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Morris dancing is a form of English folk dance. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers in costume, usually wearing bell pads on their shins and/or shoes. A band or single musician, also costumed, will accompany them. Sticks, swords, handkerchiefs, and a variety of other implements may be wielded by the dancers.
Morris dancing first appeared in England in the 15th century. Its earliest surviving mention dates to 1448 and records the payment of seven shillings to Morris dancers by the Goldsmiths' Company in London.[1] The term "Morris" comes from a Flemish form of "Moorish", although Morris dancing has no known historical connection to the Moors.
Three prominent groups organise and support Morris in England: Morris Ring,[2] Morris Federation[3] and Open Morris;[4] all three organisations have members from other countries as well.
There are around 150 Morris sides (or teams) in the United States.[5] English expatriates form a large part of the Morris tradition in Australia, Canada, New Zealand[6] and Hong Kong. There are relatively isolated groups in other countries, for example those in Utrecht and Helmond,[7] Netherlands; the Arctic Morris Group of Helsinki, Finland[8] and Stockholm, Sweden; as well as in Cyprus[9] and St Petersburg, Russia.[10]
^Heaney, M. (2004). "The Earliest Reference to the Morris Dance?". Folk Music Journal. 8 (4): 513–515. JSTOR 4522721.
^"The Morris Ring | The Founding National Association of Morris & Sword Dance Clubs". themorrisring.org.
^"The Morris Federation – UK's largest Morris & traditional dance teams association".
^"Open Morris – Open Morris – Dancing for All".
^Llewellyn's 2012 Witches' Companion. Llewellyn Worldwide. 2011. p. 126.
^"New Zealand Morris Dancing". Morrisdancing.org.nz. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^"Morrisdansgroep Helmond". Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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