The Best of North West from West Yorkshire
Last Update 16thMay 2009 - The diary pages and a new photo page.
HEADLINES
With Mayday now a memory the season is getting into high gear. The Holmfirth Festival of Folk saw Wakefield Morris appearing on the Saturday and the Rhubarb Tarts out on the Sunday. Brief update on the Wakefield appearance together with some lovely pictures now up on the site. And there's a new date for the diary "Yorkshire Day" at Worsbrough Hall see the diary pages. As the Rhubarb Tarts are off on a jaunt that day it will be a tight team if we can get one out. Yes we need more dancers - any gender - any age (though being able to buy a beer legally is helpful). It could be you.
Ideally you live within reach of the Methodist Hall off Horbury High Street were we practise on Monday nights from 8:00pm onwards until May when we start a dancing out on Mondays (see the diary for details of that). So if you fancy trying out the delights of the dance or want to add your talents to our band why not call in and see what it's all about? It's fun it keeps you fit and it's a great social life so why not sign on today!
If Wakefield is not in your local area but you really want to have a go at traditional dance then check out the Morris Federation web page. to find a local side to you.
The long term plan for the web pages is still to add a "Roll of Honour", listing as many members of the side past and present, as I can recall details for. This might actually happen this winter - once I finish sorting out the on-line Federation Newsletter archive.
The objective of the site is to give you up to date information on the team together with some background information. Within the site you will find some of the teams history and other bits of hopefully useful information. If you are thinking about joining the team then the FAQ page may answer some of your questions and concerns. If you want to identify the team on that photo you took last year try looking at the description of the mens kit or if the dancers are in skirts take a look at the womens outfits . If the dancers in your photo are men in skirts try a search for the Bacup Coconut Dancers! If the team is Wakefield and you want to identify a dance the take a look at the repertoire page. The only notation to be had is a Gisburn variant done as a workshop for Ripley Green Garters in February 2007 as a counter to the Cotswold "Bonny Green Garters".
If you want to see the team in action, or for some curious reason avoid us then check out the diary page. If you could not put a name to the face you met when you last saw the team then explore the photo gallery where at least some of the stuff is captioned. If you want to meet us in the flesh in an informal setting then the Methodist Hall on Horbury High Street is the place to be on most Monday evenings in the autumn and winter, from about 8.00pm onwards. This changes in the spring and summer to a pub of our choice, check out the diary for details.
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For more information on the Morris dancers world, to find a team near you or to simply explore the delights of the tradition why not try the Morris Federation web page.
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