Morris Dancing
The Isle of Wight has many Morris sides, the newest being a mixed-sex side - Guith Carnival Morris (Guith being the name of the Island pre Roman/Saxon times); The Men of Wight, a traditional side; Bloodstone Border Morris, who are a mixed-sex pagan- oriented "Dark Morris" side; The Wight Bells, an all women group established over 10 years; The Oyster Girls, who dance wearing clogs; Mr Baker's Dozen, a traditional English side; The Island Cloggies, an all female group.
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Famous quotes containing the words morris and/or dancing:
“I know a little garden-close
Set thick with lily and red rose,
Where I would wander if I might
From dewy dawn to dewy night,”
—William Morris (1834–1896)
“I say to you: we must still have chaos within us to be able to give birth to a dancing star. I say to you: you still have chaos within you.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)