Details for "Jabberwocky"
(Havering-over-Brunswick)
| Name | Jabberwocky |
| Style | Cotswold |
| Tradition |
(Hav) Havering-over-Brunswick |
| New dance ? | yes |
| Origin | Brackleberry Morris |
| Size of set | 2 |
| Hands | Sticks |
Tunes
| Speed the Plough |
| References | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmkbAJzwJIc |
| Other Notes | |
| Code | cHavJBWK |
| Checked | 1 |
Variations as Danced by Mortarbordis
| Set size | |
| Hands | |
| Source | |
| Notes | We learned the dance from 2 sources:
1) the 2020 dance notes written by Eleanor Sampson of Brackleberry for the Midwest Morris Ale:
https://midwestmorrisale.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Jabberwocky.pdf
2) the 2010 video of the dance as performed by Stephanie Swanson (Black Joak Morris) and Vivien Lown (Brandragon Morris) during the Jigg Challenge segment of Australia's National Folk Festival:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jBBV8AXg5Q
We made minor changes based on our own members' preferences. |
| References | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gzyx-65PZU |
| Tunes | |
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