The Morris Dance

STYLES

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Cotswold morris

North West morris

Border Morris from

the English-Welsh border

The Morris Dance

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Today form of folk dance in villages in rural England.

Ritual rather than a social dance.

Have a magic power and serve to bring luck and to ward of evil.

The Morris Dance

Traditional English Dance

Processions and festivals

Sticks - Swords - Handkerchiefs

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Longsword dancing from Yorkshire

and south Durham

Rapper from Northumberland and

Co. Durham

Molly Dancing from Cambridgeshire.

History

Upper classes only

The name

English Civil War

Rural working classes

Morris dance records date back to 1448

Celebration of Celtic festivals

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Origin Berber ("moorish dance")

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May Day celebrations in the early 17th century suggested by King James.

" Morris " ---> Mores (dress in Latin)

KIT AND CLOTHING

Bibliography

Straw hats

top hats

bowlers hat

Neckerchief

Armbands

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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Bell pads

Baldrics

Waist coats

Tatter coats

Knee-length breeches

Wooden clogs

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https://sites.google.com/site/harbertonnavy/the-history-of-morris

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_dance

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