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Border morris dancers, White Ladies Aston. Border Morris is a collection of individual local dances from villages along the English side of the Wales–England border in the counties of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire. They are part of the Morris dance tradition.
The term "Border Morris" was first used by E. C. Cawte in a 1963 article [63] on the Morris dance traditions of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire: counties along the border with Wales. Characteristics of the tradition as practised in the 19th and early 20th centuries include: blackface or coloured facepaint (in some areas), use of ...
Silurian Border Morris Men, at Saddleworth Rushcart, August 2013. Multiple theories exist about the origins of the theatrical practice of blackface as a caricature of black people. One interpretation is that it can be traced back to traditions connected with Morris dancing. Another interpretation is that traditionally the use of soot to blacken ...
Younger, more inclusive Morris teams tell the BBC their tradition is having a "cultural moment".
Border Morris White Ladies Aston Dance The village has given its name to a Border Morris dances: the White Ladies Aston Dance. [ 13 ] As part of the revival of Border Morris this is performed each year on the Saturday before Christmas.
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Rhythm, the aptly-named Border Collie in this video, is a phenomenal dancer, whose duets with his human mom Roni Sagi are truly a sight to behold. View the original article to see embedded media.
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