Details for "Preston"
(Preston)
Name | Preston |
Style | Northwest |
Tradition |
(Pre) Preston |
New dance ? | no |
Origin | Preston Morris Dancers and "Spencers Juveniles" Preston Juvenile Morris Dancers (Traditional) |
Size of set | 24 plus Leader |
Hands | Decorated sticks with bells and ribbons held in middle |
Tunes
| Dingle Regatta |
References | Morris Dancing on the Lancashire Plain: The Preston Tradition by Pruw Boswell |
Other Notes | Historically there were a number of traditional teams in the Preston area at various times all with different dances.



For this reason here are several completely different dances in modern teams' repertoires which are all referred to simply as "Preston" |
Code | nPrePRES |
Checked | 1 |
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