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.
Here’s your latest update – in particular … get your entry in for the John Gasson jig competition at Sidmouth. And looking for a few more volunteers to run regional
Clive Allen: 6th June 1947 to 25th May 2020 Denise Allen, wife of Clive Allen, writes: “I announced Clive’s death on Facebook and set up a ‘much loved’ webpage. Clive
Plenty of ways to help out with special projects and ongoing work. ‘Voices of Morris’ – an oral history project – needs transcribers Voices of Morris is a new, oral
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 Morris Federation Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to adopt a new Constitution and Standing Orders. Click on the name of the event for more info.
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