Banbury Bill is the first hanky dance we teach newcomers; this is the first stick dance. It also tends to be the one we choose if we're asked to teach a dance to a group of non-dancers, as has happened on a number of occasions.

This is the shortest of the Lichfield dances that we do. I don't know whether the peal of bells at the end is part of the traditional tune, but I like it and it seems appropriate!

One of the more showy Lichfield dances, with a double-time last chorus (or time and a half if the musician is being kind to the dancers).

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