101. (Dance Review) Mark Morris - The Rogovoy Report (dance Review) Mark morris. 7.28.05 JACOB S PILLOW dance MARK morris dance GROUPTed Shawn Theatre July 2631, 2005 It s almost a cliche at this point that http://rogovoy.com/news1060.html

Blog Log DLM Web Journal Helsinki Web Journal Alan Chartock Berkshire Eagle ... Bob Dylan's Jewish roots His songs are full of Torah, talmud, and Kabbalah Art school names new director Change at IS183 Art School of the Berkshires Berkshire's own Annie Selke gets nod from Yankee magazine Her linens are the best (news commentary) Pakistan proposes Afghan border fence Will Pakistan become the new Israel? (Film review) Best Dylan documentary ever No Direction Home The tyranny of the blues Clarence (Eagle Watch #10) Where are the Tanglewood Jazz reviews? Hometown paper drops ball on season finale journal archive (Dance Review) Mark Morris JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP Ted Shawn Theatre July 26-31, 2005 It's almost a cliche at this point that Mark Morris is the most musical of choreographers. His company often performs with live musicians, as they do this week at Jacob's Pillow with fellows from the Tanglewood Music Center, and he is alleged to sometimes choreograph dancers with a score in hand. And there's no doubt that many of Morris's dances pay literal tribute to the music, sometimes even acting it out, as if the dancers were notes on a staff, directly responding to the live or recorded sounds. But Morris is more than just the literal interpreter of music. His dances are also some of the most narrative works of contemporary choreographers, certainly as seen in the program running this week at the Pillow. Not narrative necessarily in the sense of telling a linear story, but certainly more narrative, or more concrete, than the usual abstractions parlayed by many modern dance companies. Morris's dances themselves seem as rooted in the reality of people's lives (people portrayed by dancers, in itself not something to necessarily take for granted in modern dance, especially in a season in which we've seen a lot of animal-like dancing) as much as they are rooted to the ground, with Morris's trademark, heavy footed dances, based seemingly on the way Morris himself trods the world.

102. Mark Morris Dance Center - Brooklyn, NY, 11217-1415 - Citysearch Come to Citysearch to get information, directions, and reviews on Mark MorrisDance Center and other Performing Arts Locations in Brooklyn. http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7110640/brooklyn_ny/mark_morris_dance_cent

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103. Cotswold Morris Dancing Cheat Sheet Downloadable dance instructions for your Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) http://duramecho.com/Dance/CotswoldCheatSheet/index.html

Cotswold Morris Dancing Cheat Sheet Version 41: Summaries of 67 dances, 11 aliases and 11 traditions. (Formats: to read on Palm Pilot to print or to read on-line What is it? It is a compact set of instructions for a number of Cotswold Morris Dances (a type of traditional English performance folk dancing) that I made as reminders for myself. I have put it on the WWW lest it is of use or of interest to anyone else. The notes are fairly detailed for their length but do not have precise stylistic comments or timings because I wanted to keep them small enough to be read quickly as one gets up to dance (which I later found also enabled them to mostly fit on the screen of a Palm Pilot ). I make no guarantees as to the accuracy (these were all written down from life not from canonical reference books) and, anyway, there are many variations in how different teams dance particular dances (especially the Upton-upon-Severn Stick Dance!). Lest you want more detail, I have also put my Cotswold Morris Dance Detailed Notes Download for Printing The most convenient form in which to read it in a hurry is from an old fashioned paper print out. Here it is for download If you want to print it out. For compactness it is best to print it in a fairly small font, double column and

104. Morris Music: Dirty Linen A morris dance is not a sock hop, though there is revelry. Antony Gay, theBristol morris fool, stirred up trouble at a dance weekend a few years back, http://www.dirtynelson.com/linen/feature/64morris.html

The Merry Mighty Morris by Pamela Murray Winters In the village of Long Ashton, on the edge of Bristol, England, Paul Woods lives among green fields where cows lean over the fence to sniff at the pineapple sage bushes in his garden. He and his wife, Sandra, share their home with a number of small animals, some living and some ceramic. The ceramic ones, collected on his travels, parade across his mantel. All of them play melodeons, a testament to their owner's love of music. Most work days, Woods instructs other University of Bristol librarians in the mysteries of CD-ROM technology, the internet, and other modern practices. He is never at work on May Day. Instead, he rises at 4:50 a.m., dons the garb of his brotherhood, and ties straps of jingle bells around his calves. And precisely at daybreak, he and the other members of the Bristol Morris Men greet the sun and the summer with the peculiar steps and turns of a half-dozen centuries. Great Britain has well over 500 morris teams, or sides, with perhaps 5,000 to 7,500 dancers, according to Tom Keays, creator of the frequently asked questions file (FAQ) for an Internet group of the ancient art. The latest edition of the American Morris Newsletter directory lists about 150 sides in the United States and Canada. Co-editor Allen Dodson said "that translates into 1,500 to 2,000 people, since many people dance with more than one of these teams."

105. Dance Features history and information of Welsh morris dances, Border dances and Cotswold. http://fp.millennas.f9.co.uk/dance.htm

Well, if it's Morris, or you just wish to strut your funky stuff, then this page is for you. Shall we dance?

106. Helier Morris Men's, Web Dancing Spot morris Dancing in the Island of Jersey. We dance Cotswold, with some Welsh Border, Litchfield and Sword. http://members.lycos.co.uk/helier/

Helier Morris's Web Page Controls Recent Updates Calendar of Capers WE ARE RECRUITING! Ever thought of dancing with Helier Morris? Ever thought of playing music for Helier Morris? Why not come and have a go! Beginners' welcome! Where to find us: JERSEY ARTS CENTRE When: MONDAY 12 th or 19 th JANUARY at 8pm till 10pm JUST TURN UP! If you're reading this after the above dates and you are interested but were unable to attend, kindly contact Roy or Malcolm for details of where we normally practice (Their contact details are at the bottom of this page). A brief history of the Helier Morris Men 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.

107. Renegade Rose Morris Portland Oregon Group of men and women who dance the morris primarily in the traditions of Field Town and Bampton. Photograph gallery and booking information. http://www.renegaderose.org/

Home Event Calendar Photos Ale 2004 ... links Renrose: Renegade Rose is Oregon's largest Morris Dance side founded in October, 2002. We are a mixed side concentrating on the dance traditions from the villages of Adderbury, Bampton and Fieldtown in England's Cotswolds. We help celebrate the seasons, brighten up parties and gatherings during the darker months, and drive the cold winter away with our dancing and singing. We provide dancing, music and songs for weddings, fairs, and festivals. We also teach at schools and other events upon request. The best time to see us is out and about around Portland during the summer months. You'll find us at Farmer's markets, folk-festivals, at Renaissance-Fairs, parades, and at many organized and informal events in support of arts and culture around the city. September is the start of a new season of morris dancing. We resume indoor practice Thursday evenings 7-9PM at Cedarwood School in SW Portland, beginning Sept. 15th. Address: 3030 SW 2nd Ave. Portland, Oregon 97201. Summer 2005 Morris Dancing events: Cornell Farmers Market Aug. 6th

108. CDSS: English Dance Catalog dance EQUIPMENT RENTAL CDSS owns morris bellpads, Northwest slings, Seven views of English traditional dance (mostly morris/ritual) by some of today s http://www.cdss.org/sales/english_dance.html

Country Dance and Song Society Sales Catalog Main Sales Page Order Form and Order Information: PDF or HTML American Dance English Dance Folk Song Children's Material Other Material Sale Items English Dance Catalog Join now and receive 10% discount on your order (excluding sale items)! And Visit our special Seasonal Items Page The English Dance section's focus is on historical and recently-composed English country dances and English traditional barn dance (or ceilidh dance), and includes dance instruction books, tunebooks and both dance-length recordings and listening music. It also includes material of related interest such as: Renaissance/Early Music Early American/Colonial Morris Longsword and rapper sword Molly and garland dance May Day celebrations See also Archive editions of Country Dance and Song Journal. Many of the books and recordings listed here are imported from England. While we do our best to stock every title, availability and prices are often unpredictable. If you don't see an item listed here, please inquire. Items added to our inventory in the last year have been coded New!

109. Wakefield Morris Dancers Mixed dance side. http://www.dougieb.demon.co.uk/shrogys

The Best of North West from West Yorkshire Last Update 31 st August 2005 Welcome to the Wakefield Morris Dancers web site. HEADLINES - Well that's the Summer done and for details of what we have been up to follow the link to the diary page for 2005. Still a couple of bookings to go and who knows what the rest of the year may bring. But with Autumn approaching it's time to get down to some serious practice again. Yes folks it's back to the hall on the 5th of September. The list of things to do for the coming weeks is, so far, Hindley and West Houghton. But if John or even the general crew have any ideas from their summer break then we could possibly be adding in another "Horbury" dance. Then of course there will be the basic teaching for the flood of new recruits who will be beating a path to the door of the hall. On the personnel front we will be losing Will, assuming his results came through as expected. Our loss is Wales gain, though I'm hoping he might still find time for the odd dance out. Think about it Will, chance to meet up with old friends, spend some time with the family, tap your Dad for a beer. You know it makes sense. Ann, the Ann of Robin and Ann, will be splitting her time between college and dancing from March next year. Congratulations on getting the college place petal.

110. Morris Dancing FAQs [Sword Dancing] Contents The morris call; The mayer s carol; Peopleton stick dance; North Skeltonsword dance; Rigs O Marlow; Bean setting; Shepherd s hey; Ringo-bells; http://www.tomkeays.com/morris/faq/21

Morris Dancing FAQs (Searches both titles and abstracts) DERT : Dancing England Rapper Tournament The Dancing England Rapper Tournament is a continuation of the most significant Short Sword or Rapper dance competitions that were held in Newcastle upon Tyne, the epicentre of the coalfields where the dance originated. The modern annual weekend event held at different venues in the UK, brings together teams and dancers from around the country and occasionally abroad. The essential idea behind the tournament was then and is now that teams have to practise well and develop their skills, giving their performance a polish and their audiences a treat. http://pages.zoom.co.uk/dert/main.html http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/dert2004/ DERT Contact Form ... FAQ Entry Updated Fit to jump ower the moon : the Rapper Sword Dance of Northumberland and Durham by George Wallace; edited by Ednie Wilson [Gateshead] : Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, Libraries, Arts, and Shipley Gallery Committee, 1986 Not much information is available. It is a 56 page booklet, that according to Corrsin's bibliography, is a "very well illustrated, anecdotal history." Books Sword Dancing FAQ Entry Updated List of Morris and Sword Sides This website is a catalog of information about sides (teams) that perform morris, sword, and other related English performance-oriented folk dance styles. It is comprised of three separate listings: an alphabetical listing of teams, a list arranged by country, and a list arranged by dance type. Jeff's list differs from others on the web in that it tries to comprehensively list all teams, not just those with web pages.

111. 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

htmlAdWH('93212816', '728', '90'); Main Dance Copperfield Clog Latest News Photo Gallery Dances updated 11 September 2005) 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 holding the colourful garlands shown here, or with sticks decorated 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 2005 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

112. UMS | Artist Mark morris dance Group Friday, September 16, 8pm Saturday, September 17, 8pmPower Center Buy Tickets Now seat map parking http://www.ums.org/secondary/season/artist/artistpage.asp?pageid=276

113. Morris Dancing In Shepherdstown morris dance is a traditional dance from England dating back at least to There are numerous morris dance pages on the web, one of the best sites is a http://www.contradancers.com/shepherdstown/Morris/

Shepherdstown Northwest Morris and the Border team, Hicks with Sticks perform in Shepherdstown and around the region at ales, festivals and other events our most complete web site is at www.smad.info Our newest site tells about Shepherdstown May Day with information for participating in the parade and ale info for our Morris Guests We have another web page with pictures from our past May Day s and other events put together by our friend, Phillip Zimmerman. It's getting a little out of date, but has some lovely photos of past trips and team. Morris Dance is a traditional dance from England dating back at least to medieval times. There are numerous morris dance pages on the web, one of the best sites is a Compendium of All Known Morris Sites on the web which links to many teams from around the world. The morris team meets on Tuesday nights at the Shepherdstown Train Station. Border practice starts at 6:30PM and Northwest Practice starts at 7:30 PM. To find out more about joining the team and our rehearsals, email Carla, our foreman,

114. 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

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 Friends of Datchet Health Centre). We practice on Monday evenings from 8pm in Datchet Village (near Windsor in Berkshire, England) WI Hall. (See map). Contact us Pictures Updated 6th June 2005 2005 Programme See you at one of these, if you can make it March Sun Runnymede and Shepperton Square April Sat St. George's Day at the Swan in Weybridge May Sun Dawn at Runnymede plus later at Kew Gardens and Kew Gardens afterwards Mon with Kennet at the Bull at Sonning Mon with Jackstraws in Windlesham Jun Mon The Beehive in White Waltham Thur with Hump at the George in Holyport Sat Virginia Water Fete Mon At a pub, to be arranged Jul Sat Datchet Fete th Mon Two pubs in Richmond th Sat Warwick Folk Festival Sep Sat A whole day but we don't know where yet Oct Sun Another whole day somewhere There is still stuff being added to the progamme. Items may change at short notice - please check before making a special trip.

115. 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

Little Hulton Morris Dance Troupe MENU Home Championships 2003 Championships 2004 Troupe Events ... Nightmares!! We practice on Tuesday at Kenyon Way Community Centre, Kenyon Way, Little Hulton 6-30pm till 9-00pm. Anyone wishing to join our freindly bunch ( they honestly don't bite) should just come along with their pump's. Visitors to site since January 2004

116. 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

Morris to Carnival 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: Some sides didn't dance again. Some sides re-formed as mixed adults. Some surviving dancers taught boys and some taught sides of mixed sex children. 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

117. Moreton Bay Fig Morris morris dance was banned when Oliver Cromwell came to power, but returned to morris dance is about place and community. We perform because we like to. http://www.moretonbayfig.org/

Moreton Bay Fig Morris Learn Morris Dancing 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 Who are we? 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.

118. Morris In Minnesota Several ritual sworddance teams also exist. They are Vorpal Sword (an English remember) morris dances The Hankie dance, and The Stick dance. http://www.hamline.edu/~thodapp/morris/morris.html

Welcome to a description of Morris dancing in Minnesota Morris dancing is a generic name for a number of types of traditional English dance forms. Although it is primarily used to describe Cotswold style dances, Morris also includes sword dances (primarily from the northern regions of England) and Border dances (from the Welsh-English border). Each of these dance forms have been and continue to be of a ritual rather than social nature, and have existed in one form or another for five centuries or more. Today they are danced by teams throughout the world, although primarily in England and the US. Minnesota is home to a number of ritual performance teams including 4 Cotswold teams (or 'sides' as they are called). They include MTM : Minnesota Traditional Morris (a men's side), the Bells of the North (a women's side), Ramsey's Braggarts (a men's side), and Uptown-on-Calhoun (a mixed [which is not to say confused] gender side). Several ritual sword-dance teams also exist. They are Vorpal Sword (an English Rapper-sword side), Short Sword (also Rapper), the

119. The Agent Dance: William Morris Loses Another One : Defamer LA is the world s cultural capital. Defamer is the gossip rag it deserves. http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/agents/the-agent-dance-william-morris-loses-ano

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120. History Of Square Dancing (Morris Dance) This English ancestor was the great morris dance. For the purpose of simplicity,let us assume that the morris dance was the immediate parent of the http://eaasdc.de/history/shemorri.htm

Diese Seite in deutsch The Morris Dance Text by Dorothy Shaw American Folks Dancing has two great ancestors, one English and one French. The subtle contribution of the French ancestors we shall discuss a little later. The English ancestor was a strong, mysterious stranger, but deeply our own, gathering into itself elements from all the ritual lore of the ages, and giving out from itself a vast treasure of figures, feelings, music and attitudes. This English ancestor was the great Morris Dance . It must already have been very old in 1450 when we start our story. No one seems to be perfectly sure whether it preceded the Country Dance that seems to have grown out of it, or whether they grew up more or less side by side. For the purpose of simplicity, let us assume that the Morris Dance was the immediate parent of the Country Dance. It was a professional dance in a sense, as are our "Exhibition dances" that are done by amateurs at festival and conventions. It was not done by just anyone who felt like dancing, but by trained teams who called themselves "Morris Men", and it was done with great gravity, for it went back to a time when the coming of spring was a thing so yearned for that it must be "danced" into being by the beating feet of the children of men. It went back to a time when winter was a spectre of dread after a lean harvest, and sacrifice (sometimes wheaten, sometimes animal, sometimes even human) was necessary in order to propitiate the gods of growing green. A century or two before, these Morris Men had been

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