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Details for "Chorley Display Dance"
(Chorley)
attrib value Name Chorley Display Dance Style Northwest Tradition
(Cho) Chorley New dance ? no Origin Chorley Spick and Span Morris (girls) (Traditional) Size of set 24 plus Leader Hands Shillelaghs or Shakers Tunes
Up the Sides and Down the Middle Bonnie Dundee References Other Notes Chorley Spick and Span Morris were taught by Bobby Goodman, leader and trainer of the team from 1919 -1939. He is reputed to have been a member of Hindley Green Morris Dancers at the turn of the century.
Some teams dance with 8. Some use decorated sticks. Code nChoCHOR Checked 1
Variations as Danced by Ripon City Morris Dancers
Set size 8 Hands Short decorated sticks Source Notes References Tunes
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Teams That Perform This Dance
Team Loc Vars.
Newburgh
Lancashire,UK
(none)
Ringheye of Mobberley
Cheshire,UK
(none)
Ripon City Morris Dancers
Ripon, North Yorkshi,UK
set, hands
Royal Preston Morris Dancers
Lancashire,UK
links
Details for "Chorley Display Dance"
(Chorley)
| attrib | value |
|---|---|
| Name | Chorley Display Dance |
| Style | Northwest |
| Tradition | (Cho) Chorley |
| New dance ? | no |
| Origin | Chorley Spick and Span Morris (girls) (Traditional) |
| Size of set | 24 plus Leader |
| Hands | Shillelaghs or Shakers |
| Tunes | Up the Sides and Down the Middle |
| Bonnie Dundee | |
| References | |
| Other Notes | Chorley Spick and Span Morris were taught by Bobby Goodman, leader and trainer of the team from 1919 -1939. He is reputed to have been a member of Hindley Green Morris Dancers at the turn of the century.
Some teams dance with 8. Some use decorated sticks. |
| Code | nChoCHOR |
| Checked | 1 |
Variations as Danced by Ripon City Morris Dancers
| Set size | 8 |
| Hands | Short decorated sticks |
| Source | |
| Notes | |
| References | |
| Tunes |
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Teams That Perform This Dance
| Team | Loc | Vars. |
|---|---|---|
| Newburgh | Lancashire,UK | (none) |
| Ringheye of Mobberley | Cheshire,UK | (none) |
| Ripon City Morris Dancers | Ripon, North Yorkshi,UK | set, hands |
| Royal Preston Morris Dancers | Lancashire,UK | links |