North West morris dancing at Odyssey

[watervole]

Now that I've hopefully got you briefly interested in North West morris, I should mention that I'm doing a morris workshop on Friday and Monday mornings.  (the other mornings are frostfox  doing belly dancing and another fan doing Lindy Hop)

No experience required.  Total beginners (which will probably be everyone except me) very welcome.

Traditionally, it was mostly danced by men.  Today, both men and women dance, though single sex sides are almost the norm.

Musicians welcome (we've already got a skilled accordion player in the form of SF writer Tony Ballantyne)  I'll bring along a bodhran for anyone who wants to bang a drum.

I'm borrowing a set of sticks from my local morris side, so there's enough for lots of dancers.

Comments

[sammason.livejournal.com]

If you're in England there will be a side near you. You could contact them and ask if they welcome beginners, maybe at certain times of year when they're doing fewer dance-outs and more repertoire development. So, perhaps, in winter.

[darth-tigger.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea. I shall have a look around when life calms down a bit!