Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancing Princess Royal

Performed on the Mayor of Ock Street Day - June 21st 2014

This is real Morris dancing, with the correct steps, movements, music and outfits. Please continue to keep English culture and identity alive in the face of attempts to extinguish it.

[@jamesosullivan7049]

You foreigners laugh, but this is the only tried and tested way to get an English lady in the mood for conjugal activities.

[@perfidiousalbion9975]

Happy conjugation then my good sir

[@Masada1911]

Aye

[@PiperTMTotalWar]

lmao

[@bealestcat]

@@mohamedaseem47 In American the men just show their financial report. hahaha

[@OhFishyFish]

I doubt those dancers are interested in ladies.

[@phangirlable]

Learned of the existence of this dance Terry Pratchett's Tiffany books. It's something I would have rather expected to see in Germany. Cute dance!

[@akrinornoname2769]

I learned about it from Reaper Man

[@DerEchteBold]

I've never seen anything similar here in Germany, to me it looks more Scandinavian.

[@phangirlable]

@@DerEchteBold I have. Reminders me of the traditional Carnival costumes around Garmisch-Partenkirchen with the bells around the legs, wips etc. It has a similar style, sound and it's kind of martial and sliiightly creepy.

[@DerEchteBold]

@@phangirlable Well, I don't know, if you want to see a similarity there, most European folk dances must be seen as similar. The looks of this is quite a bit different from the Alpine traditions.

[@TheAdwatson]

I would love to see this as a response to the All Black's haka!

[@thelastpilot4582]

Allan Watson Me too I think it would certainly make them think :-)

[@annesfavourites1037]

Allan Watson OMG I would so love to see that - even just on You Tube as an April Fool. Surely someone could upload a version of this

[@gutworm686]

Well the Haka wasn’t much use against the British Army when we took their country off them. We might Morris Dance but we also kick ass.

[@izzi8930]

Yeah it'd be good for a laugh

[@spookmore]

@@gutworm686 they did not take the New Zealand that's why they had the treaty of Waitangi The Maori, look like men. You lot look,like a bunch of flowers.feminin.

[@davidmckenna5751]

Good old England love it

[@temyantee1912]

It looks amazing! Hi from Russia.

[@mulliniks51]

I keep expecting John Cleese to show his face

[@trackdusty]

Cleese, another smartarse, is now laughing on the other side of his mocking face: John Cleese London No Longer English kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXvLloJ6jtWoe6s

[@mjelves]

David Mitchell's nightmare

[@moniquedelaney7958]

Wild men 😂😂😂

[@joshuacollymore3221]

I can't take this seriously

This is authentic Morris dancing and music. Thanks for keeping traditional English culture alive.

[@RugbyPropGirlBU]

As a morris dancer myself I am reading through these comments and smiling at the respect shown for these dancers because usually we get shown a lot of disrespect

[@melanesianpapuan]

Wonderful culture....keep your tradition alive...respect from a Pacific Islander

[@Triksterpuckavalon]

Odd to hear you get disrespected as a Pratchett reader can't help but think in the back of my mind you lads keep the world turning winter to spring, funny that but even In this modern world some traditions just seem to give us balance and some of the old folklore becomes more comfortable and comforting then all the scientific jargon they can spit, well done on you lads for keeping traditions that bring joy alive you deserve the respect

[@taylorhopewellhull]

I’m so sorry to hear that! It’s their problem. For heavens sake, dance your heart out dear man.

[@xanderpetch7446]

U deserve it, your dancing is gay you little didicoy

[@nancykelly9393]

I want to learn how to do it!

[@Big-Chungus21]

The uk is so depressing nowadays because people find any way to express happiness like this to be childish or silly, i think it is ok to not be serious all the time.

[@anaisbarrosodgh5790]

1235T21E

[@Big-Chungus21]

@@anaisbarrosodgh5790 ???

[@Kampbell300]

Maybe this is just cringe

[@Big-Chungus21]

@@Kampbell300 no

[@ghrtfhfgdfnfg]

@@Kampbell300 if folk dancing is cringe to you then that’s just sad

[@antfaz]

I think it's really important to keep this tradition going! No matter how much times change. Speaking as the child of an immigrant, I think it's a good thing for us to see, respect and appreciate the culture of the land we were born in.

[@bobprobert353]

Amen!

[@lilymarinovic1644]

But culture isn't a static thing set in stone forever. The English language didn't stop developing in the age of Chaucer, Shakespeare or Wordsworth. Even fundamental things like the nature and function of the monarchy have changed over time.

[@antfaz]

@@lilymarinovic1644 Agreed! I think that’s even more reason to see, respect and appreciate the culture of the land. It’s probable and I’d argue it’s also desirable that those like my parents who come in and integrate would also contribute to shifts in the host culture, just as has happened over the centuries whenever people groups have encountered each other. But I’d hope that in this century it can happen as a result of mutual respect and honour. And I think the onus is on the immigrant to show that respect to the host country.

[@declanstewart5690]

​@@lilymarinovic1644of course traditions change and morph with time but that doesn't mean you intentionally let an old tradition die. That's nihilistic, and totally unnecessary. It's things like morris dancing that make the english unique. If you just give into modernity completely, english culture, or any culture really, will die.

[@arcane4373]

So there's this bus load of blind people driving along and the bus driver starts getting tired. He says to the blind people, "I'm pretty knackered; I'm stopping at the next pub for a bite to eat and a drink, what are you guys going to do?" One of them replies, "no worries, we'll have a little game of football" "Football?!" The driver cries, "but you're all blind!" The blind guy says, "no, it's simple; we strap bells to the ball and then we can hear where it goes" With that, the bus driver pulls into a pub, has a bite to eat and a drink. When he comes out, there are paramedics and ambulances everywhere. Bus driver says, "what's been going on here then??" Paramedic turns around and shouts, "never would have guessed!! A bus load of blind people kicked the sh*t out of a Morris dancer!!!!"

[@BangersTheBraeds]

Lmao geez mate

[@joshuarosen6242]

I properly laughed out loud at that. I'm going to write that down.

[@i_know_youre_right_but]

@@WildBrumby you think you’re going to hell for laughing at a non-offensive joke?

[@ashharijaywardena]

5 years on, your comment is still giving people a good belly-wobbling chuckle. Thanks for sharing, mate :)

[@johnfenner347]

Priceless !. I had to change the cushion on my Armchair !

[@alexc8209]

I remember seeing Morris dancers quite alot when i was a kid. my mum always took me to weekend fairs and such in the 80's and they were usually around. It felt totally normal to me to watch this (now) weird spectacle. I love old culture of every country and Morris dancers are definitely important to England and us English. well done lads.

[@veronicanistor9774]

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[@elvischrist8826]

I don't care you goon

[@alexc8209]

@@elvischrist8826 who asked you, prick. You’re name is a joke and your comment is too. 🤣

[@elvischrist8826]

@@northernlad2004 you love talking to me,stop,people will talk

Why do you consider it any more weird than Scottish dancing or Irish step dancing?

[@johnmc7587]

Don't know why people are taking the piss? Its a great English tradition sadly being lost for just that reason.

[@serbmihail4026]

Look here !kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4mumJSijNaGa8k

[@voxintenebris6367]

@John mc: Well said! We must fight to retain our traditions and culture, along with our families and industries they are the backbone of the country.

[@voxintenebris6367]

@@@serbmihail4026 : That was a bit more challenging - more acrobatic than Morris Dancing, the second dance reminded me of Celtic folk dancing. Are the dances done there for the same reasons? Great video, I enjoyed seeing it - thanks.

[@mabel8179]

I agree- I LOVE Morris dancers! I saw a Morris show in Liverpool on 18th May (2019)- it was great to see so many groups with younger Morris dancers. Long may Morris continue!

[@lintonNZ]

Good, I think it's a tradition the poms could do without

[@Vtwin_Superbikes]

Sometimes when I’m getting undressed at nighttime and taking my socks off, i morris dance down the hallway twirling my socks around and skipping towards the laundry room. I’ll most likely be naked so there is bonus flappage for anyone that may be enjoying the festivities.

[@snded9773]

I am an Arab from Yemen I love the English people 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️🇾🇪

[@lydiamichaels1976]

thankyou it's so nice seeing that people from across the planet actually realise that we have culture like this but sadly industrialisation and colonialism has killed a lot of it or at least people's appreciation for this

[@declanstewart5690]

You're not getting a visa

[@Phippsta]

I find it really sad that we don't appreciate/ respect the Folk dancing of our own country. I can't think of another country that would feel the same way...

[@Phippsta]

So which national folk dances do you admire? New Zealand Maori Hakas? A bunch of half naked "warriors" stomping around in a line trying to look tough? Russian Cossacks, looking equally ridiculous kicking their legs up in the air? Or African folk dancing? People wearing equally ridiculous costumes dancing around to a drum beat. But I bet you think they're cool, because they're black and primitive looking.

[@Phippsta]

Don't like our folk dancing? Go back to Africa and sort your economy out instead of dancing all the time.

[@Phippsta]

Cool story Bro. If you're Chinese/ Indian/ Middle Eastern, I can't say your folk dancing is particularly cool or inspiring either...

[@Phippsta]

Go troll somewhere else. You were the one making this into a race issue...

[@remainuntam0]

Yea but they’ll say the folk dancing of every people in the world is just awesome

[@jamesbeaumont1627]

Kid: dies The oompa loompas:

[@bob-bd1oq]

True

[@havanonynous9673]

BAHAHAHAH

[@yesterdaydream]

omfg

[@Kampbell300]

Dead 😂

[@uglydabyana5559]

Boring

[@joshwebb5016]

While I don’t mind all the jokes, some people are just here to be disrespectful calling English culture bland and shit. If your one of those people please keep your views to yourself since a lot of people here (especially older people) come to enjoy their traditions and have a laugh every now and then

[@livw3090]

Yeah its kind of sad. Taking part in traditions meant to be fun and inclusive. It sucks how much people, especially other brits, take the piss out of it

[@MiguelPeirano]

And then they went and built the greatest empire the world has ever known.

[@evwadiva2146]

People need to respect Morris Dancing more. I've grown up in England, and for 15 years, I didn't even know this was a thing!

[@livw3090]

So true! I wish we were taught more about our traditional culture, and i wish less Brits would take the piss out of it. Its just a lot of fun :). I'm actually making my own Morris dancing dress because I think they're really pretty!

[@mrglassman9554]

@@livw3090 That's great!

[@DivineUbiquity]

I think it’s great, even more so as it was taken from the Moors in Muslim Spain. Morris dancing is from Moorish dancing and even though there’s no exact evidence. The Moriscos who were evading persecution along with Jews in Muslim Spain developed songs and dances I.e flamenco. It is a quintessentially male dance that you will find in certain Arab cultures but I think with all great things in cultures some are imported and given their own twist.

[@martinsanchez4827]

@@DivineUbiquity thankyou brother, we wuz kangz and "english"

[@zhanggrace833]

@@livw3090: I’m a Chinese and recently I live in Australia. I did a Morris Dance performance (with traditional Morris music) with 5 of my working colleagues in China in 2014, including one of my English colleague who is from London. The performance was for our Chinese New Year party. Each of us held a stick to dance. The England colleague said he never heard of Morris Dance and did not know how to dance. However, I searched & learnt by internet. Then I taught my England colleague how to do a Morris dance. Out performance may not very decent, but we had a lot of fun and the audience enjoyed it. It was an unique experience. 💃

[@EdwardBrackstoneFilms]

I love our beautiful English culture 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@yesterdaydream]

I sincerely wish that more men felt cool enough to express themselves this way.

[@curtis866]

😆🤣😔

[@sharonguerrero6937]

Greets from Mexico. I find this tradition beautiful ≤3

[@livw3090]

Thank you! :) I love Mexican culture too its beautiful

[@npche9865]

❤🍻

[@elvischrist8826]

Its "greetings" go back to English classes you fool

[@npche9865]

@@elvischrist8826 chill bro.

[@emosijougavule2561]

Wow the tradition must be protected at all cost😲

[@The_DuMont_Network]

Why, for God's sake?

[@specialunit0428]

FUN FACT: I used to be taught this in primary school until every school banned it in Kent under claims that it was "racist".

[@sidsnot6952]

That don't surprise me. It would never be taught in London

[@Bella-fz9fy]

That’s totally mad!

[@williamhogarth9438]

This is England for me.

[@romaniaplus]

Imagine my shock while Romania has an old traditional dance almost the same in costumes and style. The music has a different rhythm, check my answer from a few days ago!

[@mrglassman9554]

Same

[@redvelvetunderground]

i'm so sorry bro that sucks

[@Macbobob]

Watching this makes me think England is northern European, not western European after all

[@mitchellgeorge6031]

This is one of many reasons why I love England.

[@mistral55]

Imagine the All Blacks doing the Haka...then England reply with a Morris Dance,,,,that would terrify me.... ;)

[@esmeraldagreen1992]

The point of the haka is to recount your past deeds in battle. The point of the Morris dance is to have a good time. In the past Morris dancers with their faces blackened so they would not be recognized by the authorities would dance and sing songs criticizing the goverment and the poor living conditions of the British masses.

[@nivarion]

Haha, all they need to do is remind them who was part of who's empire.

[@xander1052]

@@esmeraldagreen1992 More reason to do it, us brits are just at the game for a good time anyway!

[@katehewitt2990]

My youngest daughter had been carrying around a little what’s on in our area book and noticed she had a fixation with the cover which has a picture of morris dancers on it, I told her what you guys are called and that you dance, she loves all kinds of dancing and music she’s very eclectic I asked if she wanted to see the dance and she got very excited so I took that as a big yes 😂 you guys were the first video and at first she kept glancing at the picture to you and back again but the next three back to back replays she was focused solely on you guys! She squealed with joy and you guys get a standing ovation or round of applause from start to finish now 😂 We watched 4 times before she went to bed I asked her if she would Iike me to get some bells for my legs and she definitely approved My daughter is 11yrs old, globally delayed, non verbal, on the autism spectrum and has a supersonically rare genetic disorder. You brightened up our rainy weekend!… I think you have just found your number one fan! If you could see the joy she radiated through watching you it’d give a big one of these 🖕🏻 to everyone that takes the piss!…. People that do that usually aren’t confident enough to do what you do, if you love something anyone that can’t respect that probably want to try certain things but don’t because they don’t want people acting like they do towards themselves, what a dull existence! People that ridicule your loves and likes aren’t the kind of people you want around you anyway Thank you ♥️

[@wor53lg50]

Dance, dance wherever you maybe as i am the lord of the dance said he, and i'll meet you all wherever you maybe as i am the lord of the dance said he...

[@MiloSatori]

Beautiful, keep alive your history. Blessings from Mexico.

[@Cal-Valhalla]

Thank you

[@emilyhubbs7380]

I'm in the United States. The music is pleasant and the dance is straight of of youre history there as far as I can tell. I enjoyed and was enlightened by the video. Thank-you

[@safradash]

Lovely. It's such a shame that it's a dieing tradition. We should be proud of it just like they r proud in New Zealand of the Haka. They should play this in every game & at primary & high schools so they wouldn't be embarrassed of it. Each country has a traditional dance that they r proud of & we seem to b embarrassed. But happy to show off one back side & boobs very English

[@leadebar9659]

I’m from France and my uni teacher showed us some Morris dancing years ago. Now my friends and I really want to have the occasion to travel and see some Morris Dancing with our own eyes!

[@thesatisfiedcustomer4869]

My mate fat fingers - a lump of a man who could fight for fun - served in the paras in the Falklands He emigrated to NZ and when at sporting events Kiwis would be going on about the Haka him and his mate Goose another proper lad they would morris dance for the aggressive kiwis and take the edge off it all 🙏🏼 Morris dancing is ace !😊

[@cabrelbeuk72]

Thanks Sir Pratchett. Would have never discover this piece of english culture without you.

[@morahlaura]

I just finished reading the Wintersmith and had to come see what a Morris dance looked like!

[@wor53lg50]

As a kid in infants, we practiced maypole every Wednesday afternoon ready for mayday celebrations , another tradition wiped from the curriculum and english culture to please the snowflakes...

[@dacheezdawg]

Why are the snowflake woke mob banning morris dancing. Do you have any news articles about this?

[@wor53lg50]

@@dacheezdawg shut it, yer feckin whinging wet fart...

[@lauraestavan8343]

k so i'm american so i've never seen this before. This was very interesting! Didn't even know there was a tradition like this! A+ for history class!

[@shirleyjones4161]

+Bre Strum Same here. The Brit tv show, "Q.I." hosted by Stephen Frye, brought me here.

[@lauraestavan8343]

Shirley Jones haha wow!

[@joshuarosen6242]

+Bre Strum It's a fairly common sight in England. This is part of a tradition dating back at least 400 years but it had died out in many areas until the 1970s when there was a huge revival. The English are generally very proud of being English, but that doesn't mean we have to take ourselves very seriously and Morris dancers generally don't. Most Morris dancing involves a lot of beer and general arsing about. We have a lot of entertaining (and often silly) folk traditions in England. If you've never been here, come and visit. You'd enjoy it.

[@lauraestavan8343]

Joshua Rosen Sounds amazing! I'd love to visit England!

[@joshuarosen6242]

Bre Strum You're young and you have plenty of time. If you are at all interested in history, you should visit. The history of England is evident everywhere you look. The town I live in is very pretty but only about 150 years old, which is just a baby by English standards but I can walk up to the moor and see stones carved with cup and ring marks 4000 years ago and they are all over the place. I love to stand on the moor and look across the dale thinking that people have been standing exactly where I am standing looking across the river for thousands of years. I love feeling that connection with the past.

[@lorimc62lm]

I love it! I'm so glad these traditional dances are still around, and hope to someday attend one :)

[@elvischrist8826]

Is that all you love, try a human

[@elvischrist8826]

@northernlad2004 pardon, could you repeat

[@66berserker]

This is Morris Dance… So interesting Thanks from Japan

[@ZoeBrain]

Now THAT is the Morris dancing I grew up with in Berkshire in the 60s. The Fool in smock with bladder on a stick, the Hobby Horse, and all the traditions observed.

[@nigeisfree7837]

That to me is English as it gets I love it also I didn't realise there were so many different types of Morris dancing

[@laniquify]

You can see the clear pagan/nature worshipping aspect of a lot of folk dances from England and the Continent. It looks like they are throwing grain and telling it to grow tall?

[@Blake9976]

Kinda, historically the dance was to banish the dark of winter, celebrate the warmth and fertility of summer, and bring in autumn's golden harvest. Obviously, no preforms the dance for that reason anymore and you really only see it at seasonal festivals. But it’s still nice to keep the tradition alive😃

[@co7580]

Remember watching Morris Dancers at fairs when we lived in England during my childhood. Loved them. Still think them a great entertainment, not at all silly as some have commented here, and therefore a lovely tradition I hope will continue for generations.

[@DAVE1R1111]

this is great ! because this all Reunites *England* with all of the other Germanic nations' traditional/folk musics and dancings .

[@esmeraldagreen1992]

BRITONS DO NOT LET YOUR CULTURE BE TAKEN FROM YOU.

[@princessthyemis]

I came here because of Terry Pratchett and Tiffany Aching! :)

[@hannahgibson3833]

I love that book and have seen moris dancing in real Life

[@declanstewart5690]

The English need to take a moment to be proud of their indigenous folk culture rather than football teams and their holidays in Spain. This stuff doesn't just happen. it needs to be perpetuated by the people. At this rate all remnants of sweet old England will be gone.

[@hanselauttenberg9217]

This is the coolest ever. In my home country I was the champion Morris dancer, all the ladies would try to sleep with me.

[@Gingernut50]

were they blind and deaf?

[@Mango56902]

im hispanic and if I ever went to the uk I would love to see this☺️

[@alecgurney9305]

Hispanic? Where?

[@moursundjames]

Why do Morris Dancers wear bells when they dance? So they can annoy blind people also. My dad just told me that joke, so I had to look up what he was talking about. But I think this is wonderful! A+ 100%!

[@crwydryn]

A complete joy.Love this ,a bit of English heritage to cherish well done Fellas,long may you continue.

[@ReadySaltedCrisps]

Good to see some younger guys here.

[@crwydryn]

Absolutely delightful, never stop dancing for our beloved England Lads--Bravo.

[@retired_early]

Keep it up and pass this to the next generation. So important to keep traditions alive.

[@andreandi24]

I never knew this Morris dancing before. I looked it up because of Sir Terry Pratchett. He mentioned it once or twice in his books. Oook. :-))

[@alexandru5917]

This looks similar to the romanian calurasii, although it is a lot slower paced. maybe some remnants of a common tradition at some point in history, who knows

[@carolesullivan9125]

oh i miss England

[@bucwolf]

ok , i am the third one in a row who says it , but still..... best response to haka

[@matthiashepworth6583]

Englishman here. I'm not going to comment on the dancing but I do love the music. Now I know why I love folk music, thanks to the Morris dancing that I heard in the 70's and 80's as a boy. That and a newly discovered love of sea shanties music. Ace.

[@bppmurphy]

Never be ashamed of your own culture. Here in Ireland we're not and we're supposed to hate you lol

[@kongeezhu164]

In South India, we people wear the same thing and dance for temple fests. Those things we wear would weigh about a total of 8 to 10 kilograms. I encountered the same in this video. I would paste a link here, how both the dances are similar to each other

[@kitthekat42069]

Anyone else here because they were reading Discworld and had to look up what Morris dancing was?

[@meganmishler3979]

I was reading a Naomi Novil novel and I had to google it...and then follow on to YT. Amazing!

[@rustybraun9101]

So I was just watching a video of a haka dance at a wedding. An English bloke said the NZ haka is matched the English Morris dance which has brought me here. I worry my next breathe won’t come as the laughter is now uncontrollable.

[@nebhalabir1201]

🤣🤣

[@sjoncb]

Moors dancing. No black face this time as you see the highly melanated Afrika is everywhere. 🟥⬛🟩👊🏿

[@Beepbeepbeepbe]

You a retard?

[@bppmurphy]

Im Irish and it's practically engrained into me to hate all things English. But i just can't hate morris dancing. It's such a wonderful tradition. Listen all you English folk, please protect this tradition with all that's left in you, or else you'll have not much left of your own culture. Sincerely an Irish man

[@tible_toble_table_top]

Ill try and learn it :)

[@rosieposie6147]

I live in France and we have an expat Morris dancing side. My whole family does it (mum, bro(18), me (15) and my dads the mascot(walks around wearing a cape and a giant papier mâché fish on his head(symbol of where we live))

[@madtom8570]

I like some hanky panky!

[@michaellicavoli3921]

After two beers, I always turn to the Morris Dancers on YOU TUBE.

[@gallitron7803]

Sky HD reminded me in a description for an episode of Midsomer Murders that there is some traditional dancing that some viewers may find upsetting. 🤣

[@jenniferpearce1052]

😆😆😆Whyyyy???

[@danielgraver1829]

England rugby team should do this when playing New Zealand as a counter to the Haka

[@katiaplantscientist]

This is the video I sent to my online friends when they want to see traditional dances from England.

[@camelia9802]

Very good - our tradition

[@admiralcraddock464]

Great stuff, prance about waving hankies then off to the pub for a few pints of real ale. Love it

[@meadish]

The music is similar to Swedish folk dance music in many ways - played on fiddle and accordion, major scale sounds, the melodic figures used in the turnarounds before going back to the one chord, etc.

[@gsalazar95]

This is cute. The two guys on the left were jumping and tossing their arms the highest it seemed.

[@hannahelvete]

No wonder they felt compelled to persecute the Irish for so long, clearly motivated entirely out of jealously.

[@LipdidStudios]

We did it because they're a weak people.

[@YangSing1]

jealous of what?

[@TheRocktalk]

Cooler dancing.

[@leod-sigefast]

It was the Normans who invaded Ireland not the English. We just inherited the mess.

[@catgamer7587]

doing arts school work abount a typical dance and i chose england

[@roberttreborable]

Some say The Princess Royal should be the National Anthem of England...

[@Votey12345]

people of youtube! is a jaffa a cake or a biscuit? I wanna know your thoughts

[@sidsnot6952]

Biscuit

[@Votey12345]

@@sidsnot6952 you have sinned against the council of the british

[@sidsnot6952]

@@Votey12345 you can't handle the truth

[@voxintenebris6367]

I really enjoyed that! Thank you for uploading. I haven't seen actual Morris Dancers for years, we used to see them in Cardiff at one time.

[@rondunn6021]

Very well danced and played. Respect.

[@richardlloyd2589]

Very relevant today, demonstrating to all that you have not only a hanky for yourself, but one for another person should the need arise!

[@Josema44444]

I arrived to this vídeo because I have just read that this dance is influenced by "Moros y Cristianos" festivity, wich is tipical from some Spanish towns.

[@Wotsitorlabart]

No it isn't.

[@livingbeings]

Americans in the comments: "oh.........kay."

[@the_red_barron1002]

That's probably because American have no cultures.

[@dcbsmt]

Granted, it does look a bit silly but why do Brits hate this so much?

[@wocko53]

Why do you think. Because its's fucking stupid lol

[@livw3090]

@@wocko53 Its just a bit of fun. Why are we the only country that takes the piss out of our traditional culture?

[@forlatagate1]

Morris dancers are a cheap fake version of the morish dancers, they took the dance from morish entertainmeners who are black Jews, who also brought hygiene to UK before they ended up on cargo slave ships, that started in Spain where they lived as well as other parts of Europe before history was rewritten

[@tible_toble_table_top]

No? This has its own history rooted in England. I know you probably dont like us but we do have our own culture as well. We even have culture from well back before the anglo-saxons. People just dont learn about it and its not often spoken about here anymore.

[@fergusmcgowan264]

thank god I'm Scottish

[@cosminu.4519]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Wotsitorlabart]

Mmmm.. Never seen a Scottish sword dance, Fergus. The one where a chap in a skirt prances about over two crossed swords with his hands in the air?

[@The123dannyd]

These people ruled 1/4 of the earth

[@baikal627]

Why do people type it in to search and dont like it ?? Hows that happen ??

[@saltymemesmith]

It was a dance similar to this that actually defeated the Vikings.

[@paddymuppy]

British morris dancing resurgence post Brexit please. That and eels and estenders very proud

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

😺👍😎💪💙🐺

[@finno123456]

Morris dancing originates from Germany right

[@arantzazuarregiuriarte9787]

Very similar to the Basque dances of Luzaide, also the costumes are similar

[@richardgrimsdale-yates4972]

lyrics... Ol’ mother Harvey Old Geroge Hunt Went to Nuneham in a Punt Lost the pole and away they went and they never got to Numeham.. Based on an old tale about those two who were canoodling by the river

[@morrisgautreau6704]

I love that I'm named after a dance!

[@starxsirius1429]

Ankle necklaces are so stylish, and must be fun to wear.