Team: Herring Gals
Team Details: Herring Gals
Last updated: 20 Jan, 2021| Name | Herring Gals |
| Web site | https://www.herringgals.co.uk |
| Location | Lincolnshire |
| Affiliation | Federation |
| Gender | female |
| Style | Northwest, Garland |
| Country | UK |
| Own Tradition | Bbk Barley Break |
Notes
We adopted the repertoire of Barley Break North West Ladies Morris (now defunct). Our dance teacher had been a Barley Break dancer for many years. The Herring Gals Band is made up of musicians from The Barley Break Band.
We adopted the repertoire of Barley Break North West Ladies Morris (now defunct). Our dance teacher had been a Barley Break dancer for many years. The Herring Gals Band is made up of musicians from The Barley Break Band.
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Dance Repertoire for Herring Gals
| Trad | Dance | Style | Origin | Set | Hands | Notes | Team Variations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abram | Abram Circle Dance | Nort.. | Abram Mo.. | 5 or more couples | Hankies | 2 | |
| Ashton | Ashton | Nort.. | Traditio.. | 8 | Sticks hel.. | 1 | |
| unspecified | Basque | Garl.. | Collect.. | 6, 8 | Garland | 0 | |
| unspecified | French Garland | Garl.. | Barley B.. | 6 or 8 | Garlands | 0 | |
| Barley Break | Grimsby Garland | Nort.. | Herring .. | undefined | 1 | (own tradition) | |
| Horbury | Horbury Polka | Nort.. | Wakefield | 8 | Slings | 0 | |
| Lostock | Lostock Junction | Nort.. | Buttercr.. | 8 | Hankies | 0 | |
| Barley Break | May Dance | Garl.. | Barley B.. | 6 or 8 | Garlands | 1 | (own tradition) |
| unspecified | Newton-le-Willows | Nort.. | 4 | Hankies | 1 | ||
| Ripon City | Ninepin | Nort.. | Ripon Ci.. | 9 | Sticks | 0 | |
| Chester | Piper's Ash Reel | Nort.. | Chester .. | 8 | Two short .. | 2 | |
| Prescot | Prescot | Nort.. | Unknown .. | 8 | Shillelagh.. | 1 | |
| Runcorn | Runcorn | Nort.. | Unknown .. | 16 | Shillelagh.. | 0 | |
| Persephone | Whitby Shindig | Nort.. | Val Mars.. | 4, 6, 8 | Bobbins, s.. | 0 | |
| Wigan | Wigan Processional | Nort.. | Currentl.. | Multiples of 4 | Sticks | 0 | source |
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