The Oat of Caper-Fruits

The Oat of Caper-fruits is a sacred group dance originating in The Mores of Exhorting. The form guides dancers during improvised performances. The dance is accompanied by The Cymose Custard-Apple. The dancers perform loosely mingled turning clockwise, moving to the music's xur rhythm. This dance is a refined artform, with five special positions to be mastered. The entire dance has a basic movement called the ciki. There is a series of two elaborate steps in a figure-eight pattern with a raised left arm. The strong jerking dance is punctuated by intense straight walks.

• The dance begins with the introduction of the music. The dancers perform slowly with the music. This section is punctuated by expressive leaps, left leg lifts and passionate facial expressions.
• The dance enters a new section with the theme of the music. The dancers perform slowly with the music. This section is punctuated by spins and body level changes.
• The dance enters a new section with the bridge-passage of the music. The dancers perform quickly with the music. This section is punctuated by body level changes and raised arms mirrored by group members.
• The dance enters a new section with the variations on the theme of the music. The dancers perform quickly with the music. This section is punctuated by joyous leftward bends and sharp-edged clockwise quarter turns.
• The ehim is one of the fundamental dance positions. There should be an intense backward bend.
• The iquin is one of the fundamental dance positions. There should be a backward bend with a low body level and an intense hand gesture.
• The ijaspugolet is one of the fundamental dance positions. There should be a low body level.
• The duleklonit is one of the fundamental dance positions. There should be a left leg lift with a low body level and an elaborate arm carriage.
• The wut is one of the fundamental dance positions. There should be a flamboyant leftward bend with a high body level, a passionate facial expression and an expressive raised right arm.

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