Mass Dances Planned for the 2010 Ale

Here are the mass dances that are planned for this year's Ale. There are old dances here as well as some very new dances. We've tried to pick dances that are easy to learn (since we really don't want individuals wielding sticks to be frustrated and angry). We've included: PDF files with the music (in the correct key); links to videos of the dances being performed and instructions for the dances.

As is traditional, the Friday evening of the Ale will include a learning session for the mass dances.

Dance	Tradition	Music	Video	Instructions	Notes
17th of May	Adderbury	17th of May	click to play video	click to view instruction
Abram's Circle	Abram	The Circle Dance from Abram	click to play video	click to view instruction
Banks of the Dee	Fieldtown	Banks of the Dee	click to play video	click to view instruction
Bonny Green Garters	Bampton	Bonny Green Garters		click to view instruction
Cuckoo's Nest	Border	Cuckoo's Nest	click to play video	click to view instruction
Lad's A Bunchum	Adderbury	Lad's A Bunchum	click to play video	click to view instruction
Piper's Hut	Border	Burning of the Piper's Hut	click to play video	click to view instruction	This dance was designed to be danced along with the Fieildtown version of PIper's Hut written by Maroon Bells Morris.
Piper's Hut	Fieldtown	Burning of the Piper's Hut	click to play video	click to view instruction	This dance was designed to be danced along with the Border version of PIper's Hut written by Breathless in Berthoud Border Morris
Shooting	Badby	Badby Beaux of London City	click to play video	click to view instruction	Douglas approved! And now updated to include ALL the figures!
Young Collins	Bledington	Young Collins	click to play video	click to view instruction