truly odd and original thing
Jun. 16th, 2005 07:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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wendyzski's journal: Yes, ladies and gentlemen, there are such things as leather morris dancers!
There is nothing I can possibly add except... wow... I would never have thought of that! And maybe that I'm wondering whether I should ever have thought of that...
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There is nothing I can possibly add except... wow... I would never have thought of that! And maybe that I'm wondering whether I should ever have thought of that...
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Date: 2005-06-16 11:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-19 03:00 am (UTC)This just intrigues me because morris dancing is something I think of as so... quaint, and traditional, that I couldn't concieve of doing something this inspired and..stimulating.... with it :P It's just kind of cool in a daring, zany way. I like it :)
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Date: 2005-06-19 04:17 am (UTC)Mebbe it's because I've observed rehearsals and performances from very close up, but I've never thought of morris dancing as quaint. Traditional, yes ... it's very very old. But knowing that one person being even a fraction of a second off in their timing could result in broken fingers for somebody else (those staves are HEAVY), I tend to perceive it as an amazing exercise in precision and trust (in the other guy's ability to count ***grin***).
It can be exhilarating, though...
Date: 2005-06-19 04:25 am (UTC)Re: It can be exhilarating, though...
Date: 2005-06-19 03:31 pm (UTC)Mmmmm ... something else to research ...
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Date: 2005-06-16 11:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-17 12:09 am (UTC)