Hello, Dancers!

Location
Long Beach, CA 33.79-118.12 90815US
Meetups
41 so far
Rating
Wild Wood Border Morris Dancers 5.00 5.0032
Founded
February 9, 2009

Border morris is too much fun, and just a bit dangerous--with danger increased exponentially with the addition of big sticks & alcohol (alcohol optional, big stick de rigeur).

After March hits, we get busy rehearsing for upcoming gigs (our first of the year is Ojai Renaissance Festival, April 4-5), & while new dancers can come play with us during those times, we may not have much time for you--so it's always best to email first so we know you're coming, & can welcome you, warn you, or hide.

If you've seen Morris at faires, or heard or read about it, or are just curious from looking at the pics, you are welcome to come join us. We think it's even more fun than it looks--which is why many of us have been active in the morris community for decades. Ugh. We're old. Luckily, we also have had a good influx of young blood over the years, so we're not the old fat white guys stereotype.

Drop us a line if you think it sounds fun! We'd love to have you join come and see what's up, try out a practice or two, and see if this is as much fun as it looks, or if we're just a bit too odd for the likes of you (both understandable & common responses. We're like oysters in that respect).

Where?
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Who’s coming?
1 Yes / 0 Maybe

Want to attend?

Many of our dancers arent on Meetup, or just dont update all this info as they should (myself included). So the attendance info is highly inaccurate--keeping it right in line with, well, everything about us.
remember, don't just show up! If we're very very busy, we're liable to get grumpy. And grumpy folk with big sticks is a bad combo.
Even worse: Grumpy hung over people with big sticks (see: Sunday morning at an Ale. Read more

What members are saying

 Beer, Hooch, Grog, Ale - oh yeah, and we dance some too. 

Beth

 It's beating really wonderful, fun people over the head with a sledgehammer handle! To music! What more could you possibly ask from a pastime? 

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What's new?

  • Nov 4
    • New Greeting for
      “Hey, Rowan! We're gearing up for the WomanSpirit Winter Solstice festival in December, then we'll be taking time off during the Solstice season, starting up again in January. Love to have you join us any Wednesdays you're free!”
      posted by Julie James
  • Oct 14
    • New member
      “I saw the group dancing and thought it looked like fun!”
  • Oct 10
    • New Greeting for
      “Hi Dancing Bear, & welcome! Our next performance locally will be the Winter Solstice WomanSpirit festival in LB, so hope to see you there--please step up and introduce yourself! Meanwhile, any time you'd like to try it out, we'd love to have you. And you're right--the martial arts moves are quite similar. If you happen to be in Encino this weekend, we'll be performing at the California Traditional Music Society's Taste of Folk Festival on Sunday! BB! julie”
      posted by Julie James
    • New member
      “Actually interested in catching your performances Might want to join in someday I've seen your group perform at Pagan Pride and Long Beach Woman's Spirit Winter & Summer Solstice Festivals”
  • Oct 5
    • New member
      “After seeing you at Pagan Pride yesterday I'm thrilled I might actual get to see you again.”
  • Jul 5
    • New member
      “This looks like some sort of folk dancing. And I like traditional folk dances.”
  • Jun 30
  • Jun 10
    • New Greeting for
      “"I love mead. And poetry and music and dancing and the Venture Bros. But especially mead. " May I just say: Oh yeah! You sound like you'll do just fine here. Looking forward to meeting you!”
      posted by Julie James
  • Jun 9
    • New member
      “I danced from the time I was three until I left college. I'd like to get re-involved and have been curious about Morris for some time. Saw y'all at Summer Solstice 2009 and would like to see what it's all about. :)”