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| Sunday 23 March, 2008 |
The Morris RingAs with every hobby or pastime that attracts a large number of followers, like minded people feel drawn to form associations that can help members share and learn from each other's experience, organise meetings and events, and not least, get cheap insurance. Morris is no different. There are three major Morris associations, and in their time, like most organisations operating in a similar field, they have often clashed over differences which have previously seemed insurmountable. Thankfully, there is a much better understanding now between the three associations, and a greater amount of co-organised events and initiatives are taking place to the overall benefit of Morris Dancing The Morris Ring was the first of the current organisation to form. In 1934, the Cambridge Morris Men resolved to form an association of Morris dancing clubs. The initial membership consisted of University-based sides and six other teams based in the south of England. The Ring was formed at a time when Morris Dancing was seen as a men's pastime, reflected by the fact that there were few or no women's teams performing in the manner of the the original membership. Thus, the Ring became an association of male-only dancing teams, which has since become the main cause of friction between the different Morris associations. The Ring holds a regular annual meeting (the ARM), as well as four or five feast weekends per year. |
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Morris Dancing is an aerobic form of dance which provides healthy exercise and social activity. Woodside's Foreman, Dave Pearse, is an expert instructor, having trained Morris Dancers, both new and experienced, for over twenty years, as well as being a folk dancer of nearly four decades' experience. During the Winter, Woodside Morris Men meet at 8.00pm on Wednesday nights in the Colne River Rooms at the Pump House Arts Centre Watford. You would be most welcome to come along. |
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