Morris dance

The Morris Dance is an English folk dance.

The earliest known English written mention of Morris dance is dated to 1448. It records the payment of seven shillings to Morris dancers by the Goldsmiths' Company in London.

The dance is done by a group of dancers wearing bells on their shins or shoes.

People danced this dance in their homes until it became a well known folk dance.

Morris Dance Media

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  Morris dancers with handkerchiefs in York

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  Morris dancers and a hobby horse: detail of Thames at Richmond, with the Old Royal Palace, c. 1620

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  Morris dancers in North Yorkshire

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  Cardiff Morris in Carmarthen finish a Nantgarw stick dance in distinctive style, by surrounding the mascot, Idris.

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  Cotswold-style Morris dancing in the grounds of Wells Cathedral, Wells, England – Exeter Morris Men

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  Horwich Prize Medal Morris Men, a North West Morris side based near Bolton

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  North West Carnival Morris troupe dancing in Skipton, Yorkshire in 1987

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  A Morris dancer with coloured disguise which was often used by dancers from the borders of Wales and England

• Belles of London City performing in Lyme Regis