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Thread #68806   Message #1162907
Posted By: mouldy
16-Apr-04 - 03:09 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Morris mystery
Subject: RE: Folklore: Morris mystery
While at an international dance festival in Germany many moons ago, I was fascinated by the Basque dancers - they danced with hoops, like many NW sides, even the men on some occasions. The men danced with plainer hoops in one dance, and in a square set. They then proceeded to do a fighting dance by clashing the hoops. I was reliably informed that at least one of the tunes was a bouree. (There is a dance done by NW sides called "Basque Garland").

And they did have long whites on. And bells. And ribbons.

Then, of course, there were the Dutch longsword dancers (wooden swords in this case)...


Andrea