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New dancers are always welcome. We practise September through April, Thursdays 7-9pm, Malling Community Centre, Spences Lane, Lewes BN7 2HQ. Email us on [email protected]
ABOUT US
Blackpowder Morris is based in Lewes, East Sussex, home of the world's most spectacular annual bonfire celebration (we think). The side was formed in 2014 for a Commercial Square Bonfire Society visit to Lewes's German twin town Waldshut-Tiengen and developed from there. We're a mixed side, we accept anyone regardless of size, shape, colour, gender, ethnicity, creed or sexual orientation as long as they don't make any of that more important than dancing Morris.
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Our style of dance and costume is Border. This style is based on the traditions of the English counties bordering Wales (hence the name) and was further developed by John Kirkpatrick in the mid 1970s, for his newly-formed side the Shropshire Bedlams. Credit where credit is due. It has since grown greatly in popularity because the advantage of Border is that it has almost no rules, which allows for unlimited creativity. This accounts for the proliferation of sides and dances, throughout England and abroad, employing new Border style.
Our aim in dancing is for a combination of originality, energy and precision. Unique and well-executed dances are a pleasure to perform as well as to watch. Okay, everyone has their off-days and no-one's getting any younger, but that doesn't mean we didn't aim for it.
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If the above and the photos and videos below have aroused your interest, come along and try us out – new dancers are always welcome. (Must be able to put one foot in front of the other though, as we hope we've made clear!) We practise weekly September through March, Thursdays 7-9pm, Malling Community Centre, Spences Lane, Lewes BN7 2HQ. The first practice day this year is September 11th (a day to remember?)
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