Team: Dorset Buttons
Team Details: Dorset Buttons
Last updated: 30 Jan, 2023Name
Dorset Buttons
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Location
Dorset
Affiliation
Federation
Gender (dancers)
joint
Style
Rapper, Northwest
Country
UK
Year Founded
1991
Ceased (year)
General Notes
Seasonal Customs
Archive Notes
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Photos: Dorset Buttons
Dance Repertoire for Dorset Buttons
| Trad | Dance | Style | Origin | Set | Hands | Notes | Team Variations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton | Ashton | Nort.. | Traditio.. | 8 | Sticks hel.. | 1 | |
| Altrincham | Altrincham | Nort.. | Altrinch.. | 16 | Shillelagh.. | 2 | |
| Blackburn | Blackburn | Nort.. | Morris t.. | 16 | Short stic.. | 2 | set |
| Churchtown | Churchtown | Nort.. | Churchto.. | 16 | Sticks hel.. | 1 | |
| Clitheroe | Clitheroe | Nort.. | Clithero.. | Multiples of 4 | Short stic.. | 2 | |
| Crewe | Crewe | Nort.. | Crewe Ro.. | Multiples of 4 (from 16 - 24) plus Leader | Decorated .. | 2 | |
| Dorset But.. | Dorset Buttons Dance | Nort.. | Dorset B.. | any even number | short sticks | 1 | |
| Fleetwood | Fleetwood | Nort.. | Fleetwoo.. | Multiples of 4 (from12 - 24) | Long stick.. | 2 | |
| Gorton | Gorton | Nort.. | Gorton M.. | 8 | Sticks | 0 | |
| Horbury | Carr Lodge | Nort.. | Wakefiel.. | 6,8 | Sticks, Ra.. | 0 | |
| Horwich | Horwich | Nort.. | Horwich .. | 8 | Decorated .. | 1 | |
| Hexhamshir.. | Acomb | Nort.. | Hexhamsh.. | 8 | Decorated .. | 0 | |
| Knutsford | Knutsford | Nort.. | Cranford.. | 16 (A file of 8 men and a file of 8 women) | Shillelaghs | 1 | |
| Millbrook | Millbrook | Nort.. | Millbroo.. | 16 plus Besom Bet | Tiddlers (.. | 2 | |
| Poynton Je.. | Worth Clough | Nort.. | Poynton .. | 8, 12 | Single end.. | 1 | |
| unspecified | Rapper | Rapper | unspecif.. | 5 | rapper sword | 0 | links |
| unspecified | Tingley | Nort.. | Various | 6 | Short sticks | 0 |
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