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The Dance of Old England
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Deborah Bull looks at what we know - or have imagined - about the dances of Old England, including the 'Obby 'Oss festival in Cornwall and early accounts of Morris dancing.
Dancer, writer and broadcaster, Deborah Bull looks at what we know - or have imagined - about the dances of Old England, including May Day events like the 'Obby 'Oss Festival in Cornwall, Cecil Sharp's late-Victorian nostalgia fueled folk dance revival and early accounts of Morris dancing.
Deborah also tries out some of the moves devised by miners from the Northumberland coalfields with a team of rapper sword dancers.
Producer: Hannah Rosenfelder
A Just Radio production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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Mon 24 Sep 2012
13:45
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