Team: Minster Strays
Team Details: Minster Strays
Last updated: 3 May, 2023| Name | Minster Strays |
| Web site | http://www.minsterstrays.org.uk |
| Location | North Yorkshire |
| Affiliation | Federation |
| Gender | mixed |
| Style | Cotswold, Border |
| Country | UK |
| Own Tradition | Mns Minster Strays |
| Year Founded | 2003 |
| Ceased (year) |
General Notes
Our Dance Repertoire (below) lists most (but not all) of the dances we have performed over the years. Our repertoire will continue to change and evolve in the future.
Our Dance Repertoire (below) lists most (but not all) of the dances we have performed over the years. Our repertoire will continue to change and evolve in the future.
Seasonal Customs
We dance at dawn (typically 5.28 am!) each year on 1 May.
We dance at dawn (typically 5.28 am!) each year on 1 May.
Archive Notes
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Photos: Minster Strays
Dance Repertoire for Minster Strays
| Trad | Dance | Style | Origin | Set | Hands | Notes | Team Variations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adderbury | Black Joke | Cots.. | Adderbury | 6 plus | Hankies | 1 | |
| Adderbury | Constant Billy | Cots.. | Adderbury | 4, 6 | Long Stick | 1 | |
| Adderbury | Duck and Dive | Cots.. | 6 | 0 | |||
| Adderbury | Flowing Bowl (Com.. | Cots.. | Adderbury | 6 plus | Long Stick | 1 | |
| Adderbury | Lads A Bunchum | Cots.. | Adderbury | 4, 6, 8 | Long stick | 1 | |
| Bledington | Trunkles | Cots.. | Bledington | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Bledington | William And Nancy | Cots.. | 6 | Hankies | 1 | ||
| Bledington | Young Collins | Cots.. | Bledington | 6 | Stick | 1 | |
| Bucknell | Queen's Delight | Cots.. | Bucknell | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Ducklington | Nutting Girl | Cots.. | Duckling.. | 1, 3, 4, 6 | Hankies | 0 | |
| Field Town | Banks Of The Dee | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Field Town | Blue Eyed Stranger | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Field Town | Princess Royal | Cots.. | Field Town | 1,6 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Field Town | Step Back | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 2 | |
| Field Town | Valentine | Cots.. | Field Town | 6 | Hankies | 0 | |
| Field Town | Whitehaven Volunteer | Cots.. | Minster .. | 3 | Hankies | 0 | |
| Grimspound | Tinners Rabbits | Border | Grimspound | 3 | Long stick | 0 | |
| Minster St.. | Four Up | Border | Juliette.. | 4 | Long stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Minster St.. | Jet Pegs Knot | Border | Juliette.. | 6 | Short stick | 1 | (own tradition) |
| Minster St.. | Minster Processional | Border | Minster .. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Minster St.. | Spinning Jenny | Border | Minster .. | undefined | 0 | (own tradition) | |
| Planet Mor.. | Twiglet (Twiglets) | Border | Planet M.. | 5 | Long stick | 1 | |
| Sherborne | I'll Go And E.. | Cots.. | Sherborne | 1,2 | Hankies | 1 | |
| Upton on S.. | Upton on Severn Ha.. | Border | Roy Domm.. | 6 | hankies | 1 | |
| Upton on S.. | Upton on Severn St.. | Border | Dave Jon.. | 6 | Long stick | 1 | |
| unspecified | East Acton | Border | Old Star.. | 3, 6 | Long stick | 1 | |
| unspecified | Fiddler's Lock | Border | unspecif.. | 6 | short stick | 0 | |
| unspecified | Five Hand Reel (Ha.. | Border | Minster .. | 5 | 0 | ||
| unspecified | Worcester Hey | Border | 6 | Long stick | 0 |
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