Bledington - Staines Morris - Cotswold Morris Jig - Isolation Instructional
Channel: The Morris Federation
Date: 2020-10-02

Morris tradition: Bledington. Dance: Staines Morris Jig. Tune: Staines Morris.  Dancer: Jess Arrowsmith of Pecsaetan Morris, Musician: Richard Arrowsmith of Pecsaetan Morris.  Written as a double jig in the style of the Bledington tradition for the 2006 John Gasson Jig competition (Sidmouth), by Jess Arrowsmith and Fiona Bradshaw of Pecsaetan Morris.  See link to Notation and music below.

Jump to a section: 01:01 Music As, Bs, Cs / 01:28 Jig Demo / 03:56 the structure / 04:33 Bledington Basics / 08:16 Part A / 09:49 Part B / 13:01 Part C (slows) / 15:25 2nd time through Part A / 17:07  2nd time through Part B / 17:22 2nd time through Part C (slows) / 20:13 3rd time through - all Parts A, B, C / 24:08 Dance Notation summary / 24:37 Jig Demo with narration for you to join in with

Dance notation and music is at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1var5dGx5O-3JjWupCpXL6S0ju4pmfEix/

A jig instructional video filmed for The Morris Federation during the Covid-19 isolation period in July 2020 to allow Morris dancers to learn a new jig.  Taught by Jess Arrowsmith with musician Richard Arrowsmith, both of Pecsaetan Morris.

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