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Programme 2011
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WESTWARD HEY!
- Our 15th birthday Charity procession from Sticklepath to Launceston.
27th - 29th May 2011
Find out how we're doing!
We perform a wide variety of dances from several traditions— mostly Cotswold, with some Border and some our own. The origins of Morris dancing are often disputed but even Henry VIII married six times to get a Morris side together! The traditions have survived many centuries having been rediscovered by Cecil Sharp at the turn of the last Century.
It has been a tradition of Morris dancing to pass the hat around the audience. Once it was an opportunity for people to thank the dancers for driving away evil spirits; now it helps with expenses such as the Federation membership and the enormous hanky-laundering bill. We also make regular donations to local charities.
| This year is our 15th Birthday, and we have chosen to
mark it by making a determined effort to raise the sum of £5000
in aid of FORCE, the Cancer Support
charity based in Exeter. The focus of this fund-raising has been a
marathon walk / procession / dance stands from our home village of
Sticklepath to Launcestion. See our WESTWARD HEY!
web page for more
information. |
| To find out where you can catch up with us, please
click on to our PROGRAMME |
| We're all looking forward to a great season, good music, good company - and fantastic dancing! Hope to see you along the way |
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