Details for "East Acton"
(unspecified)
Name | East Acton |
Style | Border |
Tradition |
(Xxx) unspecified |
New dance ? | yes |
Origin | Old Star Morris |
Size of set | 3, 6 |
Hands | Long stick |
Tunes
| Donkey Riding |
Brighton Camp |
Four Up by: Barry Goodman |
References | |
Other Notes | Based on a comedy sketch written by Eric Sykes |
Code | bXxxEACT |
Checked | 1 |
Variations as Danced by Datchet Border
Set size | |
Hands | Short sticks |
Source | |
Notes | Known as East Acton Stick Dance. Collected in our early years as a Border side. Not danced in our repertoire for some years. (2021) |
References | As we understand it, the dance came from an episode of Hancock's Half Hour around 1955, performed by Tony Hancock, Bill Keer and Sid James. |
Tunes | |
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