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Webfeet : English Ceilidh, English Country, Barn Dance, French And Breton Dance
Covers English ceilidh, folk, barn, Cajun, French/Breton and morris dance. Lists of events, bands and venues in the UK, with links to other sites, and a FAQ.
http://www.webfeet.org/

Extractions: Webfeet is English Ceilidh Folk Dance Barn Dance Contra ... Events listings Move round the site with frames . The navigation icons on the banner lines can to take you to this home page, move you into and out of frames, move you up one level in the directory and show you the help file. You can also search the webfeet site and neighbouring pages: For Firefox users, there are
Fleet Morris Home Page
Ladies side who first started to dance in 1984 and still have some of the original members dancing at their Cotswold style performances. Details history, events, phots and contacts.
http://www.fleetmorris.org.uk/

Extractions: ** OPEN EVENINGS ** This year's Open Evenings are on Tuesday 20 and 27 September 2005 at Quetta Park Community Hall. If you'd like to have a go at morris dancing, please feel free to come along - contact Barbara for details. Fleet Morris was formed in 1984, and has a wide repertoire of dances, mainly in the Cotswold style. Our dances are based round those from the villages of Adderbury, Bampton, Ducklington, Fieldtown and Lichfield, with a few Border dances thrown in to change the tempo. We meet every Tuesday evening at Quetta Community Hall, Church Crookham and welcome new members from September onwards. Our dancers are all female, but we have musicians of both sexes. You need no previous dancing experience to become a morris dancer, but an outgoing personality is an advantage, along with a good sense of humour, and a liking for a good social life. As you can see from our programme, we travel far and near during the summer - what better way to enjoy the delights of the countryside!
Alphabetic List Of Morris Dance & Sword Dance Sides
contact information for all known morris, sword, and other ritual dance groups.
http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/morris-teams.html

Extractions: Dance section maintained by: ArtsWire To add or update a listing, please fill out the morris side information form This is a purely alphabetical (to the extent that my computer can remember the alphabet...) list of morris dance and sword dance teams (sides). I also maintain a listing of morris dance and sword dance teams (sides), arranged by country and a listing of morris dance and sword dance teams (sides), arranged by dance type On this page, you can jump directly to sides whose names start with: A B C D ... Year founded:
The Headcorn Morris
Traditional English folk dance team. Detailed information on the dances, music and history, as well as pictures, contact details and yearly programme.
http://www.headcornmorris.com/
Westminster Morris Men
Westminster morris Men at home. They who dance are thought mad by those who hearnot the music . Westmnster City Council saves the day
http://www.westminstermorris.org/

Extractions: Squire: Bagman: Dancing Programme Day of Dance Colin Fleming Contact Us ... Other interesting stories Due to dear old 'Unkle Ken' having a prior claim on Trafalgar Square, our main show spot for the 2005 Day of Dancewas going to be Leicester Square. This is a far from ideal spot at the best of times and then it transpired that Leicester Square was also going to be of no use due to some film permiere going on. Hearing of our plight, a nice chap at WCC has givn us permission to use the Nort Terrace of Trafalgar Square outside the National Gallery. So, we're back in the square then. Next is our Day of Dance 14th May... here Lots more to come..... Here's the rest of the year Join or remove yourself from our Mailing List details...
Hook Eagle Morris Men
Menâs Border style side that were formed in 1991. Sections include history of the team and the dances, profiles of group members, photo gallery and dance notes.
http://www.hookeagle.org.uk/
Diane Ippel - Morris Old Time Dance Information
Details of morris Old Time dances. Instead, Tony Scarimbolo, who called theOld Time dance at Gebhard Woods Dulcimer Festival will be calling.
http://www.dianeippel.com/OldTimeDance.html

Extractions: [Return to Diane's home page] Dances will no longer be held at Morris Library because it has changed its closing time from 9pm to 8pm The dance on June 28, 2005 will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 118 West Jackson Street in Morris. It is a block south of the Library on the corner of Jackson Street and Liberty Street. The dance will be in the basement and will be from 7pm to 9:30pm. We are not yet sure whether we can hold future dances there. We will keep you posted as information becomes available. Dan Saathoff will not be able to call at the June dance because he is singing in a concert at the Harris Theatre in Millenium Park in Chicago. Instead, Tony Scarimbolo, who called the Old Time Dance at Gebhard Woods Dulcimer Festival will be calling. A note about donations Unfortunately, there is a charge for rental of the space at First Methodist Church, so we will be asking for an increase in donation. When: Old Time Dances will be held on the dates listed below. Usually they are held on the last Tuesday of each month except when there is a conflict with a major holiday. Time is always
YMM Home Page
Male Cotswold dance side detail their programme, contacts, outings and provide pictures. Also information about the village and the Hooden Horse.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/argreen/ymm/
Ishmael On Morris Dancing
Middlesex morris in Arlington, Massachusetts. Schedules, dance notation and sheetmusic. Richard Holmes morris pages contain additional historical notes,
http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/ijs/morris.html

Extractions: The Morris comprises a variety of forms of traditional ritual dances from England, but The Black Jokers specialize in Cotswold Morris, as was practiced in the villages of Bledington and Brackley in the English Midlands. Morris Dancing is one of the characteristic Folk Dances of England. Its origins are lost in the mists of time, derived from the pan-European agrarian traditions of fertility rites and celebrations at sowing and harvest-tide. Though well known during Shakespeare's time, the Industrial Revolution cut into its constituency so that by the turn of the century the Morris was practiced only by a dwindling number of Ale-drinking pensioners in, what some would call, the lesser sophisticated villages of the English Midlands. Discovered in the nick of time by an itinerant ethno-musicologist, Morris Dancing was seen as a hither-to unstudied subject of academic research, and via publications and other means enjoyed a revival in Britain. Morris became a part of the curriculum in schools, new teams were formed, and over the decades it has spread throughout the English-speaking world. Today, the Morris has found a home in academe, providing research opportunities and thesis topics at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Teams can be found associated with many prominent institutions of higher education, among them Marlboro College, University of Indiana at Bloomington, UCal Berkeley, and even such conservative institutions such as Oxford, Cambridge, and M.I.T. Students, staff and faculty alike are captivated by the potent combination of aerobic dance and fermented beverages. Ph.D., LL.D., MBA and SB join with TA and RA; engineer and mathematician dance be-side poet and architect to celebrate the changing seasons. The colorful sight of the dancers with their bells and waving hankies, along with the simple yet
2005 Alton Morris Homepage
Mixed side who dance in the Border style. Details of programme, history, dances performed, contacts and joining.
http://www.freewebs.com/altonmorris/

Extractions: 2005 Alton Morris Homepage Alton Morris is a lively, friendly Border side for both men and women. Between September and April we practise every Friday evening at Kingsley Community Centre. During the summer we dance out at a variety of festivals and local pubs. To find out more contact Nick Whittaker on 01252 683916 or e-mail whittakernick@hotmail.com New members are always welcome, both musicians and dancers. We look forward to hearing from you. 2005 programme Side History Gallery
Mark Morris Dance Group - Sadler's Wells - October 2005
Details of performances by Mark morris dance Group at Sadler s Wells at Sadler s Wells.
http://www.sadlerswells.com/whats_on/2005_2006/markmorris.asp

Extractions: Programme One starts with the poignant Somebodys Coming to See Me Tonight (featuring live singers) reflecting the nostalgic Americana of Stephen Fosters music and All Fours which is, by turns, somberly austere and touchingly graceful. The programme concludes with a welcome revival of the humourous The Tamil Film Songs in Stereo Pas de Deux and Morris breathtaking masterpiece Grand Duo
Victory Morris
Male side dancers in the Cotswold style. Details include dance list, pictures and programme.
http://www.tech.port.ac.uk/staffweb/healb/vmorris.html
The Real Origins And History Of Morris Dancing
Around then, a form of dance typically called by names like moreys daunce wasimported Northwest morris, molly dancing, the Abbots Bromley Horn dance,
http://web.syr.edu/~rsholmes/morris/realhistory.html

Extractions: OK, now that we're alone we can dispense with the B.S. and get real. The first thing to remember about this subject is, simply: DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING. There is a lot of hogwash being circulated on the subject of the "origins" of morris dancing especially by morris dancers (such as me :-) ). Enormous amounts of speculation based on little or no data, faulty assumptions, wishful thinking, and bad logic. Beware. The second thing is: not everything that is called "morris dancing" is necessarily related, and some things that are not called "morris dancing" may be. Nomenclature is a dangerous basis for historical theories. The third thing is: even a particular type of morris dancing probably has multiple antecedents. It's misleading to talk about "the origin". Based on what I've read, my capsule summary of what seems to be the most reasonable interpretation of the evidence is as follows: 0) There is no reason to believe morris dancing ever had anything to do with pagan fertility rites. 1) There probably was nothing called "morris dancing" in England much earlier than the 15th century. Around then, a form of dance typically called by names like "moreys daunce" was imported from
BasingClog Morris
Mixed North West clog side provide dance programme, photo gallery, contact numbers and information about joining.
http://www.basingclog.org.uk/
Welcome To Www.hump.org.uk
A traditional Cotswold morris side. Includes background information, history, picture gallery and dance notes.
http://www.hump.org.uk/
Morris Dance Notation Using
morris dance Notation using abc. abc is a musical notation system developed by Chris Historically morris dance notation has been done by typesetting (or
http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/morris/music/wwwdance.html

Extractions: abc abc is a musical notation system developed by Chris Walshaw . It is in widespread use for the transmission of folk music via ASCII text, and there are numerous programs which convert the abc source code into beautifully typeset score and/or audio outputs. One of these abc client programs is abc2ps by Michael Methfessel abc language (w:) which permits alignment of lyrics with notes. This extension can be applied to the problem of communicating the notations of folk dancing; i.e., stepping and hand motions. In particular, it is demonstrably applicable to morris dancing. Historically morris dance notation has been done by typesetting (or handwriting) abbreviations of foot stepping and hand motions under and over the musical score. This was the methodology originally employed by Cecil Sharp in the Morris Book, and it has been continued in one form or another in almost all subsequent publications for teaching the morris. In June of 1997 Norman Stanfield of the Morris Dancing Discussion List started a thread on the problem of jigs with slow capers. The existing notation for the musical transitions into and out of slow caper sections has rarely been precise enough to communicate exactly how a tune might be played. In many cases the exact nature of the pattern of stepping is equally ambiguous. Thus there is variation in the interpretation of the dances.
Www.capers.co.uk
Formed 21 years ago, the morris men were joined rapidly by the morris ladies to make up the present joint team. They have always kept a high quality of dance and details are given on how to join the group.
http://www.capers.co.uk/
Seabright: What Is Morris ?
Briefly, the Cotswold morris is a traditional folk dance which was found in small Welsh Border morris is a wild, usually stickwielding dance often done
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
Peterborough Morris
Gig list and other morris dance links.
http://www.peterboroughmorris.co.uk/
The Morris Ring Home Page
The national association of men's morris and Sword dance clubs. Details of membership, events and links to member sides.
http://www.themorrisring.org/

Extractions: Morris Dancing was first noted in the fifteenth century, so that it is a small miracle that our dances have survived into the twenty first century, passed down to the present day by the magic of tradition, even today most Morris Dancers learn their dances from other dancers. Read More about the Morris. "The Morris Tradition" booklet describes Morris Dancing in several languages (See below). The English text is for sale from the Ring Shop: Zacatecas Festival of the Five Continents . Invite, via CIOFF, to this Mexican Festival for July 30 to Aug 6 2006. Contact

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