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Full Moon Morris ~ DANCES
Full Moon perform Morris dances from the Cotswold "traditions", which basically refer to the villages in and around the Cotswold hills where the dances were originally performed. The origins of the dances are far from clear and you'll hear a different story about them from each Morris side you talk to! (In Morris terminology, a dance team is known as a "side").
Full Moon's main traditions are Headington (near Oxford), Lichfield (north of Birmingham), and Oddington (Gloucestershire). We also perform some dances from Adderbury, Brackley and Badby.
Here's a complete list~
Headington:
Blue Eyed Stranger, Rigs O'Marlow, Constant Billy,
Trunkles, Haste to the Wedding
Lichfield:
Vandalls of Hammerwich, Sheriff's Ride, Ring
O'Bells, Castlering, Jenny Lind
Oddington:
Highland Mary, Young Collins
Adderbury:
Sweet Jenny Jones, Lads a'Bunchum, Shooting
Badby:
Bean Setting, Beaux of London City (= Shooting)
Brackley:
Jockie to the Fair
Fieldtown:
Valentine
Upton-on-Severn:
Stick dance
