| Shepheards Holyday | |
| for a line of three couples. | |
| Reconstructed by Dafydd Cyhoeddwr. | |
| Music: | English Country Dances, by Jereny Barlow |
| Part 1 | |
| Verse 1, Part A | |
| 1: | Couples take inside hands, face forwards, lead up a double. |
| 2: | Fall back a double. |
| 3: | Change places with your partner (“cross over”). |
| Verse 1, Part B | |
| 1: | Lead down a double. |
| 2: | Fall back a double. |
| 3: | Cross over. |
| Chorus 1, Part A | |
| 1: | Couple one slip down (still facing each other) to end up between couple two. |
| 2: | Couple three slip up to end up outside couple two (man behind man, woman behind woman). |
| 3&4: | Man one and woman one goes off to their own left, leading their line back to their places (the man’s line should loop before returning to their places). |
| Chorus 1, Part B | |
| 1: | Couple three slips up to end up between couple two. |
| 2: | Couple one slips down behind couple two. |
| 3&4: | Man three and woman three goes off to their own left, leading their line back to their places (this time, the woman’s line should loop an extra bit). |
| Part 2 | |
| Verse 2, Part A | |
| 1&2: | Side left with your partner |
| 3: | Cross over. |
| Verse 2, Part B | |
| 1-3: | That again. |
| Chorus 2, Part A | |
| 1: | Men taking hands, women taking hands, lines back a double from each other. |
| 2: | Lines meet a double. |
| 3&4: | Lines form circles and go all the way around to place. |
| Chorus 2, Part B | |
| 1: | Lines take hands and go back a double. |
| 2: | Lines meet a double. |
| 3&4: | Form circles with your hands behind you (facing outwards) and go all the way around. |
| Part 3 | |
| Verse 3, Part A | |
| 1&2: | Arm left. |
| 3: | Cross over. |
| Verse 3, Part B | |
| 1-3: | That again. |
| Chorus 3, Part A | |
| 1: | First couple crosses into the middle place (use Night Peece styling if desired). |
| 2: | First couple crosses into the last place. |
| 3: | Second couple (at top) crosses into the middle place. |
| 4: | Second couple crosses into the last place. |
| Chorus 3, Part B | |
| 1: | Third couple (at top) crosses into the middle place. |
| 2: | Third couple crosses into their proper place. |
| 3&4: | Set and turn left. |