The UK's largest association of morris and traditional dance teams
The Morris Federation and Customs & Exiles North West Morris extend a warm welcome to all members of the Federation to join us in a day of dance in Reading on Saturday 26th September 2020, followed by the Morris Federation AGM at 4.30pm (4pm sign-in).
Save the date – more details will be announced as they become available.
The Joint Morris Organisations’ National Day of Dance will take place on Saturday 18th April 2020 in Liverpool, City Centre hosted by various teams on behalf of The Morris Ring.
The event starts at 10am at Liverpool One’s Sugar House Steps with a welcome from the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, and ends at 4pm with a centrally located closing ceremony. Registration (inc. collecting tin/info pack allocation) from 9.15am is at Liverpool Central Library, William Brown Street L3 8EW, where visiting sides will find women’s and men’s changing facilities, toilets, secure storage and a cafe. Early arrivals will find lots of great places to breakfast within a few minutes walk, and the city is blessed throughout with a cornucopia of really fine pubs and eateries.
More information will be added as it becomes available, and the draft schedule should be available by the end of February. See: themorrisring.org/event/joint-morris-organisations-national-day-dance-2020
The Joint Morris Organisations National Day of Dance will take place on Saturday 30th March 2019 in Manchester, hosted by Medlock Rapper on behalf of The Morris Federation.
The JMO National Day of Dance is a collaborative event organised in turn by one of the three morris organisations in the UK – The Morris Federation, The Morris Ring, and Open Morris.
Each year the JMO National Day of Dance is held in a different location. The three organisations rotate the organisation of the event with a member side offering to plan and host the day.
The day of dance is a celebration of morris and traditional dancing. Groups from the three organisations, and performing many different types of traditional dance, will be present in one location for one day only. This is probably the biggest annual gathering of morris dancers in the world.
Crosskey Clog (Open Morris) have offered to host the 2018 JMO National Day of Dance in Peterborough.
Further details to follow…
Four of Hull and East Yorkshire’s Dance Teams – Beverley Garland, Green Ginger Garland, Makara Morris, and Rackaback Morris – are inviting all members of The Morris Federation to be a part of what promises to be a fabulous occasion on Saturday, 23 September.
The day of dance will be followed by The Morris Federation AGM.
All the dance spots will be within walking distance of the historic Guildhall, the base for the day as well as the evening ceilidh venue.
In preparation for Hull’s year in the spotlight, extensive works have been underway during the past year to transform the city. By late September most areas should be completed, with lots of lovely new squares and piazzas just waiting to be danced on.
Among the highlights of the day will be your chance to dance on the unique and award-winning Scale Lane Bridge – the only bridge in the UK where you can stay on it as it swings. You’ll also visit the Museums Quarter in our historic Old Town; Holy Trinity Church – Britain’s newest minster; the ruins of Beverley Gate, a key site in the English Civil War; plus our lovely marina and up-and-coming Fruit Market area.
Please email as soon as possible to indicate your interest in dancing at this event and then download a copy of the editable PDF booking form (also available on the Hull Day of Dance website) and return it by 15 June 2017.
Hotel occupancy in the city is at an all-time high, owing to the interest in City of Culture events, so if you are planning to book accommodation, you must do it at your earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. Find out more information about Hull and where to stay.