The Buttercross Belles Repertoire

Style:

North West Morris.

No. of dancers:

8.

Length:

168 bars + dance off.

Source:

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

Figures

1. Dance on
2. Circle both ways
3. Tunnel
4. Form circle for:
5. Centre arch
6. Turns
7. Squash the set
8. Stars
9. Windows
10. Arches
11. Turns
12. The Rose

Notes

Set

8 Dancers starting and finishing in a circle.

Chorus

None.

Equipment

Hoops.

Arms

Holding hoops.

Stepping

Double Step.
Right foot start.

Tunes

Part	Bars	Key	Tune
A B C	8 8 8	D/A/D	The Waterloo Dance
D E	8 8	D	Beatrice Hill's Three Handed Reel

Sequence

Figure	Bars	Part	Tune
Intro	*8	*D	Beatrice Hill's Three Handed Reel
Dance On	8	E	Beatrice Hill's Three Handed Reel
Circle	16	2A	The Waterloo Dance
The Tunnel	32	2B2C	The Waterloo Dance
Centre Arch	16	2D	Beatrice Hill's Three Handed Reel
Turns	16	2E	Beatrice Hill's Three Handed Reel
Squash the set	0	-	-
Stars	16	2A	The Waterloo Dance
Windows	24	2BC	The Waterloo Dance
Arches	16	2D	Beatrice Hill's Three Handed Reel
Turns	16	2E	Beatrice Hill's Three Handed Reel
Rose	8	D	Beatrice Hill's Three Handed Reel

Dance Off

Figure	Bars	Part	Tune
Intro	8	D	Beatrice Hill's Three Handed Reel
Circle & Dance Off	*8	*E	Beatrice Hill's Three Handed Reel