Name | Crewe |
Style | Northwest |
Tradition |
(Crw) Crewe |
New dance ? | no |
Origin | Crewe Royal Morris Dancers / Crewe Original Morris Dancers (Traditional) |
Size of set | Multiples of 4 (from 16 - 24) plus Leader |
Hands | Decorated sticks with bells and ribbons held in middle |
Tunes
| Cock Of The North |
References | Roy Dommett ms from Maud Karpeles
Morris Dancers in Crewe before the First World War by Theresa Buckland and Dan Howison (ED&S magazine) |
Other Notes | The leader and trainer of Crewe Royal was David Billington, originally from Preston, who later trained a team in Alderley Edge |
Code | nCrwCREW |
Checked | 1 |