P.R.A.T.S
(Pateley Real Ale Tasting Society, Longsword division)
The
team was formed in 2004 by experienced dancers from other Morris traditions.
All our longsword is made up by ourselves with imaginative titles like
Old 6 Man, 3 Man and New 6 Man (even though we are a mixed team)! We intersperse
the longsword with other dances such as a Basque dance or a Hebridean
dance. Kit is blue cords, white collarless shirt with red ribbon armbands.
Pateley Bridge is in Nidderdale the nearest town being Harrogate, North
Yorkshire.
The
team was formed in 2004 by experienced dancers from other Morris traditions.
All our longsword is made up by ourselves with imaginative titles like
Old 6 Man, 3 Man and New 6 Man (even though we are a mixed team)! We intersperse
the longsword with other dances such as a Basque dance or a Hebridean
dance. Kit is blue cords, white collarless shirt with red ribbon armbands.
Pateley Bridge is in Nidderdale the nearest town being Harrogate, North
Yorkshire. Buttercross
Belles
are a women's Morris team (or side) who dance mainly in a lively North
West style. Team members wear tap shoes (as opposed to clogs) with a distinctive
kit comprising a white short-sleeved dress over which is a green smock
trimmed with purple. A decorated straw hat completes the picture.
The name ‘The Buttercross Belles’ comes from the ‘Buttercross’, a roofed open structure which stands next to the Clock Tower in Otley Market Square. The Buttercross was used by farmers selling their farm products at market in times past.
are a women's Morris team (or side) who dance mainly in a lively North
West style. Team members wear tap shoes (as opposed to clogs) with a distinctive
kit comprising a white short-sleeved dress over which is a green smock
trimmed with purple. A decorated straw hat completes the picture. The name ‘The Buttercross Belles’ comes from the ‘Buttercross’, a roofed open structure which stands next to the Clock Tower in Otley Market Square. The Buttercross was used by farmers selling their farm products at market in times past.
