Learning the dance from Nelson in Lancashire
Here is a review of an online workshop teaching The Nelson Dance from Lancashire, run on 10th January by Virginia Crewe, Peter Crewe, and Carol O Reilly of Malkin Morris from Lancashire.
“An impressive 140 North West Morris dancers logged into this workshop, from the UK, Netherlands and Australia. The workshop was led by Virginia Crewe of Malkin Morris at 11am on a Sunday morning. Everyone was keen, lots of people danced around their living rooms and it was good to share a learning experience with so many like-minded people.
Clog Stepping for Beginners Workshop
Here is a review of a 2-part Clog Stepping for Beginners workshop run on 2nd and 9th January by Georgia Shorrock of Hadrian Clog, based in Northumberland. “I’ve been a Cotswold dancer for more than 40 years, I dabbled in North West at University and have danced rapper intermittently for 20 years. However learning clog stepping has passed me by. They say you should start something new in lockdown so I dusted down my rapper shoes, cleared the rug from the conservatory floor and took part in the beginners clog stepping workshop.
Practices go online
The Morris Federation launched a series of online workshops, talks and demos over Winter 2020-2021. Here is a review of our workshop about running online practices over Zoom, hosted by
Leeds Morris Men go digital
Leeds Morris Men in West Yorkshire say: “Like many Morris teams we have not danced, entertained or danced the tradition in 2020 as we would have once done. However we have turned to the digital media to entertain and keep the traditions alive. Our 2020 annual Dales tour, mummers plays and other Morris activities have turned to other forms of production and expression. Below are our latest Christmas videos for your enjoyment.
Mummers Plays online
Many of our teams who perform seasonal folk plays, often called Mummers Plays, have moved online this year, due to the pandemic. Here are some offerings:
Workshop – How to Love Tunes you Hate!
Here is a review of our first instrument workshop covering loads of ways to take the most boring, old-hat, overplayed tunes … and kick them back into life! Will Allen’s talk ‘How to love tunes you hate’ was a difficult subject to put over to an audience with presumably varying abilities, but I reckon that most would have come away with at least some ideas providing food for thought; I certainly did.
