What is Border Morris?
Border Morris is a traditional British folk dance that originally comes from the counties bordering Wales, namely Hertfordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire. Although it shares similarities with other forms of Morris such as Cotswold or North West Morris, Border differs in several important ways. Stepping is usually a simple single step (a step and a hop), often less complex than that used in other Morris traditions. Border is more raucous than other traditions and dancers do not use hankies as often as in other traditions, more typically using sticks which are clashed in time with the music. This is very exciting as there are few hobbies where you can get away with dressing in rags, painting your face and hitting things with sticks.
