JMO 20th Anniversary – Regional Day of Dance 2023 (Belper, Derbyshire)
In 2023 the Joint Morris Organisations are running a series of regional days of dance to celebrate 20 years since the national Day of Dance in Trafalgar Square in November 2003 which was held to celebrate the exemption of “morris dancing” from the Licensing Act 2003.
These regional events are hosted by a collaboration of members of teams of all three morris organisations in the UK – The Morris Federation, The Morris Ring, and Open Morris.
The regional event for the Midlands is in Belper, Derbyshire, on Sat 9th September 2023. Booings have now closed. The organisers may be contacted at: ripleymorris@hotmail.com
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The programme of who is dancing where and when is at: Belper JMO Programme 2023
Teams appearing are:
| Team | Area | Dance style | Web site | Member of |
| Bakanalia Border Morris | Leicester, Leicestershire | Border | https://www.bakanalia.co.uk/ | Morris Federation |
| Dolphin Morris | Kingston-upon-Soar, Nottingham | Cotswold | https://www.dolphin-morris.co.uk/ | Morris Ring |
| Feet First | Chesterfield, Derbyshire | Appalachian | http://feetfirstweb.brinkster.net/Home_Page.asp | Morris Federation |
| Fleet Folkloric Forum | Belper, Derbyshire | Various | Fleet Folkloric’s Facebook page | Open Morris |
| Greenwood Step Clog | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | Clog Step | http://www.chezfred.org.uk/gwd/ | Morris Federation |
| Lady Bay Revellers | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | Cotswold | https://www.ladybayrevellersmorris.uk/ | Open Morris |
| Makeney Morris | Belper, Derbyshire | Cotswold | https://www.makeneymorris.org.uk/ | Morris Federation |
| Ripley Morris | Fritchley, Derbyshire | Cotswold | https://www.ripleymorris.org.uk/ | Morris Ring |
| Ripley Green Garters | Ripley, Derbyshire | North West, Garland | https://ripleygreengarters.co.uk/ | Morris Federation |
| Stafford Morris | Stafford, Staffordshire | Cotswold | https://staffordmorris.weebly.com/ | Morris Ring |
| Uttoxeter Morris | Uttoxeter, Staffordshire | Cotswold | https://www.uttoxetermorris.co.uk/ | Morris Ring |
| T’Owd Man Border Morris | Matlock, Derbyshire | Border | https://www.towdmanmorris.uk/ | Morris Federation |
