The Buttercross Belles
Queen of the Wells
Queen of the Wells
The Dance
The Dance
Style: Cotswold Morris
No. of dancers: 6
Length: 96 bars + dance off
Source: Betty Lupton's Ladle Laikers
Choreography of figures
- Foot up
- Half gyp
- Back to back
- Crossover
Notes
Notes
Set | 6 dancers in 2 files of 3 facing up |
Chorus | After each figure |
Equipment | Handkerchiefs |
Arms | Held close to the body, bent at the elbow, Handkerchief in each hand. In Chorus - waving high in the air. In Figures - make specific pattern with hankies |
Stepping | Distinctive stepping. Right foot start |
Tunes
Part | Bars | Key | Tune |
|---|---|---|---|
A B | 8 8 | G | Trip to Knaresborough |
'Gone for a Sailor' is based on the tune I'll Go and Enlist for a Sailor modified with a second, Cuckoos Nest, both from the Sherbourn tradition.
Figures | Part | Bars | Tune |
|---|---|---|---|
Intro | 8 | A | Trip to Knaresborough |
Foot Up | 8 | A | Trip to Knaresborough |
Chorus | 16 | 2B | Trip to Knaresborough |
Half Gyp | 8 | A | Trip to Knaresborough |
Chorus | 16 | 2B | Trip to Knaresborough |
Back to Back | 8 | A | Trip to Knaresborough |
Chorus | 16 | 2B | Trip to Knaresborough |
Crossover | 8 | A | Trip to Knaresborough |
Chorus | 16 | 2B | Trip to Knaresborough |
Dance Off | 8 | C | Trip to Knaresborough |
Other Notes
Other Notes
- The Score (PDF)
- Notes on Music Formula and notes on arranging and playing the Music
Information provided by Bob Wilkinson
