The Buttercross Belles Repertoire

Style:

North West Morris.

No. of dancers:

8.

Length:

176 bars + dance off.

Source:

Dance: A very modified version of Failsworth Men's Dance from the Archives of the Morris Federation.
Music: Arranged by Bob Wilkinson.

Figures

1. Corners
2. Arresting star
3. Cast
4. Small stars
5. Douglas
6. Diamonds
7. Twos
8. Dance off

Notes

Set

8 dancers in 2 files of 4 facing up.

Chorus

Starts with a chorus then after each figure.

Equipment

Slings.

Arms

In chorus - specific pattern.
In figures - various.

Stepping

Chorus - walk up with Capers and Polkas.
Figures - Polka step.
Outside foot start.

Tunes

Part	Bars	Key	Tune
A B	8 8	G	Gone for a Sailor†
C D	8 8	G	The Big Ship

^† This is based on the tune I'll Go and Enlist for a Sailor modified with a second tune, Cuckoos Nest, both from the Sherbourn tradition.

Sequence

Figure	Bars	Part	Tune
Intro	*4	*½A	Gone for a Sailor
Chorus	8	A	Gone for a Sailor
Corners	16	2B	Gone for a Sailor
Chorus	8	A	Gone for a Sailor
Arresting Star	16	2B	Gone for a Sailor
Chorus	8	A	Gone for a Sailor
Cast	16	2B	Gone for a Sailor
Chorus	8	A	Gone for a Sailor
Small Stars	16	2B	Gone for a Sailor
Chorus	8	C	The Big Ship
Douglas	16	2D	The Big Ship
Chorus	8	C	The Big Ship
Diamonds	16	2D	The Big Ship
Chorus	8	C	The Big Ship
Twos	16	2D	The Big Ship
Chorus	8	C	The Big Ship
Dance Off	*8	*D	The Big Ship