Tim Radford's Sherborne dance notes
This page contains dance descriptions only. For tunes, follow the links for individual dances.
Dances whose titles are crossed out were never performed by Red Herring Morris.
The Cuckoo's Nest
Style: Sherborne (Cotswold) Tune: The Cuckoo's Nest Type: set/hankies Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Sherborne double-step, foot-together-jump, shuffle-back, foot-together-jump Source: Tim Radford Chorus: Face down. 4 plain capers by bottoms, then middles. Tops: 2 double steps. All galley out. Face up & repeat. Sequence: once to yourself, foot up (moving), chorus, set, chorus, back-to-back, chorus, face-to-face, chorus, small rounds, whole hey, large rounds
Young Collins
Style: Sherborne (Cotswold) Tune: Young Collins Type: set/hankies (handclap) Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Sherborne double-step, foot-together-jump, shuffle-back, foot-together-jump Source: Tim Radford Chorus: stamp L-L-L, clap 3×, stamp R-R-R, clap 3×, half-hey. Repeat. Sequence: once to yourself, foot up (moving), chorus, set, chorus, back-to-back, chorus, face-to-face, chorus, small rounds, whole hey, large rounds
Orange and Blue
Style: Sherborne (Cotswold) Tune: Orange and Blue Type: corner/hankies Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Sherborne stepping: 2 double-steps, galley, foot-together-jump Source: Tim Radford Chorus: distinctive figure, then cross on 2 double-steps & galley-FTJ. D.F.: #1: 2 sidesteps & 2 salutes; #2: 2 sidesteps & 2 galleys; #3: 4 kick capers; #4: 4 split capers. Sequence: once to yourself, foot up (in place), chorus/salutes, rounds, chorus/galleys, rounds, chorus/kick capers, rounds, chorus/splitters, rounds, whole hey
How Do You Do?
Style: Sherborne (Cotswold) Tune: Swaggering Boney Type: corner/hankies Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Sherborne stepping: 2 double-steps, galley, foot-together-jump Source: Tim Radford Chorus: long sidestep sequence (s.s-shuffle-s.s-FTJ), distinctive figure, cross on 4 plain capers. D.F.: #1: 2 salutes; #2: 2 galleys; #3: 2 kick capers; #4: 2 split capers Sequence: once to yourself, foot up (in place), chorus/salutes, rounds, chorus/galleys, rounds, chorus/kick capers, rounds, chorus/splitters, rounds, whole hey
Trunkles
Style: Sherborne (Cotswold) Tune: Trunkles Type: corner/hankies Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Sherborne stepping: 2\ double-steps, galley, foot-together-jump Source: Tim Radford Chorus: Each corner challenge (double step, FTJ, galley back to place, FTJ). Each corner cross on distinctive figure, then 2 galleys (in, then out). Distinctive figures are #1: 3 double steps; #2: 3 forrie capers; #3: 3 kick capers; #4: 3 split capers Sequence: once to yourself, foot up (in place), challenge, chorus/double steps, rounds, challenge, chorus/forries, rounds, challenge, chorus/kick capers, rounds, challenge, chorus/splitters, rounds, challenge, whole hey
Over the Hills and Far Away
Style: Sherborne (Cotswold) Tune: Over the Hills and Far Away Type: additive/hankies Dancers: 6 Stepping: Sherborne stepping (see below) Source: Tim Radford Chorus: 4\ double steps, 4\ plain capers, long sidestep sequence (s.s. left-shuffle-s.s. right-FTJ), 2\ double steps, 4\ plain capers Sequence: chorus for 1, chorus for 2, chorus for 4, chorus for 6 (end with hook left), small rounds, whole hey
Leapfrog
Style: Sherborne (Cotswold) Tune: The Blue-Eyed Stranger Type: set/hankies (leapfrogs) Dancers: 6 Stepping: Sherborne stepping: double-step foot-together-jump, shuffle-backs, foot-together-jump Source: Tim Radford Chorus: distinctive figure around the circle, galley left, FTJ. D.F.: #1: touch hat brim/salute; #2: forrie caper; #3: galley right; #4: leapfrog [3/], [1/3], [6/5], [5/6], [2/4], [4/2] Sequence: once to yourself, foot up (moving), chorus/salutes, set, chorus/forries, back-to-back, chorus/galleys, face-to-face, chorus/leapfrogs, small rounds, whole hey, large rounds
Constant Billy
Style: Sherborne (Cotswold) Tune: Constant Billy Type: set/2 19“ (short) sticks Dancers: 6 (can be modified for 4) Stepping: Sherborne stepping: double-step, foot-together-jump, shuffle-backs, foot-together-jump Source: Tim Radford Chorus: sticking together-right-together-left-together-right-together-both, half hey. Repeat. Sequence: once to yourself, foot up (moving), chorus, set, chorus, back-to-back, chorus, face-to-face, chorus, small rounds, whole hey, large rounds
General Monck's March
Style: Sherborne (Cotswold) Tune: General Monck's March Type: set/hankies (heel-and-toe) Dancers: 6 Stepping: Sherborne heel-and-toe Source: Lionel Bacon, A Handbook of Morris Dances Chorus: 1st, then 2nd, then 3rd corners distinctive figure, half hey. Repeat. D.F.: #1: salute; #2: galley; #3: kick caper; #4: split caper Sequence: once to yourself, foot up (moving), chorus, set, chorus, back-to-back, chorus, face-to-face, chorus, whole hey
I'll Go and Enlist for a Sailor
Style: Sherborne (Cotswold) Tune: I'll Go and Enlist for a Sailor Type: double jig/hankies Dancers: 2 Stepping: Sherborne stepping Source: Lionel Bacon, A Handbook of Morris Dances Chorus: long sidestep sequence (s.s. left-shuffle-s.s. right-FTJ), 2 double steps (moving forward), 4 plain capers Figures: 4 bars of distinctive figure, 2 double steps (moving forward), 4 plain capers 1st dancer: once to yourself, foot up (d.f. = double steps), walk round, chorus, wkr., kick capers, wkr., chorus, wkr., splitters, wkr. starting with 8 forries, chorus 2nd dancer: once-to-yourself, once to yourself, foot up (d.f. = double steps), walk round, chorus, wkr., kick capers, wkr., chorus, wkr., wkr. starting with 8 forries, splitters, chorus
