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'''Britannia Coco-nut Dancers''' of Bacup, [[Lancashire]]. | '''Britannia Coco-nut Dancers''' of Bacup, [[Lancashire]]. | ||
| − | Bacup is a small Pennine Town situated between Rochdale and Burnley. On [[Easter Saturday]] the "Nutters" dance their way through the streets following a route that sees them visiting all the town's boundaries. The dancers are accompanied by members of Stacksteads Silver Band. Seven dances are performed in total: five Garland Dances, simply known as numbers 1 to 5, and two Nut Dances 'Thowd Cash' and the 'Figures'. | + | Bacup is a small Pennine Town situated between Rochdale and Burnley. On [[April|Easter Saturday]] the "Nutters" dance their way through the streets following a route that sees them visiting all the town's boundaries. The dancers are accompanied by members of Stacksteads Silver Band. Seven dances are performed in total: five Garland Dances, simply known as numbers 1 to 5, and two Nut Dances 'Thowd Cash' and the 'Figures'. |
[http://www.coconutters.co.uk/index.htm Britannia Coco-nut Dancers of Bacup official website] | [http://www.coconutters.co.uk/index.htm Britannia Coco-nut Dancers of Bacup official website] | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 26 March 2008
Britannia Coco-nut Dancers of Bacup, Lancashire.
Bacup is a small Pennine Town situated between Rochdale and Burnley. On Easter Saturday the "Nutters" dance their way through the streets following a route that sees them visiting all the town's boundaries. The dancers are accompanied by members of Stacksteads Silver Band. Seven dances are performed in total: five Garland Dances, simply known as numbers 1 to 5, and two Nut Dances 'Thowd Cash' and the 'Figures'.
Britannia Coco-nut Dancers of Bacup official website
Photographs by Brian Shuel at http://www.collectionspicturelibrary.com