| Kemps Jegg | |||||||||||
| for a circle of three couples | |||||||||||
| Reconstructed by Dafydd Cyhoeddwr | |||||||||||
| Music: | |||||||||||
| (short version - 9 times through) | |||||||||||
| (full version - 27 times through) | |||||||||||
| Part 1 | |||||||||||
| Figure 1, Part A | |||||||||||
| 1&2: | Man 1 lead the women on either side of himself (women 1 and 2) forward a double, fall back a double. | ||||||||||
| 3&4: | Do that again. | ||||||||||
| 5: | Man 1 honor woman 1. | ||||||||||
| 6: | Man 1 honor woman 2. | ||||||||||
| 7&8: | Man 1 turn woman 3 all the way around (end up in position between women 1 and 3, overall counterclockwise from before). | ||||||||||
| Figure 1, Part B | |||||||||||
| 1&2: | Man 1 leads these next two women (1 and 3) forward a double, fall back a double. | ||||||||||
| 3&4: | Do that again. | ||||||||||
| 5: | Man 1 honor woman 3. | ||||||||||
| 6: | Man 1 honor woman 1. | ||||||||||
| 7&8: | Man 1 turn woman 2 all the way around (ending up in position between women 3 and 2). | ||||||||||
| Figure 1, Part C | |||||||||||
| 1&2: | Man 1 leads these next two women (2 and 3) forward a double, fall back a double. | ||||||||||
| 3&4: | Do that again. | ||||||||||
| 5: | Man 1 honor woman 2. | ||||||||||
| 6: | Man 1 honor woman 3. | ||||||||||
| 7&8: | Man 1 turn woman 1 all the way around (ending up back in his original place). | ||||||||||
| Figure 1, Parts A-C | |||||||||||
| 1-8X3: | Man 2 do the same as man 1, moving counterclockwise around the circle each time. | ||||||||||
| Figure 1, Parts A-C | |||||||||||
| 1-8X3: | Man 3 do the same, moving counterclockwise around the circle each time. | ||||||||||
| Part 2 | |||||||||||
| Figure 2, Part A | |||||||||||
| 1-4: | Man 1 lead women 1 and 2 forward a double, fall back a double, repeat. | ||||||||||
| 5: | Line turns halfway around to face out -- or -- | ||||||||||
| Man 1 takes both hands of woman 1 and turns halfway around, putting woman 1 next to woman 2 -- or -- | |||||||||||
| Man 1 switches places with woman 2 by both hands | |||||||||||
| 6: | Line turns halfway around to face back in -- or -- | ||||||||||
| Man 1 takes both hands of woman 2 and turns halfway around, putting woman 2 in woman 1's place -- or -- | |||||||||||
| Man 1 switches places with woman 1 (walking back around woman 2 to get into place) | |||||||||||
| 7&8: | Man 1 turns woman 3 all the way around (everyone else adjusting as required, including men 2 and 3). | ||||||||||
| Figure 2, Part B | |||||||||||
| 1-4: | Man 1 leads the next two women forward a double, falls back a double, repeat. | ||||||||||
| 5: | Repeat the chosen motion with woman on right. | ||||||||||
| 6: | Repeat the chosen motion with woman on left. | ||||||||||
| 7&8: | Man 1 turns woman 2 all the way around (everyone else adjusting). | ||||||||||
| Figure 2, Part C | |||||||||||
| 1-4: | Man 1 leads the next two women forward a double, falls back a double, repeat. | ||||||||||
| 5: | Repeat the chosen motion with woman on right. | ||||||||||
| 6: | Repeat the chosen motion with woman on left. | ||||||||||
| 7&8: | Man 1 turns woman 1 all the way around (everyone else adjusting). | ||||||||||
| Figure 2, Parts A-C | |||||||||||
| 1-8X3: | Man 2 do the same as man 1, moving counterclockwise around the circle each time. | ||||||||||
| Figure 2, Parts A-C | |||||||||||
| 1-8X3: | Man 3 do the same, moving counterclockwise around the circle each time. | ||||||||||
| Part 3 | |||||||||||
| Figure 3, Part A | |||||||||||
| 1-4: | Man 1 lead women 1 and 2 forward a double, holding their outside hands behind their backs, fall back a double, repeat. | ||||||||||
| 5: | Man 1 "unwind" woman 1 (pull her outside hand to turn her around to face him) and "kiss" her. | ||||||||||
| 6: | Man 1 "unwind" woman 2 (as before) and "kiss" her. | ||||||||||
| 7&8: | Man 1 turn woman 3 all the way around (everyone else adjusting as required). | ||||||||||
| Figure 3, Part B | |||||||||||
| 1-4: | Man 1 lead the next two woman forward a double holding outside hands, fall back a double, repeat. | ||||||||||
| 5: | Man 1 "unwind" woman on right and "kiss" her. | ||||||||||
| 6: | Man 1 "unwind" woman on left and "kiss" her. | ||||||||||
| 7&8: | Man 1 turn woman 2 all the way around (everyone else adjusting). | ||||||||||
| Figure 3, Part C | |||||||||||
| 1-4: | Man 1 lead the next two woman forward a double holding outside hands, fall back a double, repeat. | ||||||||||
| 5: | Man 1 "unwind" woman on right and "kiss" her. | ||||||||||
| 6: | Man 1 "unwind" woman on left and "kiss" her. | ||||||||||
| 7&8: | Man 1 turn woman 1 all the way around (everyone else adjusting). | ||||||||||
| Figure 3, Parts A-C | |||||||||||
| 1-8X3: | Man 2 do the same as man 1, moving counterclockwise around the circle each time. | ||||||||||
| Figure 3, Parts A-C | |||||||||||
| 1-8X3: | Man 3 do the same, moving counterclockwise around the circle each time. | ||||||||||
| Note: | This dance can be shortened in multiple ways - the easiest is to have each figure be done by one of the men in turn. | ||||||||||
| Original: | |||||||||||
| One man lead in two We. forwards and back twice: Honnor to one, honnor to the other, then turn the third _. | |||||||||||
| Lead your owne with your left hand, and the woman you turnd, and as much _: | |||||||||||
| Then as much with the other two We. turning your owne _.: | |||||||||||
| The next man as much _.:.: Then the third man as much _.:: | |||||||||||
| First man lead the We. as before: turn half round, holding both hands, and his own as much to the other, turn the third Wo. _. | |||||||||||
| Do thus to all the rest following and doing the like. | |||||||||||
| First man take the We. as before by the Co. hands behinde, then lead them forwards and back, Pull one halfe about and kisse her, | |||||||||||
| as much with the other, turne the third. | |||||||||||
| Doe thus to all: The rest following and doing the like. | |||||||||||