Balance The Straw

Overview

Type: Cotswold Style: Fieldtown Tune: Balance the Straw Dancers: 6 Equipment: sticks (32“) Source: A Handbook of Morris Dances by Lionel Bacon

Sequence

once to yourselffoot upchorushalf gypchorusBack-to-backchorusroundschorus & all up

Music & Stepping

The first line of text describes hand/stick motions. The second line describes stepping.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations used on this page include:

Abbrev.	Meaning
D beh.	Dib (stick on ground) behind
D frt.	Dib (stick on ground) in front
XTF	Strike, Tip (of stick), Forehand
XTB	Strike, Tip (of stick), Backhand
FTJ	Foot-Together-Jump