Team: Oyster Girls
Team Details: Oyster Girls
Last updated: 9 Feb, 2023| Name | Oyster Girls |
| Web site | http://www.oystergirls.org.uk |
| Location | Isle of Wight |
| Affiliation | Federation |
| Gender (dancers) | female |
| Style | Northwest, Garland, Other |
| Country | UK |
| Own Tradition | Oyg Oyster Girls |
| Year Founded | 1981 |
| Ceased (year) |
General Notes
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Dance Repertoire for Oyster Girls
| Trad | Dance | Style | Origin | Set | Hands | Notes | Team Variations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abram | Abram Circle Dance | Nort.. | Abram Mo.. | 5 or more couples | Hankies | 2 | |
| Black Adder | Blackadder | Garl.. | 4 | Garland | 1 | ||
| Oyster Girls | Calbourne | Nort.. | Oyster G.. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Horbury | Carr Lodge | Nort.. | Wakefiel.. | 6,8 | Sticks, Ra.. | 0 | |
| Oyster Girls | Coppins Bridge | Nort.. | Oyster G.. | undefined | Hankies | 0 | (own tradition) |
| unspecified | Dorset 4 Hand Reel | Other | 4 | Nothing | 0 | ||
| Garstang | Garstang | Nort.. | Garstang.. | 16 | Sticks hel.. | 1 | |
| unspecified | Green Willow | Garl.. | Jerusale.. | 4 | Garland | 0 | |
| Knutsford | Knutsford | Nort.. | Cranford.. | 16 (A file of 8 men and a file of 8 women) | Shillelaghs | 1 | |
| Marston | Marston (Processio.. | Nort.. | Marston .. | 12 -16 | Sticks abo.. | 1 | |
| unspecified | Oldbury | Nort.. | Oyster G.. | undefined | Sticks | 0 | |
| Oyster Girls | Osborne | Nort.. | Derived .. | 6 | Garland | 0 | (own tradition) |
| unspecified | Penny Garland | Nort.. | Naked Ma.. | 5 | Garland | 0 | |
| Peover | Peover | Nort.. | Morris t.. | 24 | Sticks abo.. | 1 | |
| Peover | Peover Garland | Nort.. | Oyster G.. | undefined | Garland | 0 | |
| Poulton le.. | Preston | Nort.. | Poulton .. | 20 in multiples of 4 | Short stic.. | 2 | |
| Runcorn | Runcorn | Nort.. | Unknown .. | 16 | Shillelagh.. | 0 | hands |
| unspecified | Saddleworth | Nort.. | 8, 4 | Rattles, s.. | 0 | ||
| Upton on S.. | Upton on Severn Ha.. | Border | Roy Domm.. | 6 | hankies | 1 | |
| Persephone | Whitby Shindig | Nort.. | Val Mars.. | 4, 6, 8 | Bobbins, s.. | 0 |
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