The Morris Federation is an association of self-governing teams of morris dancers and related activities, which aims to: encourage and promote morris and related activities for anyone who wants to participate or to spectate; provide a channel of communication between member sides; encourage the improvement of standards of dancing and related activities among its members; and encourage an environment for morris and related activities where all feel safe, welcomed and respected.
The Morris Federation seeks to encourage all who are interested to experience the pleasure of morris dancing and related activities and to strive for the highest standard of which they are capable.
A new publication for the Morris Federation by Chloe Middleton-Metcalfe: The History & Development of Dark Border Morris [PDF only]. Chloe presents a history of the ‘dark border’ morris genre
It’s a strange time right now, as things start to change back from online to in-person. For most of us it doesn’t all change back overnight, and there is a
Review of the online talk given by Johnny Haslett on Saturday 15th May 2021, to an audience of over 45 people. Johnny is a former member of Leyland Morris Men
John Bacon remembered in words and pictures, Windsor Morris and Hook Eagle Morris both have appearances on TV, morris dancing also features on the TV programme ‘Dancing on Ice’, new team Barrel Border Morris starts up in Bude, Morris Federation publications now free to all members, an introduction to the Notation Library, an update on the MDDB, plus festivals, morris anniversaries, morris book reviews and more!
While morris dancing would appear always to have been a predominantly male pursuit, it was never exclusively so. The idea of an organisation to provide information and moral support for these newly formed women’s sides was first mooted in 1973 and, following a period of informal contact, the Women’s Morris Federation was officially inaugurated in October 1975.
The JMO Day of Dance is a collaborative event organised in turn by one of the three morris organisations in the UK – The Morris Federation, The Morris Ring, and Open Morris. The day of dance is a celebration of morris and traditional dancing held annually at a different location around the UK.
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