person 
                (M2 with M3; W2 with W1).  All finish at home.

Teaching Notes:

Part II, A 1-4: Cecil Sharp siding: Partners pass L-shoulder and face in, then
                return home passing R-shoulder.  The repeat in A2 moves in 
                the same direction.

Part II, A 5-8: Hole in the Wall cross: Partners pass R-shoulder and
immediately turn to face each other, then fall back to opposite side.  The
repeat in A2 moves in the same direction.

Part II, B2 is like a Morris Hey, but you stay facing your partner the whole
time (I've also called this a "Triple Mad Robin").  The middle couple moves
(sideways) up the center of the set, then separates to go back to place, then
moves down through center and then splits to go back to place; WHILE the top
and bottom couples separate to go down or up the outside, then come to the
middle, and lead to the opposite end, then repeat back to home.  Per Renee,
go palm to palm with partner.

Part III, A2: the 2-hand turn continues the direction of the arm Left that
precedes it.

Part III, B: The 2nd corner people (W1 with M2; M3 with W2) pass left shoulder
first on the hey across the set; 1st corner people (M1, W3) may cast to follow
the 2s into the first hey.

Middles loop around their left-hand neighbor (M1; W3) twice in the first hey,
and once in the second hey (three times total).


Andrew says "  A three part dance following an early Playford structure that
was less challenging than its length would suggest thanks to a good storyline. 
The band loved the tune and considered it worth its challenges.  The "Mad
Morris Hey" was a great idea and well received, although I found that walking
an actual Morris hey first to explain the path confused more people than it
helped!  Some felt the stars in the first figure would have been better going
right first, and the transition from Mad Robin to Mad Morris Hey wasn't as good
from all positions, but overall there was enough magic in this dance to get our
only majority "Exceptional" vote.