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:

Personal Accident Insurance 2019

The application form for optional Personal Accident insurance is now available to all renewed members. Please download the form and send it directly to Michael Stimpson with the relevant payment to arrive no later than 19th January 2019.

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.

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FedExtra Winter/Spring 2019

Could you be the next Morris Federation President, Malkin Morris land Heritage Lottery Grant for local North-West clog, step and tunes, photos from the AGM day of dance with New Esperance Morris in London, a brief history of North-West Morris, Simon Brock takes us on the final leg of his journey to becoming a clog maker, Malmesbury Morris’ mayor with bells on, John Bacon receives EFDSS Gold Badge, plus a roundup of weekends of dance at home and abroad, birthdays, festivals, memorials, competitions and celebrations.

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.

Morris Federation AGM

The Morris Federation and Kinfauns Step Dancers extend a warm welcome to all members of the Morris Federation to join us in a day of dance in Perth, Scotland on Saturday 28th September 2019, followed by the Morris Federation AGM at 4.30pm at the Salutation Hotel. Perth is a beautiful and historic city on the… Read more »

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