tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post2135602955815819028..comments2024-03-29T14:09:49.674+00:00Comments on Liberal England: For St George's Day: Morris dancing at ClunJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-71848899143236110042012-04-24T08:37:41.963+01:002012-04-24T08:37:41.963+01:00I always heard that it was a disguise.
This was c...I always heard that it was a disguise.<br /><br />This was certainly the case with East Anglian Molly dancing which used to combine dancing with demanding money, and in later years culminated with a riot in Cambridge Market Square...<br /><br />Another theory I've heard from a dancer is that its to disguise you in case you get something wrong and displease the gods.<br /><br />Personally I'm more worried about the wrath of the Squire if I mess up (and the threat of having to buy a round).Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395992764678278326noreply@blogger.com