Team: Minster Strays
Team Details: Minster Strays
Last updated: 3 May, 2023| Name | Minster Strays |
| Web site | http://www.minsterstrays.org.uk |
| Location | North Yorkshire |
| Affiliation | Federation |
| Gender | mixed |
| Style | Cotswold, Border |
| Country | UK |
| Own Tradition | Mns Minster Strays |
| Year Founded | 2003 |
| Ceased (year) |
General Notes
Our Dance Repertoire (below) lists most (but not all) of the dances we have performed over the years. Our repertoire will continue to change and evolve in the future.
Our Dance Repertoire (below) lists most (but not all) of the dances we have performed over the years. Our repertoire will continue to change and evolve in the future.
Seasonal Customs
We dance at dawn (typically 5.28 am!) each year on 1 May.
We dance at dawn (typically 5.28 am!) each year on 1 May.
Archive Notes
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Photos: Minster Strays
Dance Repertoire for Minster Strays
| Trad | Dance | Style | Origin | Set | Hands | Notes | Team Variations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Town | Banks Of The Dee | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Adderbury | Black Joke | Cots.. | Adderbury | 6 plus | Hankies | 1 | |
| Field Town | Blue Eyed Stranger | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Adderbury | Constant Billy | Cots.. | Adderbury | 4, 6 | Long Stick | 1 | |
| Adderbury | Duck and Dive | Cots.. | 6 | 0 | |||
| unspecified | East Acton | Border | Old Star.. | 3, 6 | Long stick | 1 | |
| unspecified | Fiddler's Lock | Border | unspecif.. | 6 | short stick | 0 | |
| unspecified | Five Hand Reel (Ha.. | Border | Minster .. | 5 | 0 | ||
| Adderbury | Flowing Bowl (Com.. | Cots.. | Adderbury | 6 plus | Long Stick | 1 | |
| Minster St.. | Four Up | Border | Juliette.. | 4 | Long stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Sherborne | I'll Go And E.. | Cots.. | Sherborne | 1,2 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Minster St.. | Jet Pegs Knot | Border | Juliette.. | 6 | Short stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Adderbury | Lads A Bunchum | Cots.. | Adderbury | 4, 6, 8 | Long stick | 1 | |
| Minster St.. | Minster Processional | Border | Minster .. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Ducklington | Nutting Girl | Cots.. | Duckling.. | 1, 3, 4, 6 | Hankies | 0 | |
| Field Town | Princess Royal | Cots.. | Field Town | 1,6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Bucknell | Queen's Delight | Cots.. | Bucknell | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Minster St.. | Spinning Jenny | Border | Minster .. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Field Town | Step Back | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 2 | |
| Grimspound | Tinners Rabbits | Border | Grimspound | 3 | Long stick | 0 | |
| Bledington | Trunkles | Cots.. | Bledington | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Planet Mor.. | Twiglet (Twiglets) | Border | Planet M.. | 5 | Long stick | 1 | |
| Upton on S.. | Upton on Severn Ha.. | Border | Roy Domm.. | 6 | hankies | 1 | |
| Upton on S.. | Upton on Severn St.. | Border | Dave Jon.. | 6 | Long stick | 1 | |
| Field Town | Valentine | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 0 | |
| Field Town | Whitehaven Volunteer | Cots.. | Minster .. | 3 | Hankies | 0 | |
| Bledington | William And Nancy | Cots.. | 6 | Hankies | 1 | ||
| unspecified | Worcester Hey | Border | 6 | Long stick | 0 | ||
| Bledington | Young Collins | Cots.. | Bledington | 6 | Stick | 1 |
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