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09 Jan 03 - 10:53 AM (#862608) Subject: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: Bee-dubya-ell Just curious. Seems like all of the references to Morris dancing around here are made by UK or other European 'Catters. Does anybody on the North American continent do it? If so, where? Our big annual state (Florida) folk festival features folk dancing from a lot of different cultural traditions, but I don't believe I've ever seen Morris dancing there. Bruce |
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09 Jan 03 - 10:57 AM (#862610) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: GUEST See also this thread |
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09 Jan 03 - 10:58 AM (#862613) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: MMario There is at least one group in Vermont! I know, because I've seen them. It includes several mudcatters. |
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09 Jan 03 - 11:18 AM (#862650) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: Bee-dubya-ell Damn! Thanks GUEST @ 10:57. I did check for old threads but overlooked that one somehow. Guess that answers the question. Bruce |
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09 Jan 03 - 11:46 AM (#862692) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: AggieD You might also like to try this site http://web.syr.edu/~rsholmes/morris/index.html |
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09 Jan 03 - 11:52 AM (#862703) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: IanC There's quite a good history of Morris Dancing in America from 1583(!) onwards here. :-) |
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09 Jan 03 - 12:27 PM (#862746) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: curmudgeon The New England Folk Festival in Natick MA always has lots of Morris dancing. Click Here |
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09 Jan 03 - 12:40 PM (#862767) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: GUEST There's lots of Morris Dance groups in the US but they're smart enough to do their dancing in private. They know how they will be ridiculed when they start waving their handkerchiefs and prancing with their bells in public. |
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09 Jan 03 - 06:49 PM (#863061) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: Sandy Mc Lean Check out Stan Rogers spoken introduction to his song "The Idiot". |
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09 Jan 03 - 07:38 PM (#863091) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Wow, IanC, thanks for the history lesson! I've done morris for 6 years and had no idea! Although I know many of the names mentioned. |
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10 Jan 03 - 12:34 AM (#863291) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: Cluin Not as much. We have more guns over here. ;) |
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10 Jan 03 - 12:47 PM (#863607) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: GUEST,JohnB Check out Orange Peel Morris this is our side in Canada. There are at least the following sides in our area. Toronto Morris Men, Green Fiddle Morris, The Bells of York, Half Crown Clog, Cold Barn Morris, Black Sheep Morris. Plus another 4 or so more sides in the London, Ontario area. JohnB |
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10 Jan 03 - 01:11 PM (#863626) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: TheBigPinkLad Check out these Vancouver Islanders: http://www.islandnet.com/~jcarver/is_thyme.html |
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11 Jan 03 - 01:30 AM (#864166) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: Wincing Devil There is always the Foggy Bottom Morris Men in the DC area. That's what we need in these troubled times: Men in funny clothes hitting each other with sticks and waving hankies!
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11 Jan 03 - 08:19 AM (#864311) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: banjoman We had a visit a few years ago to the UK by Shepherdstown Morris, a Ladyside dancing Northwest Clog - and excellent they were too. From Shepherdtown West Virginia I think - Haste ye back |
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11 Jan 03 - 07:42 PM (#864800) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: GUEST |
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11 Jan 03 - 07:44 PM (#864804) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: GUEST,Bill This Morris seems to get everywhere with his dancing. Bill(the sound) |
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12 Jan 03 - 03:46 PM (#865353) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: ced2 Quite astounding! I did not know that the affliction was so rampant or virulent. |
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13 Jan 03 - 08:20 AM (#865839) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: GUEST,Andrew I came across a team in Minneapolis last summer while on a trip from the UK. So despite comments from un-named Guest and Cluin, they do dance in public - and they didn't get shot ! They only dance in summer I imagine, don't think they have yet perfected Morris on Ice. Still they also had some fine singers amongst their ranks so that probably keeps them going over winter. The name was Blaggards I think. Andrew |
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13 Jan 03 - 12:38 PM (#866015) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: pavane It has long been my belief that Morris Dancing was in fact derived from early keep-fit sessions. It actually fulfils all the requirements for high-impact aerobics, i.e. hands above the head and both feet off the ground. |
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14 Jan 03 - 03:52 AM (#866458) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: Roger the Skiffler Mudcatter Rana, formerly from God's Own City (like Harvey Andrews, Bullfrog Jones and my 'umble self) but now working in Canada, is in a Morris side but hasn't posted recently. RtS |
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14 Jan 03 - 12:48 PM (#866808) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: GUEST,JohnB Rana, who I agree has not posted for a while, is with Green Fiddle Morris. He has a litlle Corgi puppy, maybe it ate through his computer cables. I thought that he was from Birmingham though, not (God's real own City) Manchester. JohnB |
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15 Jan 03 - 08:08 AM (#867306) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: Mr Red Some of the best sides I have seen have been North American visitors. Let's face it if you are going to chance your arm in the home of Morris you better be good. AND they are. |
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15 Feb 12 - 08:16 AM (#3308827) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: GUEST,Jake Jones MMU Hi everyone, I'm a student from MMU university in England, i've posted about this on another thread, but i'm doing my dissertation on Morris Dancing and i'm looking in particular at North American Morris dancing, does anyone have any links on early evidence of Morris dancing in North America? Thanks :) I tried accessing the link which Ian posted earlier in this thread but it didn't seem to work. |
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15 Feb 12 - 08:17 AM (#3308829) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: GUEST I have just realised this thread has been quiet for 9 years...that might be the reason haha. |
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15 Feb 12 - 09:13 AM (#3308858) Subject: RE: Morris Dancing in US/Canada? From: GUEST,Lester Google is your friend http://www.americanmorrisnews.org/pastissues/dec2005v25n4/current_issue/rhettkra |