Dance Characteristics

Stick
Music
In

Stick

Sticks held by Butt

Music

A intro

Then (AB)7

The Tune is The Girl with the Blue Dress On

The music is obtainable as part of the ABC for Morris Music Editor Package

For More details follow link

ABC for Morris

In

There is an A music intro.

Stick is swung as for a normal clash while Standing.

Format

In

Chorus

Wheel

Chorus

Short Corners

Chorus

Back to Back

Chorus

Short Corners

Chorus

Three times round me Dad

Chorus

Short Corners

Chorus

Rounds,All Front

An animations of the figures can be seen

The figures can be viewed step by step

Via the following link.

ANIMATED FIGURES and ARMS

Chorus

All face front

16 SS on spot

All stick clashes are alternately forehand and backhand as bellow

This Type of clashing is sometimes called Napping

The Striking stick is held loosely in the hand and slides across the receiving stick as it follows through.

see Napping under Stick Clashing in Arm Animations

ANIMATED FIGURES and ARMS

Stick Clashing

First 8 SS

Evens hold their sticks 2 handed

(vertical but inclined towards their partners)

Odds hold their stick by butt in right hand and clash as bellow

On First SS

Evens clash stick Horizontally forehanded following through (on 1 )

Evens clash stick Horizontally backhanded following through (on hop )

On Second SS

Evens clash stick Horizontally forehanded following through (on 1 )

Pause stick clashing (on hop )

On Third SS

Evens clash stick Horizontally backhanded following through (on 1 )

Evens clash stick Horizontally forehanded following through (on hop )

On Fourth SS

Evens clash stick Horizontally backhanded following through (on 1 )

Pause stick clashing (on hop )

Repeat for next 4 SS

Second 8 SS

Odds hold their sticks 2 handed

(vertical but inclined towards their partners)

Evens hold their stick by butt in right hand and clash as bellow

On First SS

Odds clash stick Horizontally forehanded following through (on 1 )

Odds clash stick Horizontally backhanded following through (on hop )

On Second SS

Odds clash stick Horizontally forehanded following through (on 1 )

Pause stick clashing (on hop )

On Third SS

Odds clash stick Horizontally backhanded following through (on 1 )

Odds clash stick Horizontally forehanded following through (on hop )

On Fourth SS

Odds clash stick Horizontally backhanded following through (on 1 )

Pause stick clashing (on hop )

Repeat for next 4 SS