Morris Federation
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| Formation | October 1975 |
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Region served | United Kingdom |
President | Pauline Woods-Wilson |
| Website | https://www.morrisfed.org.uk/ |
The Morris Federation is one of the three existing umbrella organisations for morris dancing sides in the United Kingdom. It was officially founded as the Women's Morris Federation in 1975[1] as a direct response to the long-existing Morris Ring which did not allow all-female or mixed sides to join. It was, as the name suggests, originally limited to all-female teams, with an inaugural meeting held at the University of Bath in October 1975.[2]
In 1980 The Morris Federation opened its doors to mixed teams, and two years later adopted a policy of allowing any team to join, regardless of gender - it was at about this point that the third umbrella group was founded, the Open Morris, which adopted this policy from the start.
The Morris Federation's aims are to:
- encourage and promote morris and related activities, for anyone who wants to participate or to spectate
- provide a channel of communication between member sides
- encourage the improvement of standards of dancing and related activities among its members
- encourage an environment for morris and related activities where all feel safe, welcomed and respected.
The Morris Federation is principally for practising UK-based morris teams, but membership categories exist for interested individuals and overseas teams as well.
References[]
- ^ "A Dictionary of English Folklore". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "The Histories of the Morris in Britain, Proceedings of the 2017 Conference" (PDF). EFDSS. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
External links[]
- Dance in England
- Clubs and societies in England
- Morris dance