The Buttercross Belles
Whitby Shindig
Whitby Shindig
The Dance
The Dance
Style: North West Morris
No. of dancers: 8 or 12 (can be adapted for 6 or 10 also)
Length: 272 bars (8 dancers) or 288 bars (12 dancers) + dance off.
Source: Dance: Persephone Women's Morris, modified by The Buttercross Belles. Music: Selected and arranged by Bob Wilkinson.
Choreography of figures
Choreography of figures
- Dance On
- Flowergate
- Abbey Windows
- Swing Bridge
- Up the Steps
- Bandstand
- Whale Bones
- Round the Streets
Notes
Set | 8 or 12 dancers in 2 files of 4 or 6 facing up (For 6 or 10, files of 3 or 6) |
Chorus | Starts with a chorus then after each figure |
Equipment | Bobbins |
Arms | Holding bobbins by side then at shoulder level |
Stepping | Chorus: Single step. Figures: 2 Polka steps, hands down; 4 Single steps, hands at shoulder level. Left foot start. |
Tunes
Part | Bars | Key | Tune |
|---|---|---|---|
A B | 16 16 | G | John of Paris |
C D | 16 16 | G | The Three Sea Captains |
E F G | 8 8 8 | G D G | Voulez Vous Danser |
Sequence
Figures | Part | Bars | Tune |
|---|---|---|---|
Intro | 8 | E | Voulez Vous Danser |
Dance On | 16 | F G | Voulez Vous Danser |
Chorus | 16 | A | John of Paris |
Flowergate | 16 | B | John of Paris |
Chorus | 16 | A | John of Paris |
Abbey Windows | 16 | B | John of Paris |
Chorus | 16 | A | John of Paris |
Swing Bridge | 16 | B | John of Paris |
Chorus | 16 | C | The Three Sea Captains |
Up the Steps | 16 | D | The Three Sea Captains |
Chorus | 16 | C | The Three Sea Captains |
Bandstand | 16 | D | The Three Sea Captains |
Chorus | 16 | C | The Three Sea Captains |
Whale Bones | 16 | D | The Three Sea Captains |
Chorus | 16 | 2E | Voulez Vous Danser |
Round the Streets | 16 | F G | Voulez Vous Danser |
Chorus | 16 | 2E | Voulez Vous Danser |
Dance Off | 16 | F G | Voulez Vous Danser |
- The Score (PDF)
- Notes on Music Formula and arranging and playing the Music
Information provided by: Bob Wilkinson
