Name | Original Chingford Stick Dance |
Style | Cotswold |
Tradition | (Chn) Chingford |
New dance ? | yes |
Origin | Peter Boyce and Geoff Hughes |
Size of set | 6 |
Hands | Long stick |
Tunes | |
References | |
Other Notes | Peter Boyce, a founder member of Mendip MM who created the first version of the dance, recalls that it started with Nibs Matthews at a 'Morris Day of Dancing' run by him in c.1957. Nibs presented the original Upton stick dance as poorly remembered and a shadow of what it had been. “It needed working on” were his exact words. The creative process wasn't contrived or deliberate or an attempt to be novel; the footwork, form and structure of the new dance just happened. Its connection with Upton was only coincidental. What was created was something completely new, created as a response to the tune published by Maud Karpeles which was never used in Upton.
Peter took the dance with him when he moved to Chingford where Geoff Hughes not only made further adjustments but also added the Cross and Turn figure. Although Peter had originally decided to retain the name, “The Upton Upon Severn Stick Dance” Chingford MM soon renamed it to avoid any confusion with the traditional Border dance from Upton The other dances in the Chingford Tradition are all based on this dance. |
Code | cChnOCHS |
Checked | 1 |
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Team | Loc | Vars. |
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Chingford | Essex,UK | (own) |