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8 Morris Dances of England and Flamborough Sword Dance by Nibs Matthews, 1981
Bubble boy: Mark Morris at BAM. (Dance).: An article from: New Criterion by Laura Jacobs, 2003-06-01
Morris Dance Tunes V9: Collected From Traditional Sources (1913) by Cecil James Sharp, 2010-09-10
The Morris Dance: Descriptions Of Eleven Dances As Performed By The Morris-Men Of England (1910)
The Morris Dance: Descriptions Of Eleven Dances As Performed By The Morris-Men Of England (1910)
Creation in Dance and Life by Margaret Morris, 1971-12-09
Debut: following in Mark Morris' footsteps.: An article from: Dance Magazine by Susan Reiter, 2006-08-01
English Folklore: Richard I of England, Beowulf, Robin Hood, Yule, Puck, Wild Hunt, Glastonbury, Blackbeard, London Bridge, Morris Dance
Dances by Mark Morris, 1991-06
MOZART DANCES - MOSTLY MOZART PLAYBILL - AUGUST 19, 2006 by CHOREOGRAPHER MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP / MARK MORRIS, 2006
Mark Morris' l'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato: A Celebration
The History of Morris Dancing, 1438-1750 (Studies in Early English Drama) by John Forrest, 1999-12-04
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MORRIS DANCES OF ENGLAND by SHARP & KENNEDY, 1955
Illustrations of Shakspeare, and of Ancient Manners. With Dissertations on the Clowns and Fools of Shakspeare; on the Collection of Popular Tales Entitled Gesta Romanorum; and on the English Morris Dance. The Engravings on Wood by J. Berryman. Volume 1 by Francis Douce, 1807-01-01

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Seabright: What Is Morris ?
Briefly, the Cotswold morris is a traditional folk dance which was found insmall villages around Oxford, England at the end of the 19th century.
http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/morris/whatisit.html

Extractions: Briefly, the Cotswold morris is a traditional folk dance which was found in small villages around Oxford, England at the end of the 19th century. It was a central part of annual springtime rituals throughout the region. The dancers wear dozens of bells on each leg, wield sticks and/or handkerchiefs, and dance to lively folk tunes. When Seabright dances on the street we carry a descriptive leaflet with text by Gereg Blaiddllwyd and myself. (If you think it looks like your leaflet, that's probably because we've cribbed pieces of text from somebody who cribbed them from you.) The leaflet gives a quick (and dirty) history of the morris and invites the crowd to support our endeavor. It is a high-impact, anaerobic form of dance done to live music by teams (or sides) of six who are all dressed in brightly colored kit. The stepping is done in a style designed to maximize the ringing of the bells whilst minimizing the danger of impact injury. Some dances consist of 6 solid minutes of stepping and are more strenuous than running for a mile. Dances done while waving handkerchiefs often contain spectacular leaps high into the air. Dances done with clashing of sticks could have nasty consequences to dancers or audience. From Cecil Sharp's Morris Book, part I
The Knots Of May
The Knots of May dance the North West morris tradition, with Garlands sticks. Lancashire Clogs with irons are worn.
http://members.aol.com/suesteven/kom/kom.html

Extractions: THE KNOTS OF MAY The Knots of May are a woman's Morris team formed in the Autumn of 1974 in Brighton.. From the first, a conscious decision was made to ensure the style of the team would be different from the predominantly male sides. It was decided to concentrate on the dance traditions from the North West of England rather than Cotswold Morris, and the kit was designed to be feminine and reminiscent of the styles of the 1890's. At that time, Lancashire Morris was being danced traditionally; the apron, being similar to those worn by Lancashire Mill girls, was chosen as another link. The first dances in the repertoire were clog dances from Lancashire - look out for the traditional Lancashire clogs that are worn - and shoe dances from Cheshire, performed with garlands or sticks. The sticks were thought to have originally been made from the empty bobbins from the cotton mills, which were decorated at each end with bundles of cotton waste. Since the early years in Brighton, both the team and the repertoire have become drawn from much further afield. Traditional English dances still make up half of the current repertoire, but they have been augmented by other European dances from France, Flanders and Spain. Several dances have been composed more recently, some of which were written especially for the Knots of May. In true folk tradition, some of the traditional material has been modified to suit the style of the team. A Morris side relies heavily on the quality and commitment of it's musicians. Over the years, the Knots of May have been very fortunate to have always had a loyal band ready to play in all weathers. The music comes from a variety of sources but has been selected as being appropriate for the dances. Most of the tunes are traditional, English or European, but three tunes were written by a former musician, Peter Rogan.
Morris Dance Clog Page
This page contains general information on how to buy dance clogs from England.It is primarily Back to the morris Page. Last edited Copyright
http://www.apriori.net/paz/buyclog.html

Extractions: This page contains general information on how to buy dance clogs from England. It is primarily intended to help those in North America (who haven't the luxury of a variety of local clog manufacturers to choose from), but I hope that the information will be useful regardless of where you are reading this. - paz One of the first things you will need is full-sized tracings of your feet with a few added dimensions for your clogmaker to use. Try to get someone to help you with this so you can stand as you would normally. Bending over to trace your feet can result in incorrect dimensioning. Wear comfortable socks, such as whatever you'll be dancing in. Use stiff white "shirt cardboard" or index card stock if you can get it large enough to provide space to trace your foot on, plus a good margin area to write down other information. Also, get a good black marking pen, such as a "Sharpie", and a flexible tape measure such as is used for sewing. Do one foot at a time. Stand up straight, with good posture, looking straight ahead. Have your friend hold the marking pen straight up and down alongside your foot; do not tilt the pen. Run the pen all the way around the foot. When this is done, don't move your foot yet. Have your friend take measurements across the top of your foot, from the side next to the ball of your foot to the other side next to the knuckle of your pinkie toe. Mark the points on the tracing with arrows to indicate where the measurement was made, and write the distance down. Measure to the nearest 1/8" to 1/4". Repeat this first measurement technique across the top of the foot, approximately where your arch is. Again, mark the edges of the tracing with arrows where the measurement was made, and record the measurement there.
Copperfield Clog - Womens North West Clog Morris
A clog morris dance side from Higham, near Rochester Kent, UK.
http://members.aol.com/copclog/Clog1.htm

Extractions: Main Dance htmlAdWH('7002326', '234', '60'); Copperfield Clog Latest News updated 24 May 2004) Copperfield Clog is a women's North West Clog Morris dance side. We are based in the village of Higham, near Rochester, Kent, England. Copperfield Clog perform traditional Clog Morris processional dances that originated in the mill towns of Lancashire, North West England from around the 1890's to early 1900's. The right-hand picture above shows our dancers smartly turned out in Copperfield Clog kit of white blouses with rust brown skirts, decorated straw hats and, most importantly, our hand-made clogs. We dance either with colourful garlands, or sticks with ribbons and bells, or slings, or - for our own choreographed Higham Junction dance - holding nothing at all. More photos are shown throughout our various web pages - and for a laugh do visit our historical photo gallery Copperfield Clog's 2004 Programme Recruitment Our favourite dances ... Our Photo Gallery If you are interested in booking Copperfield Clog for your special event or function please telephone one of our joint secretaries on 01474 822148 or 01474 824346 and ask for our Publicity Brochure. Or email us on copclog@aol.com
Dance / Morris Dancing
dance / morris Dancing. Categories related to morris Dancing morris_Dancing/.Recent dance / morris Dancing News Articles. Cincinnati
http://paloweb.com/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Morris_Dancing/
Little Hulton :: Morris Dance Troupe
A nonprofit/voluntary Carnival morris dance Troupe, based in Little Hulton since 1976. Actively involved in competitions around North West England.
http://lhmdt.com

Extractions: Little Hulton Morris Dance Troupe The Troupe was formed in the mid 1970's and was formerly known as "Little Hulton Legionettes" based at "Little Hulton Royal British Legion Club". We have danced with many associations over the years including MGA,NWCA,CCTA,NEWCO,GMMDA etc. Currently and for a few years now,we dance for NEMDCO who we find to be a friendly and well organized association. We practice at Kenyon Way Community Centre, Kenyon Way, Little Hulton on Tuesday's between 6-30pm and 9-00pm. All the very best to all Troupes Please click on NEMDCO link for details of venue and dance times.
The Annotated Pratchett File V7a.5 - ...and Dance
Brewer has this to say on the subject morris dance brought to Englandin the reign of Edward III, when John of Gaunt returned from Spain.
http://www.co.uk.lspace.org/books/apf/and-dance.html

Extractions: APF Chapter 6: Thoughts and Themes When you mention 'Discworld' and 'dance' in the same breath, you can only be talking about one thing: Morris Dancing, a subject that most non-Brits will be almost completely in the dark about. Brewer has this to say on the subject: Morris Dance : brought to England in the reign of Edward III, when John of Gaunt returned from Spain. In the dance, bells were jingled, and staves or swords clashed. It was a military dance of the Moors or Moriscos, in which five men and a boy engaged; the boy wore a 'morione' or head-piece, and was called Mad Morion Which is interesting, but doesn't really explain anything in a 20th century context. Luckily, a newsgroup like alt.fan.pratchett attracts contemporary Morris Dancers like flies, and for the rest of this section I will give the floor to Rich Holmes: "In a number of books (including Strata Guards! Guards! Reaper Man , and Lords and Ladies ) Pratchett refers to morris dancing. These allusions may be lost on the typical American reader. Picture, then, six men in white shirts and trousers, decorated with ribbons, wearing bells on their legs, in a two-by-three formation the men, not the bells. To a tune played on fiddle or squeezebox, they dance up and down, back and forth, gesturing with big white handkerchiefs in their hands or, maybe, clashing yard-long willow sticks with one another. That's morris dancing, or at least the species of morris dancing that was done in the late 19th century in the Cotswolds region of England.
Morris To Carnival
A really interesting site written by Geoff Bibby which explains the transistion of morris dancing from the traditional dance to the modern carnival equivalent that is seen around the northwest today.
http://www.thelwallmorris.org.uk/lymm_book/misc/morris_to_carnival.htm

Extractions: Geoff Bibby was interviewed on Resonance FM Radio on this topic Whenever traditions are under threat there are always those who try to set up situations to help their continuance. This has always been true of Morris Dancing. There have been many peaks and troughs in the popularity of Morris dancing and interested parties will endeavour to revive flagging teams, re-awaken traditions that are dormant or collect and preserve dances from 'dead' sides - so that these dances are able to undergo a renaissance. Whatever form the input takes, this input itself inevitably has an effect on the tradition. After WW1 many sides found themselves unable to raise a team - the men simply weren't available. The responses to this situation were variable: Most of the 'old' dancers tried to maintain the 'maleness' of the dances. Teams continued to struggle and the cancellation of many 'traditional' events such as Whit and May festivals during WW2 caused further breaks in continuity. It became rare for boys to dance and girls took it up in large numbers. In the north of England and particularly in the north - west
Mike Miller's Border Morris Notes
dance notes from Mike Miller of The Basset Street Hounds.
http://web.lemoyne.edu/~millermj/border/
Datchet Border Morris
From Datchet in Berkshire perform morris dances, plus a mummer's play and sword dance around Christmas time.
http://www.btinternet.com/~john.wagg/default.htm

Extractions: Welcome to the Datchet Border Morris Homepage We perform dances in the English border morris style (from the England/Wales border region), We perform mainly for our own enjoyment, and that of our audience, but also to preserve the tradition and to raise money for local charities (this winter - The Berkshire Blind Society). We practice on Monday evenings from 8pm in Datchet Village (near Windsor in Berkshire, England) WI Hall. (See map). Contact us Pictures Updated 11th May 2004 2004 Programme See you at one of these, if you can make it April Fri St. George's Day - The Swan - Walton on Thames Sun Windsor Station May Sat Dawn at Runnymede Mon Kew Gardens Sat Reading town centre - Thames Valley Air Ambulance Sat Shepperton May Fayre Jun Mon The Plough, Wexham St. Sun Staines Farmers Market Wed with Mayflower Morris at Pirbright Sat Windsor Bridge Mon with Jackstraws at the Beehive in Egham Jul th Sun th Tue with OBJ th Tue with Taeppas at the Belgian Arms in Holyport th Sat Thu with Hump Sep Fri - Sun Swanage Festival Items may change at short notice - please check before making a special trip. Here's a link to further Morris and Folk information in Britain and the rest of the World...
Acorn Morris - Traditional Dance In York
Acorn morris is a women's morris dancing team in the city of York
http://www.webweavers.inuk.com/acornmorris/
Ballet-Dance Magazine - Mark Morris Dance Group - Interview With Mark Morris - B
MARK morris dance GROUP UK TOUR 2001 TUE 23 WED 24 OCT NEW VICTORIA THEATRE,WOKING FRI 26 - SAT 27 OCT THEATRE ROYAL, NEWCASTLE MON 29 - TUE 30 OCT
http://www.criticaldance.com/magazine/200401/articles/MMDG_Morris_20011000.htm

Extractions: Email this page to a friend: Milestone Enterprise An Interview with Mark Morris by Donald Hutera October 21, 2001 - London Mark Morris is still reeling after a three-week season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, held last November, that honoured the 20th anniversary of his eponymous Dance Group. He speaks of it with a typically pointed retrospective dramatic flair. "It was exhausting. Spectacular. It went great. There were thousands of spectators. It almost killed us. We had two days off, then we were on tour again.You rest when you can." In Morris' case, there is no rest for the natural-born genius. His response, when I tell him that's what he was called in one British newspaper, is "Who said that? Me?!" Morris is joking, but he's serious to the extent that he reads everything written about him. No slight intended, but he has a very healthy ego. Risking understatement, he knows he's good and that he makes good work. That's his job. And it's a privilege and a pleasure. Morris' spanking new $6.3 million company headquarters in Brooklyn is still under construction. But the offices have been open for a month and half, and at least one of the studios will be ready for June 11. There will be facilities for creating and presenting his own work, but the four-storey building will also function as school and dance community centre. Morris' comment about the whole milestone enterprise is an eloquently simple "Unbelievable!"
Articles *Morris Dance*
The Ancient Art of morris dance. Now, this ancient ritual dance is in revival withover 150 morris dance teams in North America, and over 500 in England.
http://www.rencentral.com/archives/morris.shtml

Extractions: Feature Articles Departments Fun/Games/Humor Reviews Kids' Kingdom Studios Archives Home Features Departments Fun ... Archives The Ancient Art of Morris Dance (a reprint of an article printed in the Chivalry Sports Renaissance Catalog Magazine.) Morris Dancing's origins are lost in the mists of time, derived from the pan-European agrarian traditions of fertility celebrations at sowing and harvest-tide. Arbeau speaks of Morris dancing in Orchesography, "In fashionable Society when I was young, a small boy, his face daubed with black and his forehead swathed in a white or yellow handkerchief...wore leggings covered with little bells and performed a Morris....The ability to perform this dance well was held in high esteem." Shakespeare spoke of Morris dancing as an already ancient ritual, though it was still commonly practiced in his time. Other 16th century sources confirm that the dances were done by both men and women, and that they were a popular form of spectacle, a competitive sport of sorts.
Moreton Bay Fig Morris
Within morris dance, there are several subtypes or traditions . morrisdance is about place and community. We perform because we like to.
http://home.att.net/~mbfm/

Extractions: Beginners' Workshop Performances Booking Information Moreton Bay Fig Morris may seem like an odd-moniker for a folk dance troupe, but this local ensemble has been evoking the medieval village life of merry old England since 1984. The three-part suite of dances in Moreton Bay Fig Morris' medley was performed against a jaunty sonic background of traditional English tunes, played by a small group of folk musicians. During Saturday's pair of performances, the group presented a difficult stick dance, a round of handkerchief dancing, and other vintage styles of English country dancing. San Diego Union Tribune, May 8, 2000 The Figs Picture Gallery Do you want to dance with us? Our Repertoire ... Trunkle Hunting Moreton Bay Fig Morris is San Diego's only performing morris team. We were founded in 1984. Our first practice sessions were held in Balboa Park , near the famous Moreton Bay Fig Tree. This enormous tree is just to the north of the Museum of Natural History and to the east of the Casa del Prado. You'll recognize us by our yellow, green, and blue vests with the team badge on the back, our straw hats, handkerchiefs, and sticks. You can find us simply by listening for the sound of our bells, which you may hear off in the distance, calling you to our celebration. You will often find us in the company of John Barleycorn, our Hobby-horse, whose good-natured cavorting with the children usually elicits peals of laughter. Tradition has it that patting the Hobby-horse on the nose brings good luck. Feeding John Barleycorn a coin or bill guarantees the good luck.
Ilmington Morris Men
Perhaps one of the earliest known dates for the composition of a morrisdance is that of the Ilmington stick dance The Jubilee .
http://wavespace.waverider.co.uk/~olivern/IMM/imm.htm

Extractions: Ilmington Morris Men dancing at Ilmington Manor on Gardens Day 9th April 2000 The Ilmington Morris Badge Welcome to the Home Page of the Traditional Ilmington Morris Men. The Ilmington Morris Men are based in the South Warwickshire village of Ilmington and dance some of the traditional Morris dances collected in and around Ilmington during the last hundred years. We practice on Wednesday evenings in Ilmington Village Hall during the winter and dance around the local villages and towns on Wednesday evenings in the Summer. The Morris Side is available to do bookings in the area - please contact the Bagman, Paul Bryan, on 01608-662167 or by e-mail. The Morris Men are to be seen dancing in the village every year on Gardens Day, when eight or more of the village gardens are open to the public as part of the National Gardens Scheme, and we dance by or in all the open gardens, normally starting at the Manor House. We generally invite a guest side for this occasion, usually another traditional Cotswold side. The date for this event varies, recently it has been about the second Sunday in April. We also try to be at the Ilmington Flower Show on the village playing fields on August Bank Holiday Monday. We extend a warm welcome to any morris man, experienced or beginner, who would like to join us. Come to the Village Hall on a Wednesday evening 8.30 -10.00 or contact the squire, Nick Oliver by e-mail (at the bottom of the page, substitute @ for at), or on 01564 782104, the bagman (secretary)
Michael Jackson's Traditional Dance Page
Michael Jackson s Traditional dance Page. Mainly About morris and Appalachiandance. I am Michael L. Jackson, of Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire (England).
http://freespace.virgin.net/michael.jackson/

Extractions: Michael Jackson's Traditional Dance Page I am Michael L. Jackson, of Adlington, Chorley Lancashire (England). This page is about the dance teams that I perform with and also other morris teams (old and new) that I have some interesting material about. The photograph of Horwich Prize Medal Morris Dancers is included as an example of the material about old teams. Completing this site may take some time, as I perform with several teams. Why not visit my Morris Picture Gallery ? It is still in preparation, but will be added to on a regular basis. Together with Duncan Broomhead, I am maintaining the Morris, Step Dance and Traditional Drama listing and news pages for Buzz! magazine You can reach me by e-mail at: michael.jackson@virgin.net
Helier Morris Men's, Web Dancing Spot
In 1976 we had our first Ale (for those of you who know little about morris, an aleis where we get together and dance with other morris sides, sing songs and
http://members.tripod.co.uk/helier/

Extractions: (Their contact details are at the bottom of this page). The chronology is up to date. The key points are as follows. Harry Kitchener at the Anne Port Bay Folk Club formed the Helier Morris Men, in 1975 and we first danced out in that same year. We took part in the Battle of Flowers which is a well know event here in the Channel Islands ("the Battle" as its known locally), dancing at intervals up and down the parade. In 1976 we had our first Ale (for those of you who know little about Morris, an ale is where we get together and dance with other Morris sides, sing songs and generally enjoy ourselves). We invited the Wessex Morris Men, who feature a lot in ours and in a lot of side's history. At Christmas we performed our first Mummers Play (again for those of you that know little about Morris, a Mummers play is just that, a short act usually based around the concept of death and resurrection). 1980 saw us no longer able to practice at Howard Davis Farm, as the barn we used during the winter months was converted into Science labs.
About Morris Dancing
About Dolphin morris. About morris dance. morris in the East Midlands region. Theword morris encompasses several regional dance traditions. These include.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~pdzdw/dolphinweb/AboutMorris/About_Morris.htm

Extractions: The Dolphin Web Site has 3 main sections: a b c ABOUT MORRIS DANCING About Dolphin Morris About Morris Dance Morris in the East Midlands region You can return to the Dolphin Home Page at any time by clicking on a Dolphin logo. d e f What is Morris Dancing? Types of Morris. Morris today. Where can I find out more? What is Morris Dancing? Morris Dancing has been a feature of English country life for many hundreds of years and no one knows for certain how it originated. It has certainly been a part of the English landscape for at least six hundred years. By Elizabethan times it was already considered to be an ancient custom and several references to the dances appear in Shakespeare's plays. Until the later part of the nineteenth century there were Morris teams based in most Cotswold Villages. Indeed, many areas of the country had traditional dancers performing in a style peculiar to their region. In the north-west, for example, there were the clog and garland dancers, the north-east had it's sword-dance teams and the Welsh Border region had it's black-faced, disguised stick-dancers. All of these variations which make up the Morris tradition share common features of colour, vigour, an element of disguise and a dance form based on circles and processions.
Blackawton
We dance the style of English morris Dancing generally known as North West morris or Clog morris not to be confused with the hanky-waving Cotswold or
http://homepages.enterprise.net/beeman/kytes/blackawt.htm

Extractions: B LACKAWTON M ORRIS We are a team of morris dancers from Blackawton - a small village in the depths of Devon's South Hams. We dance the style of English Morris Dancing generally known as "North West Morris" or "Clog Morris" - not to be confused with the hanky-waving "Cotswold" or the blacked-up stick-smashing "Border" styles. Having said that, most of our dances actually come from Yorkshire (as, incidentally, do our clogs). Also, the "traditional" sides usually wore shoes - they wore clogs all week for working, so when they dressed up for dancing, they put on their smart shoes. But never mind, we wear clogs because they make a good noise - as anyone who has heard us dancing on a wooden stage will testify! We have never danced at Sidmouth! We have, however, danced at the Wadebridge, Swanage and Brixham Festivals. We have also contrived to get ourselves invited to France on two occasions - once to SoliÀ rs in Normandy and in 1997 to the "Roscoff en F te" festival in Brittany. In SoliÀ rs, we danced in sweltering heat with a leader hobbling on a torn calf muscle and a dancer 2 months pregnant (and her husband twitching in the band!)
Online NewsHour: The Mark Morris Dance Group
morris. Video of the dances. A Modern dance Primer. A NewsHour lookat Mark morris. Streaming Video RealAudio. Mark morris Biography.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/markmorris/

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