Then we would all end up on some field, where we would perform in turn our Morris Dancing routines. Valencia Morris Dancers to me were the most fascinating troupe to watch. More recently, I came across a BFI film from 1903 showing a team of boys dancing in a style very recognisable as a “north west male morris dance” but with elements of carnival morris (e.g dancing in white pumps) – see http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-bootle-may-day-demonstration-and-crowning-of-the-may-queen-1903-1903/. '&utmxhash='+escape(h.substr(1)):'')+'" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">')})(); Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time. 's://ssl':'://www')+'.google-analytics.com'+'/siteopt.js?v=1&utmxkey='+k+'&utmx='+(x?x:'')+'&utmxx='+(xx?xx:'')+'&utmxtime='+new Date().valueOf()+(h? _gaq.push(['_setDomainName', 'none']); 11022198. Copyright© 2009  LEIGH WEST PARK MORRIS DANCING TROUPE, var _gaq = _gaq || []; It is continually changing to meet the needs of its practitioners. })(); Are you in this Paulettes Morris Dancing Troupe picture from 1971? Company registered in England & Wales, no. Sharp, Cecil. Our troupe trains dancers of all ages with girls as young as three through to young women of twenty-six. _gaq.push(['gwo._trackPageview', '/2354831680/test']); Specsavers in Norris Green has joined other key businesses in the local area to save the fate of the community’s 37 year old Morris Dancing Troupe. 1 talking about this. © #FolkloreThursday 2018 Edensor, Tim. No content from this site may be used elsewhere without the permission of either #FolkloreThursday or the article author. It is a Very successful Morris Dancing Troupe that frequently win weekly competitions & end of year championships. A MUM-OF-THREE who set up a Morris dancing troupe from scratch – despite knowing nothing about the art – has spurred them on to scoop more than 50 trophies. I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor) 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; ... NB/ Morris teams are excluded the minimum attendance due to Manecco not holding enough Morris events but this will be reviewed on an annual basis • Any teams wishing to leave an event before the results are given, must be given permission by the Secretary or official in charge. Revolution Morris Dance Troupe, Southport. ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? _udn = "none"; _gaq.push(['gwo._setDomainName', 'none']); (1960, 1986) ’The North-West morris – a general survey,’ Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society, Vol. Let us know if you find any groups performing in Liverpool or Wirral in future though, as would love to go along. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); I recall doing longsword at a school fete in Liverpool and but also on the programme watching was a team of girls doing carnival morris to prerecorded folk tunes. Trophies on display at ETACCO End of Season championships © 2013 L Wright. I’ve seen a group for women in Heswall I think, but that’s it as far as I know – a shame! 26 likes. Over the years, we have danced in many places and at all sorts of events. A number of us were interested in the morris from our area. Other photographs are more formally posed; troupes cluster around a glut of trophies or a hand-painted shield, grinning proudly for the camera, wearing waistcoats heavy with medals. Morris dancing is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied by music. utmx_section("Legacy Footer"). Interesting. Morris dancing is a flexible art form, and participants usually try to make their act as silly as possible (except for these guys). As the geographer, Tim Edensor notes, ‘the carnival remains an occasion at which normally concealed social tensions are celebrated’ (Edensor, 2002: 84). Later on, I attend weekly competitions hosted in out-of-town sports halls and suburban community centres, and am almost overwhelmed by the popularity and vibrance of this female-led tradition, conducted largely under-the-radar of the English folk movement in which I came of age. IT has been another successful year for members of Radcliffe Morisco's Morris Dancing Troupe. So after my final year with Tanhouse, I decided to join another troupe as I didn’t want to stop dancing all together. 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; A huge thank you to all of our official sponsors, and everyone who pledges to keep #FolkloreThursday running! Manchester Morris Dancers and its predecessor team, the Manchester Morris Men, have been dancing since 1930 and dance both North-west Clog Morris and Cotswold Dances. 9 No. Zirconia Morris Troupe began in March 2001 and have been successful in our 9 years. This team is backed up by a committee and lots of hard working parents that provide support and help fundraising for troupe uniform, travelling expenses and making sure dresses and other uniform is clean and tidy every week!!!!! Leigh West Park compete with other troupes in the North West under the main body of the North West Dancing Asscociation (N.W.D.A.) Orcadia Morris Dancers at the End of Season Championships (2013) © 2013 L Wright. Nice work, Dr Lucy. First practice session is free. Singing with the Kibbo Kift. d.write('