Island Thyme Morris Dancers
Victoria, BC Canada
Morris Dancers? What are
morris dancers?
Island Thyme is a joint side
living and dancing in beautiful
Victoria on Vancouver Island on the West Coast of Canada.
The women's side of Island Thyme do dances from
Lichfield and
Eynsham,
and from the Northwest of England. Have a look at our women doing a
Lichfield dance at Clover Point on May day
morning and a garland dance
(from the Northwest of England) in Victoria's inner harbour.
The men's side of Island Thyme (known as the
Not-For-Joes) do what's
known as border dances, that is, dances from the region of the border
between England and Wales. You can see our
Not-For-Joes dancing on the
Mural stage at the Folklife Festival (Seattle)
Island Thyme is often joined by 'Caddy', the Cadborosaurus
who lives in Cadboro Bay. When he hears our music and the bells he
comes right up out of the sea to dance and cavort with us. Have a look at
Caddy making friends with some visitors.
Also dancing in Victoria:
- Hollytree Morris Dancers (no web page yet)
While you're in the area, why not visit our neighbours across the water
in Vancouver:
- Vancouver
Morris Men
As far as we know, these are the only other morris sides nearby that have
Web pages. Lots of other morris sides around the world have Web pages,
though. Check them out at
the
Morris and Sword Pages on the Web
So what's morris dancing you ask?
Well it originates in England, it's fun to do and to watch,
and today it's danced in many places. Want to know more?
Visit the
Morris FAQ for more information than you ever wanted to know,
and links to other teams.
Island Thyme Morris Dancers
Victoria, BC, Canada.
Last updated 30 June, 1998
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John Carver
jcarver@IslandNet.com
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