Dances


Details for "Riggs of Doom"
(Utrecht/Bampton)

NameRiggs of Doom
StyleCotswold
Tradition (Bam) Bampton
New dance ?yes
CreatorUtrecht
OriginUtrecht MM
Size of set6
HandsHankies
Tunes
Rigs of Doom
by: Frans Tromp
References
Other NotesSome teams spell it 'Rigs'. Has also been seen referred to 'Rigs of Doon'
CodecBamRIGD
Checked1

Variations as Danced by Thelwall

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Source
NotesTwo DS used to cross set, then side steps. Final chorus - stay facing out after crossing, continue with side step, then perform the Whole Hey from facing out (tops turn in) Finish dance, [our] Bampton style facing up from WH - NOT with 4PC. We call the dance "Rigs of Doom" after the tune.
ReferencesFinal Chorus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY8EVAQe5OA
Tunes

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Teams That Perform This Dance

TeamLocVars.
Belles & Broomsticks Guernsey,Channel Isles links
Chip Off The Old Derbyshire,UK (none)
Cogs & Wheels Devon,UK (none)
Crook Morris Cumbria,UK (none)
Devil's Dyke Cambridgeshire,UK (none)
Dolphin Nottinghamshire,UK (none)
Exeter Morris Devon,UK (none)
Foggy Bottom MM Columbia,USA (none)
Greenwood Florida,USA set
Hartley Morris Men Kent,UK (none)
Peterborough Cambridgeshire,UK (none)
Somerset Morris Somerset,UK (none)
Thelwall Cheshire,UK notes, links
Utrecht Utrecht,Netherlands (none)
Winkleigh Devon,UK set, source, notes, links