The Buttercross Belles Repertoire

Style:

North West Morris.

No. of dancers:

8.

Length:

208 bars + dance off.

Source:

Dance: Archives of the Morris Federation.
Music: Selected and arranged by Bob Wilkinson.

Figures

1. Gypsy
2. Scotch reel
3. Bellows
4. Turns
5. Fast reel
6. Cast
7. Final figure

Notes

Set

8 dancers in 2 files of 4 facing up.

Chorus

Starts with a chorus then after each 32 bars.

Equipment

Hoops.

Arms

Holding hoops.

Stepping

2 Polkas followed by 4 Single steps.
Left foot start.

Tunes

Part	Bars	Key	Tune
A B C	8 8 16	G	The Oyster Girl
D E F	8 8 8	G	The Dingle Regatta

Sequence

Figure	Bars	Part	Tune
Intro	*8	*A	The Oyster Girl
Chorus	16	2A	The Oyster Girl
Gypsy	16	2B	The Oyster Girl
Scotch Reel	16	C	The Oyster Girl
Chorus	16	2A	The Oyster Girl
Bellows	16	2B	The Oyster Girl
Turns	16	C	The Oyster Girl
Chorus	16	2D	The Dingle Regatta
Fast Reel	16	2E	The Dingle Regatta
Cast	16	2F	The Dingle Regatta
Chorus	16	2D	The Dingle Regatta
Final Figure	32	2E2F	The Dingle Regatta
Chorus	16	2D	The Dingle Regatta

Dance Off

Figure	Bars	Part	Tune
Intro	*8	*D	The Dingle Regatta
Dance Off	*8	*D†	The Dingle Regatta

^†Clearly this is incorrect as the Dance Off is not a chourus, so the music should be either the E or F part.