Perry Shafran wrote:
a dance called "Men in Chains" (forgot who the author
is, perhaps someone can tell me) where the men do all
the work (2 men's chains, a men's gypsy, and a men
leading a hey)
There are actually two dances (that I know of) named "Men in Chains".
One is by Cary Ravitz and can be seen here:
http://ravitz.cnc.net/dance/#ot
(You'll have to scroll past about 12 dances.)
The other is by Erik Hoffman and appears in "Contradictations".
The latter matches your description.
-Michael