Shooting - Granta Blue Morris

Granta Blue Morris is Cambridge's youngest Morris side and the University's only Cotswold Morris side. This dance is Shooting from the village of Adderbury. Our version is inpired by that of the Hammersmith Morris Men. The double hey at the end needs work, but on the whole we're quite pleased with the progress we've made over the last 2 terms.

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Entertainment

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• granta
• blue
• morris
• dancing
• shooting
• adderbury
• beaux
• of
• london
• city
• hammersmith
• melodeon

[carnutter360]

I notice that instead everybody seems to do capers before the stick hitting whereas with lichfield we do step step clash

[olliemelodeonman]

@carnutter360 That's technically correct, but I think that capers looks more impressive. All a matter of interpretation.

[timjsparrow]

I agree, the capers do look far more impressive. And In my opinion that's what the morris needs to do to survive and attract more young people. It needs to look impressive and energetic, but at the same time keep with tradition at. A prime example of how to do this would be Dogrose Morris.

There are too many sides out there which do what I call 'arthritic' morris dancing, and that's what unfortunately gives it the bad reputation that it really doesn't deserve.

Uphold the Morris!!

[carnutter360]

@olliemelodeonman yeah suppose every team does the dances in slighty different ways

[tallship]

Sharp!