Created by the men’s team of Marlboro Morris and Sword. Named for John Bartlett, personality (dean?) at Marlboro College.
Hankies
Step in Line: outside foot
Chorus
Crossing Over: outside foot
Chorus
Back to Back: right foot
Chorus
Rounds for Four: right foot
Chorus
Doubling Up: right foot; Note absence of Rounds for 4
Last Chorus: When in inverted set, don’t caper back to place, but instead on the capers everyone turns to face up (turning out/away), and back row comes up a bit, to end on right side of partner, so all 8 end up in a line facing up.
Main Idea:
2 closed side steps: start outside foot, closed side step with outside foot. 1&2 and 5&6 move in toward each other on first one, stay there on second. 3&4 and 7&8 move out and up to end up in a “heading up” inverted set. These latter pairs start moving in the “opposite” direction that their feet want to move for a closed side step, and they are moving in the “opposite” direction from how they show on the first side step (show in); this takes some practice. In other words, they do a closed side step in, but they do it moving in an up and out direction.
4 big steps: All take 4 big steps, with hankies showing in above-the-head circles as with plan capers. All end up facing down, with those on the outside ending up inside and vice versa, so they end in this position:
1 3 4 2
5 7 8 6
Down
They get there by walking around an imaginary rectangle, as follows. Those who start on the outside (3&4, 7&8) walk (1) out, (2) down, (3) in, (4) in (90 degree turns for changes in direction). Those start on the inside (1&2, 5&6) walk (1) out, (2) out, (3) down, (4) in.
2 closed side steps: Two closed side steps in place, first out, then in (this should match what foot everyone is “naturally” on if they started the chorus with their outside foot).
Caper back home: Everyone does 4 plain capers back to place, turning out/away. The top row turns out/away, with 1&2 moving up to place and 3&4 staying roughly where they are. 7&8 move down and turn the easy way. 5&6 stay roughly where they are. I’m not sure how they turn?
When in inverted set, don’t caper back to place, but instead on the capers everyone turns to face up (turning out/away), and back row comes up a bit, to end on right side of partner, so all 8 end up in a line facing up.
