Old English dance routine....

Morris Dancers I presume Peter

Hi Nick,
Your visit is most welcome. Thank you.
I'm happy that you had a good look!!
Certainly Morris dancers, but the meaning of the dance and the sticks, I have no idea!
Best Wishes,
Peter

Hi Peter,

Very nice shot, beautifully caught expression! This is what I just read about Morris Dancing:

"The earliest confirmation of a performance of morris dancing in England dates from London on 19 May 1448, when Moryssh daunsers were paid 7s (35p) for their services. By Elizabethan times it was already considered to be an ancient dance, and references appear to it in a number of early plays."
I had no idea it started in London!

Best wishes, Rosa.

Hi Rosa,
Thank you so much for your very kind visit, and information.
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it!
Here is the web site for the event www.duntonfolk.co.uk/dunton-wassail.php I notice the same guys were there last year too. The purpose stated is "encourage the trees to bear as many apples as possible next year." Maybe they have the same in Somerset..

Best Wishes,
Peter

If I were an apple tree, I would just feel confused! =D

Wurde seine Hand getroffen... ? Er verzerrt so das Gesicht. ***

Hi Lothar,
Danke für Ihren Besuch!
Ich bin froh, dass du gut ausgesehen hast !!
Ich denke, die Idee ist, den Stock zu schlagen, nicht die Hand !!
Die besten Wünsche,
Peter

Hello Peter looks like you found a gang of Border Morris going through their routine here .. great shot indfeed

Best wishes ... Steve

Hi Steve ,
Your visit is much appreciated. Thank you!
I am so happy that you like the scene.
As I said to Rosa, here is the web site for the event..http://www.duntonfolk.co.uk/dunton-wassail.php . I guess some old English fertility dance they have learned? (They were there last year too)
Best Wishes,
Peter

Belle scène bien capturée !**************

Hi Jocelyne
Votre visite est très appréciée. Je vous remercie!
Je suis content que vous l'ayez apprécié!
Meilleurs vœux,
Peter

My dear Peter,

A very interesting picture here! I had read some things about this,before ..
It must be a different kind of Morris dancing which comes from some where in England!

The man is holding a big stick... I didn't understand ... Does he want beat somebody or so..?
Very well capture, really!

Love Füsun
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My dear Füsun,

Thank you so much for your effort investigating this dance. As you say, it is some kind of Morris dance. One man holds his stick in the way shown, and the other hits it.. Then they dance a bit, and change roles.. Perhaps the stick poking into the air like that means something...

Maybe when you next visit England we can find this kind of thing...

Love Peter
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Maybe that is the point: no meaning! =D

Hi Sami,
Your visit is much appreciated. Thank you!
Glad you like it.
Best Wishes, (very late - been away) and a good week ahead,
Peter

Certainly intriguing. Fun to guess the meaning (I have no idea).