Whitby Shindig

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.

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

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