Hart & Sole
Dances
North West Clog Morris as danced by Hart & Sole is flamboyant and full of sounds; the rhythm of the melodeons; the clashing of clogs on the pavement and the beat of the drums contributing to the excitment of the dance.
Each dance invloves 8 dancers, usually 4 men and 4 women wearing contrasting coloured kit. Each dance usually has 2 or 3 tunes associated with it, to match the varying tempo and style of dance. Some of the dances are listed below, with their associated tunes where I have been able to get the information.
Ashton-under-Lyne
A polka dance taught to Hart & Sole by John Stanley of Horwich, January 1993.
Music - Rattling Bog.
Lytham St. Anne Club Walk
Source unknown as yet. A processional dance performed with a walking step.
Music - Cock o' the North; Rogues March.
Old Thumper
A polka dance taught to Hart & Sole by Kris Lawrence. Named after the side in Australia from whom she learnt the dance.
Music - Yellow Rose of Texas.
Poulton-Le-Fylde
A single step dance, taught by Bob Tatham, adapted from the dance as performed by Yateley North West Morris. This is a show dance and is performed with verve and vigour.
New Yateley No.1 Polka
New for the repertoire in 1999. This is the first polka stolen from Yateley, taught to us by Dave John.
Music -
Preston
This is a killer on the legs and much more energetic than aerobics
Music -
Clitheroe
A slow but highly effective dance
Music -
Carr Lodge
This is both a processional and a static dance. It new to our repertoire for year 2000 programme.
Music:
Anstey Mill
A dance devised by Roy Dommett based on a French tourney horse dance.
Music - Brian Boru (32 bar 6/8)
Wellington Folly
A dance devised from Roy Dommett's notes on "Lancashire Clog Morris": dances first taught at Albert's Out of Town Festival, Bath, February 1975. Adapted by Jerry West, 1994. A single step and polka dance.
Music: Liberty Bell (Monty Python), 76 Trombones, Lily the Pink.
Failsworth
Another dance taught by Dave John.
Music:
Mossley
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Music:
Mrs Heppels
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Music:
West Houghton
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Music:
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Last updated 2 Oct 2000