North West clog dance
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North West clog dance is a traditional English folk dance style from the industrial northwest of England, characterized by rhythmic stepping in wooden-soled clogs often performed in processions and team formations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North West Morris tradition | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English folk dance style
ⓘ
folk dance ⓘ |
| aimsTo | maintain regional industrial heritage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cheshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greater Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ Merseyside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | English ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf |
cotton industry communities
ⓘ
factory and mill culture ⓘ industrial mill towns ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
figures performed in sets
ⓘ
often accompanied by live music ⓘ percussive sound from clogs ⓘ processional performance ⓘ rhythmic stepping ⓘ strongly accented footwork ⓘ team formations ⓘ |
| hasFormationType |
processional dance
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set dance ⓘ team dance ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriodOfDevelopment | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasMovementType |
heel and toe patterns
ⓘ
shuffles ⓘ stamping ⓘ stepping ⓘ |
| hasMusic |
brass band music
ⓘ
concertina music ⓘ traditional English dance tunes ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceAspect |
synchronised team stepping
ⓘ
visually striking costumes ⓘ |
| hasRegionOfOrigin | industrial northwest of England ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | North West England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedBy |
English folk dance organisations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
folk dance teams ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
English clog dancing
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Morris dance NERFINISHED ⓘ step dance ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfDancers | team of 6 to 16 dancers ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
Whit walks
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carnival parades ⓘ folk festivals ⓘ street processions ⓘ |
| usesFootwear | wooden-soled clogs ⓘ |
| usesProp |
banners (in some teams)
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decorated clogs ⓘ garlands (in some teams) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
North West Morris tradition