Source

:

Dave Jones book "The Roots of Welsh Border Morris".

Steps

:

Jogging run.

Stick

:

12 inch long, held by four dancers only.

Music

:

"Yankee Doodle" and "Tipperary" played very quickly.

Set

:

10 people, 4 with sticks, others are music, eg. an accordion, 2 with bones, a triangle or mouthorgan and 2 with tambourines. (Suggest that a side without so many musicians should have people equipped with two short sticks which they hit together rapidly, right on left downwards and upwards)

m x m x m

m x m x m

Sticking

:

/ x x x x / x - x - / ad lib, danced by the stickmen, either, (a) standing on spot (b) going round opposite (like whole gyp, possibly more than once). (Suggest use choruses alternately)

Figures

:

1.

Cross over passing left shoulder and turn to the right to face back, cross back and arm with left once round as pass to end in starting place.

2.

One stand still while others dance a circle around them. (Suggest that this one of each pair of stickmen and the other four at their end dance a circle round them and back)

3.

Hey for 3. (Suggest done by 2 stickmen + one other, like "three-tops" either/or/or both with the middle pair `going to their right' or an end going to their left)

4.

Cast. (Suggest from the top, down outside and up centre)

5.

Zig-zag processional figure. (Suggest ignore in set dance)