The Buttercross Belles Repertoire

Style:

Manx Step Dance.

No. of dancers:

8.

Length:

Source:

Based on a Manx social dance, adapted by Roy Dommett.

Figures

1. Hands round
2. Sidestep
3. Circular Hey
4. Arches^†
5. Odds round^†
6. Final figure

^†These figures may have been reversed

Notes

Set

6 Dancers in 2 files of 3 facing in.
(Originally 8 Dancers in 2 files of 4 facing in.)

Chorus

Chorus between every figure.

Equipment

Handkerchiefs.

Arms

Waving handkerchiefs up and down.

Stepping

Modified Double step.
3 double steps followed by 2 foot taps.
ie. 3 times 1,2,3,hop then 2 times hop, knock feet.

Tunes

Part	Bars	Key	Tune
A B	8 8	G	Mona's Delight

Sequence

(1A,1B) except 'siding' and 'arching' figs which need 2B's