Source:
Chorus taken from video of Motley Morris. Figures invented by BAZ & RMW (1992).
Music:
Strike the Bell (or Click Go the Shears if you’re Australian).
Formation:
Set of 6 in two lines, facing up.
Long sticks, two handed for sticking.
Step:
Single step (cycle step), stick on shoulder when not sticking. Stand still for sticking.
Sequence:
Foot up
Chorus
Corners
Chorus
Stars
Chorus
Hey
Chorus
Corners
Chorus
Rounds
Foot up:
Dance on the spot facing up, turn to face partners on last four steps, finish with stomp-stomp ready for sticking.
Chorus:
Consists of sticking, loop, sticking, loop.
sticking: FFRRLLB-BBLLRRF-
F = forehand to partner,
R = backhand to opposite right
L = Forehand to opposite left
B = backhand to partner
– = pause
Loop: dance in a smallish loop anticlockwise (start by going to your left!), each dancer doing his own private loop,
but keeping in line with the other 2 on his side. Hit sticks with partner on first step with violence and a shriek.
Corners:
1 & 6 change places on first two steps, with a shriek, passing Right shoulders
2 & 5 change places on steps 3-4, with a shriek, passing Right shoulders
3 & 4 change places on steps 5-6, with a shriek, passing Right shoulders
All dance steps 7-8 on the spot.
Next 8 steps change places back again in the same way.
Stars:
Middles go to their right. Form 3-man stars, and do RH star for 8 steps;
turn out into LH star for 8 steps and back to place.
Hey:
Middles go to their right, to form a hey at the ends, dancing between the two dancers to their right, e.g.:
No 3 turns to his right and goes through space between nos. 1 & 2, to start the hey by doing a left shoulder pass with
No. 1.
Go round the hey twice, but you have to move reasonably fast in order to get back to place ready for the stomp-stomp.
Rounds:
All turn the long way into a normal clockwise rounds. Turn out and jump in on last four steps to finish.
