Being a Morris side of currently limited number, Granta Blue has adapted some of the dances we perform to 3 or 4 dancers from the original 6 or 8.
Below are the cribs for some of the dances in our current repertoire. They are a rough map of how each dance goes.
It is worth referring to a video or 'A Handbook of Morris Dances' by Linel Bacon (aka The Black Book) as published by The Morris Ring if more information is required.
Adderbury
Blue Bells of Scotland 4, 6 man stick dance Stepping: Standard Adderbury (double step x2, single step x2, feet together jump (and clash)) As Lads a Buncham, but with slightly different chorus. Chorus: sticking - Odds x 2, Evens x 2, Odds x 2, Evens x 2, Odd, Even, Odd, Even, Clash. Then repeat. For 4 dancers the chorus is done alternatively across the set and up/down. For 6 dancers the chorus is done across the set, then 1/3 2/4 5/6, then 1/2 3/5 4/6
Lads a Buncham 4, 6 man stick dance Stepping is standard Adderbury - double step x2, single step x2, feet together jump (and clash). Sequence: Walk round singing Foot up (dance up and back x2) Chorus (doubles) Half hands (across the set passing right shoulders, back, left shoulder, back) Chorus (singles) Process down (top couple down, back, top two couples down, back) Chorus (overheads) Hands around (give right hands go round, pull back, repeat with left hands) Chorus (doubles) Process up (bottom couple down, back, bottom two couples down, back) Chorus (singles) Hey (4 man - form line and turn right and do 4 man hey, 6 man - along sides) Chorus (overheads)
Chorus Sticking - Odd x3, Even x3, Odd, Even, Odd, Even, Odd, Even, Clash. Then repeat.
Shooting 6, 4 man corner stick dance Stepping is Adderbury single step with three plain capers (and clash) at the end of each phrase.
Sequence: Walk round, first half beating, second half under arm Foot up (dance up and back x2) Chorus (clashing) Half Hands (across the set passing right shoulders, back, left shoulder, back) Chorus (shoot) Process DOWN (top couple down, back, top two couples down, back) Chorus (rooks) Hands around (give right hands go round, pull back, repeat with left hands) Chorus (clash) Process UP (bottom couple down, back, bottom two couples down, back) Chorus (shoot) Hey (4 man - form line and turn right and do 4 man hey, 6 man - along sides) Chorus (rooks)
Chorus: 1st corner, 2nd corner, middles (or along sides if have 4 dancers), partners. Butt on ground, tip on ground, action (clash, shoot, rooks)
Bampton
Bonny Green Garters 6, 4 man handkerchief dance Standard Bampton stepping and hand movements. Sequence Foot up (up and back, turn RIGHT 180, down and back) Half gyp (across set, pass right shoulders and back, repeat left) Whole gyp (spiral around partner right shoulders, repeat spiralling left moving inward and then swagger back) Rounds (circle round stepping, swagger and turn, spring caper, stepping, swagger without turning, spring caper) Sidesteps (round circle) Spring capers (round circle) All in to end
No chorus
Country Gardens 6, 4 man handkerchief corner dance Normal Bampton stepping and hand movements Sequence Foot up (Bampton style) Chorus (half through version) Half gyp Chorus (through version) Whole gyp Chorus (through version) Half rounds (i.e. normal Bampton stepping rounds, turn around half way through) All in to end
Chorus:
Highland Mary (Chicken Chasers) 6, 4, 3 man handkerchief dance Normal Bampton stepping and hand movements
3 man version (stepping and hands as normal, chorus as for half a 6 man set): Figures: Foot Up: start in long line facing up, do as normal Half Gyp: All face Right side, middle stay still, top dance forward, bottom dance back (diagonal lines), on caper turn around and repeat in other direction Whole Gyp: Middle does half of whole gyp with top person, other half with bottom person, person not gypping turns round in correct direction on spot Half Rounds: drop into a triangle for rounds - top forward, middle back, bottom remain
Nutting Girl 2, 1 man jig, no sticks or handkercheifs Normal Bampton stepping and hand movements
Princess Royal 2, 1 man jig, no sticks or handkerchiefs Normal Bampton stepping and hand movements
Saturday Night 6, 4, 3 man handkerchief dance Normal Bampton stepping and hand movements Sequence: Start in opposite corners of the dance floor and dance from there into position Face other dancer Normal Bampton stepping and hands Chorus Repeat until everyone is dancing 6 man version: 4 man version: In final chorus time do 2 spring capers past dancer turning right past them into circle. Half Rounds End all in
Chorus: Sidestep right, sidestep left, 4 plain capers Sidestep right, sidestep left, 2 spring capers past dancer onto the next
3 man version Start with single person doing it all Then with second person as if starting 4/6 man version Then form triangle with 3rd person Rounds End all in
Simon’s Fancy Tune: Rambling Sailor 4 man corner handkerchief dance Normal Bampton Stepping and Hands Sequence: Foot Up Chorus 1 Half Gyp Chorus 2 Whole Gyp Chorus 2 Rounds Chorus 1 (end all in)
Chorus 1: First corners (moving towards and passing each other) - side step right (with show), side step left (with show), salut, 2 side steps to go around person on right, swagger and caper (normal bampton) back to place Second corners repeat All together
Chorus 2:
Webley Twizzle 6, 3 man handkerchief dance Normal Bampton stepping and hand movements (as Saturday Night), except in chorus. Sequence: Foot up (up and back, turn RIGHT 180, down and back) Chorus Half gyp (across set, pass right shoulders and back, repeat left) Chorus Whole gyp (spiral around partner right shoulders, repeat spiralling left moving inward and then swagger back) Chorus Rounds (circle round stepping, swagger and turn, spring caper, stepping, swagger without turning, spring caper)
3 man version: Figures Foot up - as normal Half Gyp There are two variants, both can be done Ends start facing out of set, middle faces in (i.e. at 180 to each other) Step in direction facing, back, spring caper turning 180 Repeat in opposite direction
In the second variant the ends start facing ends with the middle facing in (i.e. 90 to each other)
Satellites (Whole gyp) Ends circle half way around middle and back the same way Middle step on the spot, spring caper turning 180, and repeat.
Rounds
Lichfield
Jenny Lind 6 man stick and a half dance All single step Set numbering:
Sequence: Swagger Round (lines swagger in opposite directions round the circle, odds clockwise, evens anti-clockwise, odds pass outside at top, inside at bottom) Chorus Heading Up (all dance up to form a line of order 5 3 1 2 4 6) Chorus (slow, all single hits)) Heading Down (all dance down to form a line of order 1 3 5 6 4 2) Chorus (double taps on own stick) Back to back (both right shoulder then left shoulder) Chorus Lichfield Hey (Always pass right shoulder, first corners cross, then, tops change side while sides cross over heading up or down, repeat until dancers back in position, 3x A music) Chorus Chorus (double time!)
Vandals of Hammerwich 6, 4, 3 man stick dance Stepping **probably not correct…** 6 double steps (R L R hop, L R L hop, R L R hop, L R L hop), 2 single steps back (R hop, L hop), 2 plain capers, end feet apart with stick up
Figures as in Jenny Lind Sequence: Walk Round - hold stick in both hands, swing stick gently as walk round (swagger) Chorus Heading Up Chorus Heading Down Chorus Back to Back Chorus If have more people insert Lichfield Hey + Chorus here
Chorus Sticking :| Diag R - | Diag L - | (With partner) R L | R L | (if no-one on diagonals then hit the floor) Stepping: Double step right, double step left, 2 plain capers, end feet apart with stick up Repeat.
3 man version: Chorus: Figures: Heading Up: top person moves fractionally forward, others dance to either side and back Heading Down: as heading up but with bottom person remaining in place Back to back: Half Gyp essentially
Upton On Severn
Upton On Severn Stick Dance 4 man stick dance Double stepping Sequence: Morris round (all sticks in the middle) Chorus (tipps and butts) Horizontal hey Chorus (staves (fighting)) Allemand right (essentially a back to back right shoulder) Chorus (fencing) Cross and turn (1 on spot, 1 to cross, 1 to turn right, 1 to turn 180 left, 1 to turn 270 left, 1 to cross, 1 to turn round, 1 on spot) Chorus (tipps and butts) Allemand left Chorus (staves) Normal hey Chorus (fencing) Morris round (all sticks in middle) All in to end
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