The Morris Federation

The UK's largest association of morris and traditional dance teams

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Morris Federation

The UK's largest association of
morris and traditional dance teams

The Morris Federation is an association of self-governing morris teams, which aims to: encourage and maintain interest in the practice of morris dancing by women and men of all ages; provide a channel of communication between member sides; and encourage the improvement of standards of dancing among its members.

The Morris Federation has always taken the view that the dances themselves are more important than the gender of the dancers who perform them. It seeks to encourage all who are interested to experience the pleasure of morris dancing and to strive for the highest standard of execution of which they are capable.

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The latest news from the Morris Federation:

Mastering Performance Workshop Weekend

Full details of The Morris Federation’s Mastering Performance Workshop Weekend are now available on our Events Page, including an online booking form. The weekend, which is based at North Muskham Village Hall, will cover both dance and music workshops for traditional and evolved Cotswold on Saturday, traditional and evolved North West on Sunday, plus discussion groups […]

Morris Matters Archive

The official archive of Morris Matters, dating back to January 1978, is now available to view online and/or download from our resources section. Included in the archive is a special collection of articles written by Roy Dommett, which were originally published in Morris Matters.

Festival of Morris and AGM 2018

New Esperance Morris are planning a ‘Festival of Morris’ in London over the weekend of 21-23 September 2018, to coincide with The Morris Federation AGM. Cecil Sharp House in Camden Town will be the base for the whole weekend, with indoor camping available. Saturday tours will use public transport within zones 1–3, for which the daily […]

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FedExtra Winter/Spring 2018

The events that led to the Bucknell Pipe and Tabor being discovered and reunited, women teams win over DERT 2018, Simon Brock takes us on the second stage of his journey to becoming a clog maker, Judith Proctor talks about creating, adapting and sharing dances, Phil and Pat Honeysett celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary, New Esperance Morris welcome you to our AGM and Festival of Dance, a women’s day of dance in celebration of Maud Karpeles, plus pictures of Whittlesey Straw Bear, birthday celebrations and more…

Our history

While morris 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.

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