Cotswold Notes: Bledington: Jenny Lind

Props

One short stick & one long stick [short in Rh held at end, long in Lh held in middle].

Verses

Normal + Double Speed Ch on the end.

Phrasing

(Ax2+Bx2)x4+B. A is 4 bars, B is 4 bars. The final B is played faster.

Chorus

Identical to Lichfield Jenny Lind.

Clashing

As dancers have 2 sticks each, clash ones own sticks together at the end of every Basic instead of clashing partner’s. This also enables a clash in the middle of the Round which is normally out of reach.

Origin

Invented by Richard Davies & Elizabeth Woolnagh of Lagabag so that the popular Lichfield Jenny Lind dance could be danced with only 6 dancers as well as the 8 used in Lichfield.

Source of Information

Learnt as part of Lagabag Morris’s dance repertoire.

Further Information

This page only contains features specific to this dance. Where not specified, the features of this dance are in common with other dances in this tradition.


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