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reservoir 发表于 2008-7-9 07:36

What is 'Morris dance'?

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Cotswold morris with handkerchiefs
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A [b]morris dance[/b] is a form of [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England]English[/url] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_dance]folk dance[/url]usually accompanied by music. It is based on rhythmic stepping and theexecution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers. Implementssuch as sticks, swords, and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handkerchief]handkerchiefs[/url]may also be wielded by the dancers. In a small number of dances for oneor two men, steps are performed near and across a pair of clay [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco]tobacco[/url] pipes laid across each other on the floor.
There are claims that English records of the morris dance dating back to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1448]1448[/url]exist, but these are open to dispute. There is no mention of "morris"dancing earlier than the late 15th century, although early records suchas [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops]Bishops[/url]' "Visitation Articles" mention sword dancing, guising and other dancing activities as well as [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumming_play]mumming plays[/url].Furthermore, the earliest records invariably mention "Morys" in a courtsetting, and both men and women are mentioned as dancing, and a littlelater in the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Mayor%27s_Show]Lord Mayors' Processions[/url] in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London]London[/url]. It is only later that it begins to be mentioned as something performed in the parishes. There is certainly no [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence]evidence[/url] that it is a pre-[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian]Christian[/url] ritual, as is often claimed.
In the modern day, it is commonly thought of as a uniquely [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England]English[/url]activity, although there are around 150 morris sides (or teams) in theUnited States. British expatriates form a larger part of the morristradition in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia]Australia[/url], [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada]Canada[/url], [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand]New Zealand[/url], and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong]Hong Kong[/url], and there are isolated groups in other countries, for example that in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utrecht_%28province%29]Utrecht[/url], Netherlands, and Alsace, France.Y-y;s O.m$iAK

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reservoir 发表于 2008-7-9 07:37

tomorrow there will be a local morris dance group coming to visit at 8pm,
i hope i could get the chance to take some pix ... ::z5 &mW2G.Ro"u4dV

actually, the pictures on morris dance can be found out from google :loveliness:

reservoir 发表于 2008-7-9 07:47

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it's AD ::z8

jiangw89813 发表于 2008-7-9 09:11

morris dance~,cool~

championli25 发表于 2008-7-9 18:35

yeah,it must be fantastic and very traditional
a little bit curious……

reservoir 发表于 2008-7-10 00:59

i wonder whether i will still be going since it's wet outside ::13

reservoir 发表于 2008-7-10 01:00

and one of my colleagues just told me she's not going ::13 ::18

reservoir 发表于 2008-7-10 02:51

it's still raining
Mv-L)bst
i'm not going either ::18 ::21 ::13

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What is 'Morris dance'?

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