Traditional Morris Dances

Half Rounds

  • Black Boy

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    STICKING – A music, on the beat 1,2,3,4 on the R. Odds strike 1st & 3rd beats, Evens strike 2nd & 4th beats. SING & STICK/ HALF ROUNDS/ STICKS/ ZIG ZAG/ STICKS/ BACK TO BACK/ STICKS/ ZIG ZAG/ STICKS/ LONG CORNERS/ STICKS/ ZIG ZAG/ SING & STICKS.

  • Ash Grove

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    Ash Grove – /A 16 bars/ B 16 bars/) STICKING – B music, on the beat on the R, 1st time with opposite 1st and 2nd beat, 2nd time up and down set 3rd and 4th beat – 1 with 3, 5 with 7, 2 with 4, 6 with 8, 3rd time ends across and…

  • Girl With The Blue Dress On

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    (Girl With the Blue Dress On – /A 8 bars/ B 8 bars/) STICKING – A music, 1, 2, 3 & 4 alternating. Odds strike 1st for 4 bars (RLR, LRL) then evens strike for 4 bars. STICKS/ HALF ROUNDS/ STICKS/ FROM THE TOP/ STICKS/ BACK TO BACK/ STICKS/ WHEEL/ HANDS AROUND/ STICKS / SHORT…

  • Half Rounds

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    Start as for Rounds but at the end of the first four bars come in to form a set on the opposite side thus:- Music 8          7 6          5 4          3 2          1 And strike sticks on the fourth beat of the fourth bar. Now reverse direction and dance in an anti-clockwise direction in the…