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Good evening, young Simon. You won't remember me, but I was the 19th century Prime Minister whose toes you trod on during your Cecil Sharp Unplugged tour. No please, don't apologise, a few broken toes are nothing to an urban warrior like me. But you danced for us, dear boy, and it was delightful.  So tell us more about this English Ethnic Dancing business. How did you learn it? How do I go about learning it? What's happening on the dance scene and where can I get some? your humble, hobbling servant Sir Robert Peel |
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Simon Care
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« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2005, 04:54:07 PM » |
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I learnt my dancing with the Moulton Morris Men in the seventies. I started when i was nine. I can't imagine not doing it. If you want to learn you need to contact your nearest side and buy them lots of beer until they let you join.
The dance scene is growing rapidly at the moment.....morris dancing has almost become cool again.
I firmly believe that everybody should have to be in a morris side for a year when they turn eighteen.....bit like national service.
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« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2005, 05:17:43 PM » |
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morris dancing has almost become cool again.
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Simon Care
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« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2005, 05:25:59 PM » |
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Thats why morris dancing is english!
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Polly Oxford (Andie)
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« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2005, 11:48:06 PM » |
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I hope your 'traditional ' approach to morris allows both sexes to enjoy a gentle caper!
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Simon Care
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« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2005, 10:17:56 AM » |
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Our team is a men only team but we don't have any problems with women's teams......personally i don't like mixed teams but that is only because of the difference in body shapes.
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« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2005, 10:48:19 AM » |
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Our team is a men only team but we don't have any problems with women's teams......personally i don't like mixed teams but that is only because of the difference in body shapes.
Ah, but every morris side contains a wide variety of body shapes! One of my brothers used to be in a rapper team. He was 6ft 6in, the rest of the team were under 6ft... He was the sore thumb of the side  I'm amazed he didn't lose his head with the swords. Cheers Nick |
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« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2005, 02:21:41 PM » |
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I don't like mixed Cotswold, particularly if either sex are on the more 'mature' side; but some dances do seem to be quite suited to a gentler style of dancing ( I wanted to put graceful, but many men's sides are more graceful than we are!) and the 'earthier' side of the dances works better for same sex sides I think.
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Simon Care
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« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2005, 05:57:25 PM » |
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There is a new rapper side in Stony Stratford especially fo people over 6 feet tall. If you want more details let me know
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« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2005, 06:04:03 PM » |
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An innocent asks: What's a rapper side?
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« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2005, 06:55:53 PM » |
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There is a new rapper side in Stony Stratford especially fo people over 6 feet tall. If you want more details let me know
Ah, now brother would be interested, except he's just moved to Copenhagen. I might be interested too if I didn't have 2 left feet  Cheers Nick |
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« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2005, 06:07:09 PM » |
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A rapper side is a team of sword dancers who use bendy steel swords called rappers.
Nothing to do with Eminem
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« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2005, 06:23:06 PM » |
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It looks very dramatic when done well, but there don't seem to be a lot of variety in the dances...
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« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2005, 06:27:10 PM » |
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An innocent asks: What's a rapper side?
This is a rapper side...  ...bendy swords instead of sticks and hankies. Lots of twisting and spinning around and over each other. For extra points, do it with fire, like this...  Cheers Nick |
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« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2005, 06:28:59 PM » |
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 Oh all right, it can be different!! I take it back Nick!!
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« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2005, 06:51:12 PM » |
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This is a rapper side...
Nick
Thats not just 'a' rapper side Nick. If I am not mistaken that is Black Swan Rapper, the BEST, IMHO. Sandra |
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« Reply #16 on: November 18, 2005, 07:03:41 PM » |
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That's right. Black Swan Rapper. You can see them around in their own right or as part of the Demon Barber Roadshow. I'm still waiting to see them do the spinny thing and the flaming swords thing at the same time though... Cheers Nick |
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« Reply #17 on: November 18, 2005, 07:08:39 PM » |
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One of our local sides, the wonderful Black Pig, have urm black faces.... now what's that all about??  Puggzz |
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« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2005, 07:21:18 PM » |
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Isn't that something to do with the puritans banning it, and them having to wear a disguise.
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Curt
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« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2005, 01:34:14 AM » |
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Can the much persecuted 17th century puritans be blamed for everything!
I thought the black face came from the inclusion of the morrocan Prince or 'blackamoor' into the morris or mummer. Alternatively it was an 18th century disguise and so a product of the Anglican ascendancy and not the 'puritan' era.
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