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Cotswold and North West Morris
One of my flist, hurrah!, is thinking of taking up morris, and is contemplating a North West side and a Cotswold side. Just to aid the decision-making process, here are two excellent (and I don't use that word lightly) morris sides demonstrating the two styles.
Here are Sidmouth Steppers, a North West side showing the formation and precise team moves that are characteristic of North West morris.
And here, proving beyond all doubt that a hankie dance can be as dynamic as a stick dance, are the Cotswold side 'Fool's Gambit'. Cotswold is more fluid than North West and there's more emphasis on foot and hand work. the dancers are still in formation, but the formation is not what the dance is all about. (Yes, you get lots of Cotswold stick dances too)
Here are Sidmouth Steppers, a North West side showing the formation and precise team moves that are characteristic of North West morris.
And here, proving beyond all doubt that a hankie dance can be as dynamic as a stick dance, are the Cotswold side 'Fool's Gambit'. Cotswold is more fluid than North West and there's more emphasis on foot and hand work. the dancers are still in formation, but the formation is not what the dance is all about. (Yes, you get lots of Cotswold stick dances too)
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Ah, I can see why you "hurrah" them!
The ladies there, they are almost military-like precise and they do have their "general", oh yes!
I was thoroughly impressed by the young men dancing. They really use their "hankies" like swords and I am more impressed because they are so young and enthusiastic and GOOD!
Thanks, I really liked it.