Morris dancing is alive and well!! In January, news of the imminent morris 'extinction' hit the press. This really seems to have set the media on fire, as since then there have been numerous newspaper articles and television appearances by journalists discovering the real story, giving it a shot, and guess what, enjoying it! Keep up with the latest media reports here.

Latest news...two of our members, Fiona and MJ, joined in the Plinth Practise with artist Antony Gormley in Trafalgar Square on May 15. They appeared on BBC TV, in the London Evening Standard as well as in the Independent and the Londonist.

New Esperance are a women's morris dancing team based in London who perform Cotswold dances in the Bledington, Fieldtown and Esperance traditions. We practise weekly in Borough, central London, with regular dance performances during the summer months. We are looking forward to a packed 2009 dancing with teams of all ages.

Highlights this year include dancing at Mary Neal Day in February, when we celebrated the person who inspired our team, and did so much to promote morris dancing in the early 1900's.

We had a ball on St George's Day April 23, when we danced in Borough Market as part of the St George in Southwark Festival. Check out this super cool video of us on You tube!

Then on May Day we toured Islington with our May Milkmaids' garland, and performed at the Knees Up ceilidh that evening. We're just back from Hastings where we spent the Bank Holiday weekend at the fabulous Jack in the Green festival (phew...) Check out this blog from BBC Radio's Mike Harding.

Esps on May Day with our traditional Milkmaids' Garland

To see our 2009 performance diary, visit our Events page, and to join us or book us go to Contact.