Upon a Summer's Day
3 Couple Longways Set
Dance starts with couples holding inside hands and facing forwards.
A1 Double Forward, Double Back; drop hands; set and turn
A2 Rejoin hands; Double Forward, Double Back; drop hands; set and turn
Chorus
B1 Join hands in gender lines (men join hands in line, women join hands in a line) facing the other line. Men double forward WHILE women double back; women double forward WHILE men double back. Top couple leaves the gender lines, joins hands and leads down between the next couple, drop hands ands and duck under the arch formed by their gender line (Man1 goes under arch formed by Man2 and Man3; Woman1 goes under arch formed by Woman2 and Woman3) and end up in the gender line in position 3. Meanwhile the people in position 2 and three form the arch and slowly take bransle steps up the hall.
- B2 Join hands in gender lines; Women double forward while Men double back; then Men double forward while Women double back. Couple2 (now in Couple1 position) does the lead down, drop hands and go under the arch while the 3s and 1s move up.
- B3 Join hands in gender lines; Men double forward while Women double back then Women double forward while Men double back. Couple3 now leads down and through the arches while the 1s and 2s move up.
At the end of the chorus the set should be reformed in the same spot. There tends to be a LOT of set creep with the moving up the set while forming arches. - A1 Side Right with partner, set and turn
- A2 Side Left with partner, set and turn
- B1 Form gender lines, Women double forward while Men double back, then Men double forward while Women double back; Couple1 goes down through the arch
- B2 Gender lines, Men go forward first
- B3 Women go forward first
- A1 Arm Right with partner, set and turn
- A2Arm Left with partner, set and turn
Chorus is same as the first time through (Men go forward first).