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Still Folk Dancing
The partner programme to the clog dancing programme is this one - Still Folk Dancing After All these Years
Catch it before it vanishes off the BBC iplayer.
I enjoyed all the programme, but the highlight for me was the footage of the Saddleworth Rushcart. A fabulous piece of theatre. Look at the number of people involved in the procession. Hear the sound of the dancers clogs as they step in unison while pulling the cart. There, immediately, you understand why North West morris was so often performed in clogs.
Now look at some of the hills they take that cart up and down and realise why there are so many men behind the cart - they're the brakes! That cart is HEAVY.
For those who can't get the iplayer, here's a feel for what the procession looks like
Saddleworth morris also have what are possibly the best decorated hats of any side anywhere. They always use fresh flowers.
Next summer, I simply must go and see the rushcart procession for myself. I'm a northener - this is part of my heritage. It's also the birthplace of the kind of morris that I dance.
Catch it before it vanishes off the BBC iplayer.
I enjoyed all the programme, but the highlight for me was the footage of the Saddleworth Rushcart. A fabulous piece of theatre. Look at the number of people involved in the procession. Hear the sound of the dancers clogs as they step in unison while pulling the cart. There, immediately, you understand why North West morris was so often performed in clogs.
Now look at some of the hills they take that cart up and down and realise why there are so many men behind the cart - they're the brakes! That cart is HEAVY.
For those who can't get the iplayer, here's a feel for what the procession looks like
Saddleworth morris also have what are possibly the best decorated hats of any side anywhere. They always use fresh flowers.
Next summer, I simply must go and see the rushcart procession for myself. I'm a northener - this is part of my heritage. It's also the birthplace of the kind of morris that I dance.
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