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==Morris Dancing==
==Morris Dance==


What is Morris Dancing?  One of the leading researchers in the Morris dance field is Roy Dommett and a good starting point for anyone interested in the subject are his notes used as the basis for a lecture given at Scarborough 1999 and published [http://www.opread.force9.co.uk/RoyDommet/Others/Whatno.htm here] on a site run by Nigel Sparkes.
What is Morris Dancing?  One of the leading researchers in the Morris dance field is Roy Dommett and a good starting point for anyone interested in the subject are his notes used as the basis for a lecture given at Scarborough 1999 and published [http://www.opread.force9.co.uk/RoyDommet/Others/Whatno.htm here] on a site run by Nigel Sparkes.

Revision as of 11:34, 30 July 2017

Category Editor - Keith Chandler

Here are some first categories. They may well change!

Social, Ceilidh and Barn Dance

Morris Dance

What is Morris Dancing? One of the leading researchers in the Morris dance field is Roy Dommett and a good starting point for anyone interested in the subject are his notes used as the basis for a lecture given at Scarborough 1999 and published here on a site run by Nigel Sparkes.



  • The Esperance Morris Book Volume 1 [1] The Esperance Morris Book Volume 2 [2]. Includes tunes. These two volumes were created by Mary Neal and published in 1910. They are freely available in various formats. The description reads: pt 1. A manual of morris dances, folk-songs and singing games.--pt. 2. Morris dances, country dances, sword dances and sea shanties. Notes and steps written by C. Carey; music collected and arranged by G. Toye and C. Carey
  • The Morris book : with a description of dances as performed by the Morris men of England (1912-) [3],Sharp, Cecil J. (Cecil James), 1859-1924 with MacIlwaine, Herbert C

Sword Dancing

Step/Clog dance

Dance Research