Dances


Details for "Goostrey"
(Goostrey)

NameGoostrey
StyleNorthwest
Tradition (Goo) Goostrey
New dance ?no
OriginGoostrey Morris Dancers (Traditional)
Size of set24
HandsShillelaghs or Shakers
Tunes
Speed The Plough
Bonnie Dundee
Rose Tree
Jimmy Allen
Lord Of The Dance
ReferencesVery detailed notes by Duncan Broomhead about the history of Goostrey dancers in Morris Matters Vol. 39 No, 1, January 2020
Other NotesShillelaghs are typically used in Cheshire dances and are made from short sticks with bunches of paper strips at each end.

The dance was collected by Maud Karpeles in the 1930s. More lately it was also researched by Poynton Jemmers

CodenGooGSTY
Checked1

Variations as Danced by Mixed Pickle

Set size8
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Teams That Perform This Dance

TeamLocVars.
Belle d'Vain Worcestershire,UK (none)
Black Adder West Midlands,UK (none)
Blackhorse & Standard London,UK set, tunes
Chesterfield Garland Derbyshire,UK set, source, hands, tunes
Great North Clog County Durham,UK (none)
Mason's Apron Oxfordshire,UK tunes
Mixed Pickle Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey,UK set
Poynton Jemmers Cheshire,UK (none)
Rant and Raven Alaska,USA set, source, notes
Ringheye of Mobberley Cheshire,UK (none)
Slackmagirdle Suffolk,UK (none)
Tyne Bridge Tyne & Wear,UK (none)
Westmorland Step & Garland Cumbria,UK tunes