Teaching Morris and Maypole in Primary Schools

Barry was a Primary School Headteacher, has taught Morris Dancing in a number of schools, headed up the Hertfordshire Folk Dance Festival (Schools Folk Dance) throughout the 1990s and currently leads workshops on Morris, Maypole and Folk Dance with Primary School-age children.  He is also a folk singer, songwriter and musician, ex-member of Redbornstoke Morris and The Outside Capering Crew, as well as a past-President of the Morris Federation!  Find out more at Barry’s web site: www.barrygoodmanfolk.co.uk

Virginia (Gin) Crewe has been involved with folk music from an early age, and with morris dance since 1976, specifically north west processional, step clog and maypole.  Currently Squire of Malkin Morris and musician for Royal Preston Morris Dancers.  Prior to retirement she was an assistant secondary head, and founded and taught secondary school morris and step teams throughout the 80s and 90s, travelling abroad and around England with them. With Malkin Morris she researched and published “The Dance Goes On: NW processional Morris around Pendle” giving history, notation and music of local dances around NE Lancashire, also available online, and she is currently researching maypole dances for the same area.  Malkin Morris delivers 30-40 workshops a year to school children.

Sue Allonby is a storyteller and ex morris dancer and is accompanying Virginia to share her ideas about warmups for children.