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Morris dancers with handkerchiefs in York. Morris dancing is a form of English folk dance. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers in costume, usually wearing bell pads on their shins, their shoes or both. A band or single musician, also costumed, will accompany them.
Border morris dancers, White Ladies Aston. Border Morris is a collection of individual local dances from villages along the English side of the Wales–England border in the counties of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire. They are part of the Morris dance tradition.
Younger, more inclusive Morris teams tell the BBC their tradition is having a "cultural moment".
Margaret Morris (10 March 1891 – 29 February 1980) was a British dancer, choreographer, artist and teacher. She founded the Margaret Morris Movement, Celtic Ballet and two Scottish National Ballets in Glasgow (1947) and in Pitlochry (1960). [1] Morris devised a system of movement notation, which was first published in 1928.
The Morris Federation, established in 1975, [1] is one of three major organisations supporting morris dancing groups, also known as 'sides', in the United Kingdom. Originally known as the Women's Morris Federation, it was created in response to the Morris Ring's policy of excluding all-female or mixed-gender teams. The federation initially only ...
Country Gardens" is an old English folk tune traditionally used for Morris dancing. It was introduced by traditional folk musician William Kimber to Cecil Sharp near the beginning of the twentieth century, then popularised by a diverse range of musicians from Percy Grainger and David Stanhope to Jimmie Rodgers.
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Dancers from Icknield Way Morris Men, wearing three different variations of the kit. The uniform of Icknield Way's dancers has changed significantly over time but has always been based on "whites", the traditional white trousers and shirt of Cotswold Morris dancers. The uniform has always featured a Wessex wyvern, [5] the symbol of Icknield ...