Boss Morris Dance Workshops - 11:30

Join us on the Downs at Westonbirt, the National Arboretum, for an amazing Morris dance workshop, led by the award winning Boss Morris

This event page is for the 11:30am workshop. There is also a later workshop at 14:30pm

This event is part of the Festival of Archaeology launch event, which is free entry, but requires advance booking. You can reach the Festival launch booking page here. Please remember to book your launch tickets, in addition to this event. 

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The Boss Morris have been a feature on festival and folk circuit since their inception in 2015. The Boss is a group of female creatives, supported by professional musicians, who share an artistic and progressive vision of morris dancing as a means to increase social engagement and interest in this unique and ancient folk dance.   

For the Festival of Archaeology, the Boss Morris are kindly leading two dance workshops in the middle of the archaeology hub at Westonbirt. Join us for this unique opporunity to engage in a vibrant, living form of intangible heritage - learn to dance, break a sweat, and celebrate this local tradition.