The Buttercross Belles Repertoire

Style:

Cotswold Morris.

No. of dancers:

6.

Length:

96 bars + dance off.

Source:

Betty Lupton's Ladle Laikers.

Figures

1. Foot up
2. Half gyp
3. Back to back
4. Crossover

Notes

Set

6 dancers in 2 files of 3 facing up.

Chorus

After each figure.

Equipment

Handkerchiefs.

Arms

Held close to the body, bent at the elbows, Handkerchief in each hand.
In Chorus - waving high in the air.
In Figures - make specific pattern with hankies.

Stepping

Distinctive stepping.
Right foot start.

Tunes

Part	Bars	Key	Tune
A B	8 8	G	Trip to Knaresborough†

^†Although the chorus is given as 16 bars, it actually falls into 2 distinct parts of 8 bars each. The phrasing and emphasis of the tune is modified to reflect the foot stamping/handkerchief flicking in the first part.

Sequence

Figure	Bars	Part	Tune
Intro	*8	*A	Trip to Knaresborough
Foot Up	8	A	Trip to Knaresborough
Chorus	16	2B	Trip to Knaresborough
Half Gyp	8	A	Trip to Knaresborough
Chorus	16	2B	Trip to Knaresborough
Back to Back	8	A	Trip to Knaresborough
Chorus	16	2B	Trip to Knaresborough
Crossover	8	A	Trip to Knaresborough
Chorus	16	2B	Trip to Knaresborough

Dance Off

Figure	Bars	Part	Tune
Intro	*8	*A	Trip to Knaresborough
Dance Off	*8	*A	Trip to Knaresborough