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Who
Who
Jack Frost is a lively, irreverent Morris dancing side in Dunedin, New Zealand. As far as we know, we are the southernmost performing Morris side in the world. (Although morris dancing has taken place in the Antarctic, we haven't heard of a permanent side being established there yet.)
Traditional entertainment
What
What
Morris is an energetic and entertaining traditional English dance form, usually performed with sticks or handkerchiefs to the accompaniment (often) of pipe and tabor, tin whistle, drum, melodion/accordion, and sometimes other instruments. Wikipedia, as ever, has more information for anyone who is interested.
Jack Frost's instrumental arsenal currently relies mainly on piano accordion and violin, but has included a pipe and tabor, rauschpfeife, djembe, mandolin, and badger!
We don't use hankies, OH NO, not at all, only sticks (in Morris terminology, we are mainly a Border side). Many of our dances are accompanied by songs (often of a bawdy nature) and sometimes we just sing songs for fun as well.
Steampunk Morris
Where
Where
Our regular practices are held in the Kazbah Studio in Kaikorai Valley. Visitors are welcome, but please contact us beforehand so that we can unlock the door for you.
In fine weather we sometimes dance at the soundshell in the lower Dunedin Botanic Gardens.
Ensuring sunrise for another year
When
Currently we are practicing at 7.15 pm on Wednesdays.
Occasionally we have other public dance-outs; these may appear on the calendar but not always before the event occurs.
Many of us participate in the occasional singing session too, though these are seldom public performances.
Would you like to contact us, see us, engage us for an event, or join us?
Would you like to contact us, see us, engage us for an event, or join us?
Please read the contact page for details of how to do these things.
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