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About Dark Horse
There are currently four Morris sides in
Maldon, Essex, our home town, which must
make us one of the most 'Morris intensive' towns in
We formed in 1995, mostly from dancers in other local sides who wanted
to dance 'Border style' Morris. The town of
We have a touch of white in our coats as Maldon
is also famous for its own sea salt, made by the Maldon Crystal Salt company.
Our dances are our own creation, with Maldon's sea
and sailing ship connection reflected in the figures and names of the dances.
Hence we have dances such as 'The Capstan' , Wear Ship', 'The Captain's Ruler',
'Reefknot', 'Tacking up River, 'Boxing the Compass'.
A bit about 'Border' Morris
Border Morris is a modern style of Morris based on
very fragmentary records of dances from Shropshire, Herefordshire and
Worcestershire. Piecing
together the written records of the dances and tunes, and combining these with
modern ideas on what makes dancing fun to do and to watch, Border Morris has
developed over the past 20 years. Border Morris at its best is very noisy,
colourful and vigorous. The noise comes from the musicians - the more the
merrier; from the stick clashing - most Border style dances use sticking; and
from the whoops and yells of the dancers - exhibitionists one and all.
Contacts:
Mike Watson 01621 852941
Dave Kelly 07748 653733
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You might like to visit some other Maldon
related Pages:
The Maldon district Directory: http://www.maldon.co.uk
The River Blackwater
http://www.maldon.co.uk/theriver.htm
The Maldon Crystal Salt Company: http://www.maldonsalt.kemc.co.uk
and, if you are into local history, check out the Battle of Maldon site:
http://www.airflow.demon.co.uk/byrhtnot.htm
Thanks to http://www.skoardy.demon.co.uk
for the page tile pattern