The term Border Morris refers to a collection of individual local dances from villages along the English side of the Wales-England border in the counties of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire. They are part of the Morris dance tradition.
Read more about Border Morris: History, Border Morris Revival, Black Face, Other Black-face Traditions
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