Dance

Here are some first categories. They may well change!

Dance Research

• Dance Bibliography. Includes books, articles,academic studies, and links to notable researchers' websites where appropriate
• Historical Resources. Here are some links for learning some more about traditional dance.

Social, Ceilidh and Barn Dance

• Dance Publishers

• 17th Century Dances
• 18th Century Dances
• 19th Century Dances
• 20th Century Dances
• Dancing in a new Millenium

Morris and Sword Dance

What is Morris Dancing?

• One of the leading researchers in the Morris Dance field was Roy Dommett[1] 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. A rather larger account is hosted at the (North American) Country Dance Society website

• Morris Dancing in the English South Midlands 1660-1900 CD-ROM. To see the full CD-ROM details, go to the MT Records website [2]. The great majority of Keith Chandler's writings on the Cotswold Morris, including two complete books - Ribbons, Bells and Squeaking Fiddles and the Chronological Gazeteer - an unpublished article on the Forest of Dean Morris, 6 other long articles and 8 shorter ones. All specially updated for this edition, and with dozens of previously unpublished photos.

• The Esperance Morris Book Volume 1 [3] The Esperance Morris Book Volume 2 [4]. 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-) [5],Sharp, Cecil J. (Cecil James), 1859-1924 with MacIlwaine, Herbert C

• Morris Musicians Handbook : PDF No tunes, but a guide to playing for the Morris

• An ABC Library of Morris Tunes : website Very useful.

• The Morris Ring [6]

• The Morris Federation [7]

• Open Morris [8]

• A short explanation of the politics that led to the past differences between the above three organisations (now mostly healed) [9]

• Looking for a team near you? Using Sidefinder [10], or a Muddle of Morris [11], or Morris Dancing Wiki [12], or Jeff Bigler's Wiki [13]. There are others.

• Cotswold Morris

• Border Morris

• North West Morris

• Molly

• Carnival Morris

• Garland

• Longsword

• Rapper

Step/Clog dance

• Lakeland
• Lancashire
• Durham
• Clog Dance Research