Rutland Morris Men

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  One of the earliest photographs of Rutland Morris, from 1975 at Rutland Water
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  'Dancing In' to the Morris Ring at Thaxted in 1978
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  46th stop in the 1983 Rutland Morris Journey, where we danced at every village in Rutland over one weekend
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  Playing the melodeon from the back of a tandem on the 1985 bike tour, piloted by John Dawtrey
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  Group photograph at the Dartington Ring meeting, 1989
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  Impressively coordinated (and high) jumps at the Trigg Ring meeting in 1996
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  High altitude dancing in the London Eye in 2001
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  Greeting the Queen on her visit to Uppingham in June 2001
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  One of the more photogenic dance spots - a Red Cross event at Holywell Hall in Lincolnshire in 2008
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  Morris Dancing on Carisbrooke castle wall during the 2009 Isle of Wight Ring meeting
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  North Luffenham Hall, June 2010
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  Another Trigg Ring meeting, this time in August 2010
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  Impressively straight lines for a massed 'Vandals of Hammerwich' in Uppingham Market Square at the start of the Rutland Ring meeting July 2011
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  The group photograph of Rutland Morris Men and guests at the Rutland Ring meeting July 2011 (at the Uppingham Community College)

Welcome to Rutland Morris home page!

We are a small , but perfectly formed, Cotswold Morris dancing side that are fortunate and privileged to represent the glorious county of Rutland in the East Midlands. Indeed, we are the only morris side to solely represent a whole county.

We are an all male dancing side, but welcome female musicians. We were formed in 1974.

Rutland Morris enjoy a national perspective on morris dancing and regularly travel to ring meetings and other such gatherings around the country.

“Mad but Happy” would be a self descriptor, and we are proud to have been introduced at a national meeting as the Unpredictable Rutland Morris after having performed one dance to the tune of another. It’s a secret whether this was accidental or not!

In Winter we stray into border tradition , and are proud to be a founder club involved in the restoration of the Whittlesey Straw Bear Tradition . We also have our Mummers Play which tours pubs in the Christmas season and also has an outing on St George’s day.

We always welcome new members into our friendly club. No previous dancing experience is necessary, and two left feet is not a barrier. We guarantee that to join our club will be life affirming and changing!

Wassail.