Morris is traditional dancing from England.
There are various different types of Morris Dancing from different areas of the country.
The main styles of Morris Dancing are:
Cotswold
Border
Molly
Northwest
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This page was last updated on October 6th, 2008
This page was last updated on October 6th, 2008
Morris Dancing (from Dance)
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Open Morris
One of the three umbrella organisations for morris sides.
Morris Links
A list of links to morris related websites, mainly team sites, organised by region.
Betley Window and its copies
History and description of the five hundred year old Betley Window, the earliest representation of English Morris Dancers, and its several copies.
BBC Online - Beyond the Broadcast - Making History
Factsheet from a BBC Radio broadcast by Alun Howkins on the origins of Morris Dance.
Kemps Nine Daies Wonder
Historical account of Will Kemp's marathon jig from London to Norwich.
The Morris Ring
The national association of men's Morris and Sword Dance clubs. Details of membership, events and links to member sides.
Hastings Jack in the Green Festival
Occurs every May over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend. Features Folk Music, Ceilidhs, Morris Dancers, Giants, and the Jack in the Green.
New Zealand Morris Dancing
List of sides in New Zealand.
Mr Fox
Contact details, history, photographs, and details of future performances of The Langsett Fox Dance. An unusual side from South Yorkshire who dance only at night, and often unannounced.
The English Folk Dance Project
These chaps claim to make, collect and preserve recordings of the dance tunes and songs that are commonly heard in connection with the traditional English dance.
Britannic Bedlam Morris Gentlemen
Based in Wellington, New Zealand, this side has taken the dances from Headington Quarry and adapted them into their own style now known as 'Bedlam'.
San Francisco Bay Area Morris teams
One of the first local directories of Morris Dance teams and their specialities.
New England Folk Festival Association
List of sides in New England, USA.
Recently Traditional Fictional Morris
Anti Morris (This is the 'other' morris described by Terry Pratchett) from Boston Mass, USA.
Directory Of Online Morris Dancers (DOOMD)
A list of individual morris dancers from all over the world, showing what types of dances they perform, which sides they dance for, what type of beer they drink and other personal details.
Leicestershire Morris Dancers
A listing of all sides in Leicestershire & Rutland including contact details and a photo of each team.
Morris Jargon
A short glossary for the uninitiated
The Morris Café
A forum for people who are associated with morris dancing but who play parts other than dancers and musicians. i.e. Characters, Animals, and Fools, Etc.
Martin's Morris dancing Page
This web page is about Morris Dancing and Morris Teams local to Leicestershire in particular.
The Hidden Morris
Transcripts and scanned copies of some of the early C20 collectors notes.
Morris Dancing Discussion List
The MDDL is an email discussion group for all things related to morris dancing, mummers plays and other traditional activities. The site contains subscription instructions and links to the list archives and FAQs.
Morris Dancing & May-day Games
Scanned pages from Walford's Antiquarian, 1886.
Rattlejag Morris of Retford, Notts. England
New mixed side from Retford, Nottinghamshire.
Roy Dommett's Morris Notes
Cotswold & Border Morris Notes
The Britannia Coco-nut Dancers
Contact details, history and photographs of this unique traditional men's side from From Bacup, Lancashire.
The Fabulous Fezheads
Contact details, photographs and amusing member biographies of this groups of 'Sand-Dancers from tropical Kent'. Site also contains details of their annual Fig and Date Fayre.
Side Finder
Find contact details for all sides in a specific area by clicking on a map of the UK.
Shave The Donkey
The online newspaper for the Capering Classes. Up to date news about all kinds of Morris and related folk activities.
Home Pages of Morris and Sword Sides
A list of all known morris and Sword groups around the world, with information on the gender and style of dance as well as contact details.
Origin of the Morris
Warning, each time you go to this page you get a different explanation/theory as to the origins of morris. It is up to you to work out which is actually true.
The Morris Dancer's WebRing
The Webring for Morris Dancing sites
Old Mettle
"A Very Celebrated Banbury Character"
The Flag & Bone Gang
Description of this very modern side who have created a new style based on the so-called 'Forgotten Morris' From Yorkshire.
Mainly Morris Dancing
The web's most comprehensive list of Links to all known morris sides and other morris related websites.
Ballet Instructor's Newsletter
A brief article discussing the history of Morris Dancing.
Morris History in the USA
An article describing accounts of the history of morris dancing in the USA and North America.
The Morris Federation
One of the three umbrella organisations for morris sides in the UK. Site contains contact details, member directory and details of events organised by the federations.
One of the three umbrella organisations for morris sides.
A list of links to morris related websites, mainly team sites, organised by region.
History and description of the five hundred year old Betley Window, the earliest representation of English Morris Dancers, and its several copies.
Factsheet from a BBC Radio broadcast by Alun Howkins on the origins of Morris Dance.
Historical account of Will Kemp's marathon jig from London to Norwich.
The national association of men's Morris and Sword Dance clubs. Details of membership, events and links to member sides.
Occurs every May over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend. Features Folk Music, Ceilidhs, Morris Dancers, Giants, and the Jack in the Green.
List of sides in New Zealand.
Contact details, history, photographs, and details of future performances of The Langsett Fox Dance. An unusual side from South Yorkshire who dance only at night, and often unannounced.
These chaps claim to make, collect and preserve recordings of the dance tunes and songs that are commonly heard in connection with the traditional English dance.
Based in Wellington, New Zealand, this side has taken the dances from Headington Quarry and adapted them into their own style now known as 'Bedlam'.
One of the first local directories of Morris Dance teams and their specialities.
List of sides in New England, USA.
Anti Morris (This is the 'other' morris described by Terry Pratchett) from Boston Mass, USA.
A list of individual morris dancers from all over the world, showing what types of dances they perform, which sides they dance for, what type of beer they drink and other personal details.
A listing of all sides in Leicestershire & Rutland including contact details and a photo of each team.
A short glossary for the uninitiated
A forum for people who are associated with morris dancing but who play parts other than dancers and musicians. i.e. Characters, Animals, and Fools, Etc.
This web page is about Morris Dancing and Morris Teams local to Leicestershire in particular.
Transcripts and scanned copies of some of the early C20 collectors notes.
The MDDL is an email discussion group for all things related to morris dancing, mummers plays and other traditional activities. The site contains subscription instructions and links to the list archives and FAQs.
Scanned pages from Walford's Antiquarian, 1886.
New mixed side from Retford, Nottinghamshire.
Cotswold & Border Morris Notes
Contact details, history and photographs of this unique traditional men's side from From Bacup, Lancashire.
Contact details, photographs and amusing member biographies of this groups of 'Sand-Dancers from tropical Kent'. Site also contains details of their annual Fig and Date Fayre.
Find contact details for all sides in a specific area by clicking on a map of the UK.
The online newspaper for the Capering Classes. Up to date news about all kinds of Morris and related folk activities.
A list of all known morris and Sword groups around the world, with information on the gender and style of dance as well as contact details.
Warning, each time you go to this page you get a different explanation/theory as to the origins of morris. It is up to you to work out which is actually true.
The Webring for Morris Dancing sites
"A Very Celebrated Banbury Character"
Description of this very modern side who have created a new style based on the so-called 'Forgotten Morris' From Yorkshire.
The web's most comprehensive list of Links to all known morris sides and other morris related websites.
A brief article discussing the history of Morris Dancing.
An article describing accounts of the history of morris dancing in the USA and North America.
One of the three umbrella organisations for morris sides in the UK. Site contains contact details, member directory and details of events organised by the federations.
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