Details for "Wigan"
(Wigan)
Name | Wigan |
Style | Northwest |
Tradition |
(Wig) Wigan |
New dance ? | no |
Origin | Wigan St John's School Morris Dancers (Traditional) |
Size of set | Multiples of 4, anything up to 32 dancers |
Hands | Decorated sticks with bells and short ribbons, held in middle |
Tunes
| Church Street |
References | |
Other Notes | Collected by Dan Howison in 1959. It was performed during the annual Whit Walks and occasionally elsewhere. The team was active between 1890s and 1950s.
Some teams use rattles |
Code | nWigWGAN |
Checked | 1 |
Variations as Danced by Sergeant Musgrave's
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