Morris Dancing (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in costume.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Morris dancing involves energetic stepping, usually in teams of men who often wield ribbons, handkerchiefs or long-poled contraptions in addition to stepping.
- Although much folk lore now purports otherwise morris dancing almost never carries narrative even mythical as historical spectacle today because generally everything became often dismissed by the passing centuries.
- In Britain there still are performers of reenactments of dancing in England the traditional teams are sometimes composed of all men.
- There has not historically ever been any proven fact the way that May Day first was associated with morris dancing, however nowadays one has rather widely claimed the celebration as part of may day festivities for morris dancing.
- The true origins of another folkloric notion morris dancing as the activity's namesake in England also have become unfortunately long misplaced in time.