Learn a solo North West Morris dance
The second solo dance to be released in the ‘Isolation Instructionals’ series of videos made during the Covid-19 outbreak is a dance in the North West style called Celebration. It […]
Warming Up and Cooling Down is important
Many of us know the importance of warming up before dancing and stretching and cooling down afterwards, but we don’t always do it, do we? Andrew Knight D.O. has kindly […]
Learn a morris jig
While morris dancers are self-isolating during the Covid-19 outbreak, The Morris Federation has asked several jig dancers up and down the country to video themselves teaching a morris jig so […]
Coronavirus Covid-19 and The Morris
No doubt you have all heard that folk and morris-related events in March, April, May and June have been cancelled, with more sure to follow; many teams have cancelled their […]
Malkin Morris awarded grant for portable Maypole
Malkin Morris, based in Roughlee near Pendle, Lancashire, have been awarded a grant by The Morris Federation for the purchase of a portable Maypole to be used to teach maypole […]
Grant for East Sussex Schools Dance Festival
East Sussex Schools Dance Festival (ESSDF) has been awarded a grant from The Morris Federation towards provision of tutors to teach morris dancing in May 2020. The tutors will teach […]
Cecil Sharp’s People – web site launched
The Cecil Sharp’s People web site has been launched by David Sutcliffe, freelance researcher, Taunton. See the Cecil Sharp’s People web site at: cecilsharpspeople.org.uk
New teams in Ripon and Newcastle
New Rapper and Morris dancing teams established in Ripon and Newcastle – Ripon Spur Rapper and Black Gate Morris
Fool’s Gambit at U.Dance 2019
On Sun 21st July 2019, EFDSS presented a free programme of youth folk dance and music at U.Dance 2019 – the national youth dance festival run by One Dance UK – at the Southbank Centre in London, including a dance workshop, youth dance ceilidh and pop up performances from Fool’s Gambit Morris, Young Miscellany, London Youth Folk Ensemble and ICanDance.
New team in Darlington
A relatively new team in Darlington has started, called Black Diamond Mixed Cotswold Morris
