[Tower Ravens] Beadnell

As promised, here's the dance written out Walk on as normal but with swords pointing down. Arrive at starting position but face inwards towards other dancers. Swoosh swords up one by one, starting with number 1, so that they're all touching 3/4s of the way up the sword. 8 bars of music (this is double what we're used to). Walk round clockwise clashing on the even beats - 8 clashes in total so on beats 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 4, 6, 8. Keep walking round putting swords down on OUTSIDE shoulder. The swords should stay flat so don't hold too tightly. Your right hand should rest at or near the inside of your left elbow. Your left arm will be fully extended (or nearly fully extended, depending on the length of your arms!). This lasts for 8 bars. 'Turn out' = single guard in the order 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 taking 8 whole beats to go round the circle and back to place. Remember to put your sword back on your outside shoulder. Keep walking until 1 calls lock - hopefully 8 beats but will depend on when 1 reaches the front. In 4 beats get to the lock position and IMMEDIATELY start walking round clockwise - lock as soon as you can and lift the lock up to number 1s nose height as soon as possible after it's locked. Walk round for 8 beats in total (so beats 5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 4). By beat 4 you should be in roughly the right place then you have another 4 beats to lower the lock, raise the swords over your heads and turn over your right shoulder to be in an outward facing ring by beat 8. Step for 2 x straight 8s. Number 3 walks backwards, 2&4 get dragged back meeting belly to belly in the middle, 1 and 5 do a windmills type thing round the edges, then sweep out into a large open ring. This should take 8 beats so that there's a swoosh back on beat 8. 'Curley' = normal curley but 3 stays on the left side of the set. When 1 is coming through the curley for the 3rd time they call lock. Lock through to open ring. 'Number 3' = curley where number three goes left, then right, then left. Lock through to open ring. '1 and 5' = number 1 crosses over to the right hand side curley circle. Number 5 crosses to the left hand side curley circle behind number 1. They cross back (1 in front of 5) just before going into the lock. Lock through to open ring. '2 and 4' = number 2 crosses over to the right hand side curley circle. Number 4 crosses to the left hand side curley circle behind number 2. They cross back (2 in front of 4) just before going into lock. Walk round with lock at nose height until 1 is at the back of the set. 1 picks up the lock. Everyone peels to either side of 1 and takes 4 small steps forward to be in a line facing the audience. Order from left to right as you look at it = 4, 5, 1, 2, 3. Step for 2 x straight 8s. Stamp out. Walk off after number 4.