Throwback Thursday and Morris Dance
This past weekend I attended a performance
that featured Morris dancers. It was fun and interesting.
Morris dance is a form of British
folkloric dance, and its origin, although somewhat mysterious, appears to go
back at least 500 years.
According to https://themorrisring.org/publications/morris-tradition:
“The
earliest confirmation of a performance of morris dancing in England dates from
London on 19 May 1448…”
The same
source divides Morris dance into six styles: Cotswold (the most widespread today), Molly (performed in January), Welch
Border Morris (sticks), N.W. Clog
Morris (the dancers wear clogs), Longsword
(found in Yorkshire), and Rapper
(the dancers use swords). Judging from the photographs on the above listed site, what I saw
was a form of Welch Border Morris, since the dancers used sticks and wore long
coattails.
Other specific
Morris dances are Leap Frog, Bean Setting and Launum Bunches. There are a few
solo Morris dances, referred to as jigs such as the Shepherds’ Hey. Whatever
the style, dancers usually wear bells on their shins.
For more extensive information, refer
the source above.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Dance History Secret #32:
“Morris
dance is a form of British folkloric dance.”
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