Rutland Morris dancing 'Postman's Knock'

[@kathykeeley352]

Gotta love the Morris Dancers. Happy memories.

[@louislamonte334]

Very fine performance, gentlemen!!

[@loreleilorelei1234]

There is a very similar dance in south of Romania. It calls "Căluşarii" but the music is different.

[@richardincm]

Possibly originally from Adderbury Morris team, see the documentary "The Way of the Morris", and the song was also included in the stage-production of 'Lark Rise to Candleford', I believe ?

[@deejayy2k]

a modern day version of this would just be them, putting a card through the door and running away.

[@kovalovov]

Класно танцуют! А ведро где?

[@elizabetherwin1315]

What exactly does this dance celebrate? Is it native to just Britain or to Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well?

[@lawomega1]

Just to answer the revelant question ,its an English dance tradition ,you will find no sides in Scotland or Ireland ,but their are some in wales,and It goes back many centuries , my side who I belonged to had a morris group in the 1400,s. Now it is found not only in England and wales , but also in Australia , NZ, Canada , Usa ,even in Holland ,so it is quite popular ,hope that helps Elizabeth !

[@elizabetherwin1315]

@@lawomega1 So kind of you to reply! Merry Christmas!

[@mariusdinu1498]

this is an old dacian dance... remains of the dacian legion in Britain.... you will find the same dance in today Romania (former Dacia)... search ”călușari” in Oltenia and Transilvania

[@YorkyOne]

​​​@@mariusdinu1498 No it isn't. Morris dance 15th century . Dacian dance 17th century. The Roman legionaries story is nonsense.

[@YorkyOne]

​@@lawomega1 No offence but the only morris being danced in the 1400's was for the Royal Court and the Guilds. And very different to today's styles of dance. The earliest English reference being 1448 and the Company of Goldsmiths.