Joint Morris Organisations’ Day of Dance 2024 (Newark)
The JMO National 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.
In 2024 the day of dance is on Saturday 13th April 2024 in Newark-on Trent, Nottinghamshire, hosted by Trentside Holmes Morris on behalf of The Morris Federation, and supported by Lincoln & Micklebarrow Morris Men (The Morris Ring) and Rattlejag Morris.
Details of who is dancing where and when and a map of the locations:
- Newark JMO Dance Programme [PDF] – who is performing when and where
- Newark JMO Dance Spots [PDF] – a list of the dance locations
- Newark JMO Map [PDF] – map of the dance locations
There are 36 sides booked to attend. For more information, please email: newarkjmo2024@gmail.com
| Name of side | Dance style(s) | County | Org | Web site | Side hashtag |
| Adlington Morris Men | Cotswold | Stockport, Greater Manchester | MF, MR | https://adlingtonmorrismen.com/ | |
| Alford Morris | Cotswold / Border | Alford, Lincolnshire | OM | Facebook page for Alford Morris | |
| Anstey Royale Chalfont | North West | Quorn, Leicestershire | MF | Facebook page for Anstey Royale Chalfont | |
| Bakanalia Border Morris | Border | Leicester, Leicestershire | MF | https://www.bakanalia.co.uk/ | #BakanaliaBorderMorris |
| Bedcote Moris | Cotswold | Stourbridge, West Midlands | OM | Facebook page for Bedcote Morris | |
| Beggars’ Oak Clog Dancers | North West | Rugeley, Staffordshire | MF | https://www.beggars-oak.org.uk/ | |
| Black Annis | Cotswold | Leicester, Leicestershire | MF | https://blackannismorris.org/ | |
| Black Adder Morris | North West | Birmingham, West Midlands | MF | https://blackaddermorris.co.uk/ | |
| Bourne Borderers | Border | Bourne, Lincolnshire | MF | https://www.bourneborderers.co.uk/ | |
| Chip Off The Old | Cotswold | Derby, Derbyshire | MF | https://www.chipofftheold.org.uk/ | #ChipOffTheOld |
| Crosskey Clog | North West and Clog Step | Newborough, Cambridgeshire | OM | https://crosskeyclog.com/ | |
| Dukes Dandy | Clog Step | Retford, Nottinghamshire | MF | Facebook page for Dukes Dandy | #DukesDandy |
| Fenstanton Morris | Cotswold | Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire | OM | Facebook page for Fenstanton Morris | |
| Greenwood Step Clog | Clog Step | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | MF | http://www.chezfred.org.uk/gwd/ | |
| Grimsby Morris | Cotswold | Grimsby, Lincolnshire | MR | https://www.grimsbymorris.org.uk/ | |
| Hemlock Morris | Cotswold & Border | Bedford, Bedfordshire | MF | https://www.hemlockmorris.com/ | #HemlockMorris |
| Illustrious Order of Fools and Beasts | Fools & Beasts | Various | MF, MR, OM | https://www.foolsandbeasts.org/ | |
| Jockey Morris | Cotswold | Birmingham, West Midlands | MR | http://www.jockeymorris.org.uk/ | |
| Knights of King Ina (KOKI) | Cotswold Jigs | Langport, Somerset, with members from across UK and overseas | MF | https://kingina.uk/ | #KnightsofKingIna |
| Leicester Morris | Cotswold | Leicester, Leicestershire | MR | https://leicestermorrismen.co.uk/ | |
| Letchworth Morris | Cotswold | Letchworth, Hertfordshire | MR | https://www.letchworthmorris.org.uk/ | |
| Lincoln & Micklebarrow | Cotswold | Newark, Nottinghamshire | MR | Facebook page for Lincoln & Micklebarrow | |
| Maids of Clifton | North West | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | MF | Facebook page for The Maids of Clifton | |
| Makara Morris | Border | nr Driffield, Yorkshire | MF | https://wansford.wordpress.com/ | |
| Milltown Cloggies | North West | Dukinfield, Greater Manchester | MF | Facebook page for Milltown Cloggies | |
| Minster Strays | Cotswold | York, Yorkshire | MF | https://minsterstrays.weebly.com/ | #MinsterStrays |
| New St George Morris | Cotswold | Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire | MF | Facebook page for New St George Morris | |
| Ragged Oak | Border | Bromsgrove, West Midlands | OM | Facebook page for Ragged Oak | |
| Rattlejag Morris | Plough Morris | Retford, Nottinghamshire | MF | https://www.rattlejagmorris.org.uk/ | |
| Rutland Morris | Cotswold | Oakham, Rutland | MR | https://www.rutlandmorris.org.uk/ | |
| Sullivan’s Sword | Longsword | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | OM | https://sullivanssword.co.uk/ | |
| Sutton Masque | Border | Ely, Cambridgeshire | MF | https://suttonmasque.wordpress.com/ | |
| T’Owd Man Border Morris | Border | Matlock, Derbyshire | MF | https://www.towdmanmorris.uk/ | #towdmanmorris |
| Trentside Holmes | Cotswold | Sutton on Trent, Nottinghamshire | MF | Facebook page for Trentside Holmes | |
| Way of the Wyrd | Border | Loughborough, Leicestershire | MF | https://www.wayofthewyrd.co.uk/ | |
| Wharfedale Wayzgoose | Border | Otley, West Yorkshire | OM | https://wharfedale-wayzgoose.co.uk/ |
Org Information:
MF – The Morris Federation
OM – Open Morris
MR – Morris Ring
