Roy Dommett's Morris Notes - Volume 5

https://www.cdss.org/dommett We are thrilled to announce that the foundational Roy Dommett's Morris Notes are now accessible online for public use on the CDSS website. These notes, organized into five volumes in 1986 but out of print since the 1990s, are a veritable treasure-trove of information. Now with the help of their editor, Dr. Anthony Barrand, the assistance of Tom Toleno, Dr. Paul Eric Smith, and the permission of Roy's son, Michael, this incredible resource is once again available. The Notes include background commentary and notations of Cotswold (or Wychwood) Morris, North-West Morris, Garland Dances, Sword Dances, "Other Morris" (including Border, Molly, and Clog) and more! Chloe Elizabeth Middleton-Metcalfe http://www.englishfolkcostumes.co.uk/ === Despite being titled 'Other Morris' Volume 5 actually includes many traditional social dances collected outside the resources of the EFDSS. This latter is important because the dances that Roy collected and notated from living memory and living tradition had not then been stylised as was the wont of the EFDSS at the time. Many of the dances were part of the Reading Traditional Step Dance Groups aka Reading Cloggies - repertory. The dances featured in the Reading Cloggies' renowned workshops "Campaign for Real Reels" or "Putting Steppig Back Into Social Dancing." The dances had stepping in them. Indeed most traditional dances in the UK had stepping in them. EFDSS members at the time did not like stepping. So Volume 5 is a valuable resource for those who are truly interested in the UK's especially Engiand's traditional social dances. https://sites.google.com/wsesu.org/roy-dommetts-morris-notes/home https://sites.google.com/wsesu.org/roy-dommetts-morris-notes/home/dommett-v… https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-fA_7CKhiDGT0ktcVoyMzE1Rkk/view === Chris (Brady) ex-Reading Cloggies