Editorial

Note from the editor: another year starts and we’ re looking forward to the dancing season; this might prompt you to think about penning a few lines to me about what you read in this issue or what you’d like to read.

I was recently reading a book published around 20 years ago about dance history and I liked the very simple distinctions they made for the four surviving traditional teams; written I assume by one who wasn’t particularly struck by the intricacies of morris .. …
“Abingdon (top hats), Chipping Camden (no hats) , Bampton in the Bush (bowler hats) and Headington (caps).”

Now read on . ….