May Day Dawn, 2013, with the Brothers Grimm (junior side);
photos courtesy of tifholmes.com
“Border” or “Rag” Morris is an ancient folk-dance style from the Border country of England and Wales. Dressed in rags and tatters, wearing bells and face-paint, whooping and clashing sticks, the Border Morris “side” (team) dances the highways and byways of the countryside, capering through the complex figures of dances like “Hell’s Bells” and “The Belligerent Blue Jays.”
The Texas Tech Border Morris dance side is sponsored by the Vernacular Music Center, and participates in concerts, collaborations, and educational events throughout the region, including in the annual Celtic Christmas and “Dancing at the Turning of the Year”.
For more info, contact Jakob
The Texas Tech Border Morris dance side is sponsored by the Vernacular Music Center, and participates in concerts, collaborations, and educational events throughout the region, including in the annual Celtic Christmas and “Dancing at the Turning of the Year”.
For more info, contact Jakob
All original site artwork by Chipper Thompson (chipperthompson.com)