Dancing Out in 2024

Well... Spring has sprung and Ellington Morris will be out dancing through the Summer months.

Our events this year include Oxford Folk Festival, St George's Day, May festivities in Henley and Sonning followed by our usual Wednesday evenings at various pubs in the area, plus Bunkfest and Swanage later in the year.

Come and enjoy the fun. We look forward to seeing you soon! 

You can find us here... Programme 2024 

Who are we?  We are Ellington Morris - a traditional Morris Dance team based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK - one of the few mixed Cotswold Morris teams in the area.

Ellington is the original name for Maidenhead in the Domesday Book.

 

What do we do?

We perform Morris dances collected early this century from Cotswold villages such as Adderbury, Bledington and Bampton, and Lichfield in Staffordshire plus dances from our own Ellington tradition and a few Border Morris dances.

We dance throughout the summer from May 1st, on Wednesday evenings at village pubs around East Berkshire, and at weekends at fairs, fetes, carnivals and other local celebrations.

We run an Introductory Workshop in the Scout Hall at Pinkneys Green in September/October (see our programme).

We practice from October to end of April, also in the Scout Hall at Pinkneys Green on Wednesdays (see our programme).

We perform a Mummers Play each Boxing Day - a hero combat play representing death and rebirth, drawn from a centuries-old tradition.

We have also been known to wassail marrows and apples.

We collect money during the season for Maidenhead Mencap as our chosen charity.

 

Want to know more?

Just turn up at one of our practices, 8:30pm every Wednesday from Sept/October to April in the Scout Hall at Pinkneys Green (Contact us if you need directions or to make sure we aren't away)

What's Best About Ellington Morris?

We give a warm welcome to new members with or without experience either as a dancer or musician.

 

Just come along and have a go !

A chance to make new friends.

 

Contact us for further details.