Waves of Tory

Formation

Longways sets of 5. Men on callers right.

Instructions

1. Men join hands, ladies join hands. Go forward for 4 to meet each other and go back again.
2. Everyone do a right hand turn with partner and go back to place.
3. Men join hands, ladies join hands. Go forward for 4 to meet each other and go back again.
4. Everyone do a left hand turn with partner and go back to place. Top couple gallop down to the end of the set and back.
5. Cast off, men following the men, ladies follow the ladies.
6. At the bottom of the set the top couple make an arch with both hands, and everybody else goes through the arch and back to where they started.
7. Everybody face the top couple who are at the bottom of the set and take inside hands with partner. Top couple face up the set.
8. Top couple go under the arch of the next couple and make an arch for the following couple to go under.(Dip and dive) When any couple reaches either end of the set they turn round and swap hands with partner and start going up the set again, making sure they go under the next couple's arch to begin with. Keep doing this until everyone has done a complete circuit.
9. Start the dance again with a new top couple.

Calling

• Forward and back,
• Right hand turn.
• Forward and back,
• Left hand turn.
• Top couple down,
• top couple back
• Cast off, men follow the men, ladies follow the ladies.
• At the bottom make an arch.
• Everyone through.
• Dip..Dive..Dip..Dive..Dip..Dive..Dip..Dive.
• Start the dance again.

Glossary