Morris dancers ditch black face paint to avoid accusations of racism
The Silurian Border Morrismen, in Ledbury, switch to green so members do not cause confusion or offence
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The Silurian Border Morrismen, in Ledbury, switch to green so members do not cause confusion or offence
A group of morris dancers in Hampshire have swapped their traditional black face paint for blue, following concerns over racism.
May 1, 2021, 7:42 am Members of the Hook Eagle Morris Men perform outside the Shack Cafe near to Hook in Hampshire (Andrew Matthews/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Hampshire Morris dancers have gathered to mark the May Day dawn. Members of the Hook Eagle Morris Men performed near the village of Hook, in their first show since January 2020. Hook Eagle perform in the Border Morris style, originating on the English...
By Press Association 2021 Members of the Hook Eagle Morris Men perform outside the Shack Cafe near to Hook in Hampshire Hampshire Morris dancers have gathered to mark the May Day dawn. Members of the Hook Eagle Morris Men performed near the village of Hook, in their first show since January 2020. Hook Eagle perform in the Border Morris style, originating on the English-Welsh border, which the group say is the oldest form of the dance. (Andrew Matthews/PA) (Andrew Matthews/PA) The May Day dance gave the performances a chance to show off t...
A group of Morris dancers have changed their face paint from black to blue following concerns over racism – in what they describe as “by far and away the biggest change” in their 30-year history. Members of the Hook Eagle Morris Men performed near the village of Hook, Hampshire, to mark the May Day dawn on Saturday, in their first show since January 2020. In June 2020, cross-county group the Joint Morris Organisations issued a statement calling for dancing groups to eliminate the use of full-face black makeup in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Hook Eagle Morris dancer John ...