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This page contains brief details about the video recording; the video (embedded in the page); an abstract for the talk; links to additional resources; speaker biography and a summary.
Video recording of talk
Recording of a Morris Federation workshop on “Cotswold Morris – Bledington Jig” by Andrew Knight, Lin Steel and musician Tony Warren held on Zoom on 28 February 2021. The #MorrisFedvideo lasts for 1 hour 33 minutes.
Video
Abstract
Andrew Knight and Lin Steel, with musician Tony Warren, will teach a Cotswold morris jig (solo dance) for those with some experience of Cotswold morris, and also suitable for those who attended our beginners Cotswold workshop in November/December.
The dance is ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’ in the style of Bledington, and as usual it will be as recorded by the collectors. During the 1.5 hour workshop they will cover the form and steps of the dance, and build to the ‘Lumps of Plum Pudding’ jig.
Additional resources
Links to related resources:
- Event details
- Review by Nic Yannacopoulos, a member of Hurst Morris People (HuMP), Kennet Morris Men, and Redding Moreys
Speaker biography
Dance leaders – Andrew Knight and Lin Steel, with Musician Tony Warren. Lin has danced from early childhood and is a professional dance teacher with the RAD, her Morris history starts with Border and she made the transition to Cotswold on moving to Somerset, she has danced most genres of Morris. Andrew is an Osteopath and has danced Morris for 25+ years almost exclusively Cotswold; both have been teachers/fore(wo)men and leaders/squires of several teams and both dance with multiple teams. Andrew wrote the Warm up information 2nd edition for The Morris Federation.
Andrew, Lin and Tony currently perform with the Knights of King Ina morris jig team, based in Somerset
Summary
- Title: Cotswold Morris – Bledington Jig workshop
- Speakers: Andrew Knight, Lin Steel and musician Tony Warren
- Facilitator: Pauline Woods-Wilson
- Type: dance
- Date of talk: 28 February 2021
- Date page published: 2 May 2023
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