Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Maypole Dancing

On 1st May 2013, there was Maypole dancing on the grass area in Camphill Milton Keynes. The music played while dancing was fun folk dance music. Maypole dancing is a form of folk dancing from Western Europe. There are two distinctive traditions of maypole dancing, the circle dance and the ribbon dance.
Circle Dance - Dancers perform circle dances around a tall pole which is dressed with garlands, painted stripes, flowers, flags and other emblems.
Ribbon Dance – Dancers gather in a circle, each holding a coloured ribbon attached to a much smaller pole. As the dance commences the ribbons are intertwined and plaited either on to the pole itself or into a web around the pole.
It was a warm and sunny day on 1st May so it was a good day for maypole dancing.
 
 
 
Alex Fox

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