Wakefield Morris Dancers

Wakefield Morris Dancers

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Hear Aid Ltd
Hear Aid Ltd

Official page for Wakefield Morris Dancers These team-written dances are now collectively known as the Horbury Suite.

The team performs a style of morris dancing known as “North West” morris, originating in Lancashire in the late 19th century where teams were formed to take a central role in the annual village carnival processions. Some of the dances that Wakefield Morris perform were traditionally used in such processions in the early 20th century, but over time the team has also written dances of its own, takin

Photos from Wakefield Morris Dancers's post 29/07/2023

Fantastic day out at Bonsall carnival
Bonsall Carnival

12/07/2023

Just looking through the archives and found this shot of some of our founder members in 1930 on a visit to New York. They look so young and fresh 😁

Photos from Wakefield Morris Dancers's post 11/07/2023

A few more from White Rose Morris 70th birthday weekend.

Photos from Wakefield Morris Dancers's post 10/07/2023

Lovely evening dancing at The Blacksmith Arms in Kirkheaton. Yummy food too. Thank you 👍

07/07/2023

...and a little bit of Horwich Original.

07/07/2023

The ROD!

Videos: Frank Lee and Jack Wood

05/07/2023

The next generation in training 🧡💙🥰

https://www.facebook.com/wakefield.morris

05/07/2023

Hexham Morris serenading us all :) Hexham Morris

05/07/2023

Bonny Green for everyone still able to dance after a fantastic weekend :)

05/07/2023

West Bretton to finish the weekend off nicely 💛💙🖤

Photos from Wakefield Morris Dancers's post 05/07/2023

We did do some proper North West you know!

Photos from Wakefield Morris Dancers's post 05/07/2023

White Rose Morris 70th Birthday weekend.

05/07/2023

We are ABBA!

Photos from Wakefield Morris Dancers's post 01/07/2023

Pecsaetan will even take your musicians for enough beer 🍺😜😅

01/07/2023
01/07/2023

Zapato Brewing 16 Person Horbury Polka 😰🥵🤯*

Wave hello Wakefield Morris Dancers 👋👋👋👋

*Apologies for any fruity language from the crowd

01/07/2023

Give Pecsaetan enough prosecco and they'll dance with anyone Pecsaetan

01/07/2023

Wakefield Morris Dancers ARE YOU READY???? 🌞☔🌞☔🌞☔💃💃💃

01/07/2023

We are off to a jumping start!

30/06/2023

We are on Tour 1 - Colne Valley. 🧡💙

30/06/2023

We will be celebrating White Rose's 70th Birthday this weekend. We cannot wait.

🥳🎉🍻🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY WHITE ROSE MORRIS MEN 🎂🍻🎉🥳

Looking forward to our 70th birthday. Three Saturday tours will start and finish at the Lepton Highlanders Sports and Social Club, with a visit to Zapato Brewery on Sunday lunchtime.

09/06/2023

Summer dance out dates for 2023 :D

09/06/2023

We are in the paper 📰🗞🍻

08/06/2023

The teams left standing on Sunday!
A fantastic end to a fantastic Ossett Beercart 🍻

Ossett Beercart: 13 photos from the town's annual ale and dancing celebrations 04/06/2023

We are in the Yorkshire Evening post this morning. What a fab Beercart!

We are heading off to Cannon Hal today, with some of our morris friends. See you at 11, in the sunshine 🌞

Ossett Beercart: 13 photos from the town's annual ale and dancing celebrations Beer, dancing and merriment have came together this weekend for the annual Ossett Beercart.

16/05/2023

Here is this years full morris line up!
Black Swan Rapper
Boggart’s Breakfast
Five Rivers
Harlequin
Leeds Morris Men
Ripon City Morris Dancers
Sallyport Sword
Silkstone Greens
Star & Shadow
Wakefield Morris Dancers
White Rose Morris Men
Witchmen

14/05/2023

Our youth division were running/dancing rings around us yesterday at the Gawthorpe Maypole parade. 💙🧡

13/05/2023

The Beercart is getting its first outing of the year at Gawthorpe Maypole Parade

Photos from Ossett Beercart's post 13/05/2023

😋🍻🌞🧡💙

30/04/2023

ADVANCE TICKETS NOW ON SALE at Bier Huis in Ossett.
£6 each, this gets you into the festival on both days.

Proceeds go to Wakefield Hospice

Photos from Wakefield Morris Dancers's post 24/04/2023

We made the sun shine at the Morley St George's Festival yesterday. 🌞

Photos from Wakefield Morris Dancers's post 07/05/2022

Smashing day of dancing today. Loved it 😁

Photos from Wakefield Morris Dancers's post 24/04/2022

St George's Day celebrations at Morley Rugby club 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

03/04/2022

It got a bit noisy!

Photos from Wakefield Morris Dancers's post 03/04/2022

We have had a fantastic dance out for White Rose Morris Sunday before? erm after? Christmas. We will go with " A Sunday AFTER Christmas"

Photos from Wakefield Morris Dancers's post 06/03/2022

Thanks to Richard from White Rose Morris Men for sending us these great pictures from Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing 1983. Were you there? Do you recognise any of the dancers? Are you one of the dancers?

In other news, Wakefield Morris are excited to be joining White Rose Morris Men for their re-arranged Sunday before Christmas in Huddersfield on 3rd April.

Sunday 3rd April practice has been cancelled.

26/02/2022

Dancing with Briggate Morris today

Photos from Wakefield Morris Dancers's post 26/02/2022

Cracking dancing at Wakefield today

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Videos (show all)

Boom boom bang bang
Morris practice
So we did it again!Learn Celebration yourself using John Earnshaws fantastic instructional video on YouTube, just use th...
Wakefield play with fire ....again!
We are dancing in York today for our Pre Christmas Tour. We will be joined by the lovely Ebor Morris Men. Come say "Hell...
More from our dance out in York.
Breaking new ground again! We are dancing at Ossett Brewery social
🔥 So, tonight was practice night. It was also Bonfire Night 🔥
Good session at The Polka Hop
Dancing in the fountain ⛲
Saying goodbye to Wakefield Beer Exchange 😢

Address


Kingsway Methodist Church, Ossett
Wakefield
WF58ET

Opening Hours

Monday 8pm - 10pm

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