Dances
Details for "St Helen's Gala"
(St Helen's)
attrib value Name St Helen's Gala Style Northwest Tradition
(Sth) St Helen's New dance ? no Origin Traditional - 1920s team in St Helens Size of set 8 Hands Shillelaghs or Shakers Tunes
Mallard No.2 St Lawrence Jig References Other Notes Shillelaghs or Shakers are made from short sticks with bunches of paper strips at each end.
Trefor Owen collected the dance from a member of a 1920s female revival side of a pre 1914 men's team. The original men's team used slings.
Code nSthSHGL Checked 1
Variations as Danced by Barley Brigg
Set size Hands Source Notes References Tunes
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Teams That Perform This Dance
Team Loc Vars.
Barley Brigg
Suffolk,UK
(none)
Buttercross Belles
Yorkshire,UK
hands
Chelmsford
Essex,UK
(none)
Chesterfield Garland
Derbyshire,UK
(none)
Fidlers Fancy
Cheshire,UK
(none)
St Clement's Clog
Kent,UK
tunes
Details for "St Helen's Gala"
(St Helen's)
| attrib | value |
|---|---|
| Name | St Helen's Gala |
| Style | Northwest |
| Tradition | (Sth) St Helen's |
| New dance ? | no |
| Origin | Traditional - 1920s team in St Helens |
| Size of set | 8 |
| Hands | Shillelaghs or Shakers |
| Tunes | Mallard No.2 |
| St Lawrence Jig | |
| References | |
| Other Notes | Shillelaghs or Shakers are made from short sticks with bunches of paper strips at each end.
Trefor Owen collected the dance from a member of a 1920s female revival side of a pre 1914 men's team. The original men's team used slings. |
| Code | nSthSHGL |
| Checked | 1 |
Variations as Danced by Barley Brigg
| Set size | |
| Hands | |
| Source | |
| Notes | |
| References | |
| Tunes |
Spotted an error? Contact Us
Teams That Perform This Dance
| Team | Loc | Vars. |
|---|---|---|
| Barley Brigg | Suffolk,UK | (none) |
| Buttercross Belles | Yorkshire,UK | hands |
| Chelmsford | Essex,UK | (none) |
| Chesterfield Garland | Derbyshire,UK | (none) |
| Fidlers Fancy | Cheshire,UK | (none) |
| St Clement's Clog | Kent,UK | tunes |