Morris dance
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Morris dance is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied by music. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers, usually wearing bell pads on their shins. Implements such as sticks, swords and handkerchiefs may also be wielded by the dancers. In a small number of dances for one or two men, steps are performed near and across a pair of clay tobacco pipes laid one across the other on the floor.
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See also
- Ball de bastons
- Căluşari
- English Country Dance
- Maculelê (dance)
- Moresca
- Moreška
- Morris: A Life with Bells On
- Pipe and tabor
- St George's Day in England
- Weapon Dance
- Matachines
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