| 词汇 | morris dance |
| 词源 | Morris dance. The Morris dance, originally a “Moorish dance,” derived from the ancient military dances of the Moors. Introduced into England from Spain by John of Gaunt in about 1350, its name in French was danse mauresque and in Flemish mooriske dans. But the dance, which used the tabor as an ac- companiment, eventually assumed a very British flavor. It was usually performed by groups of five men and a boy—the five miming Robin Hood, Little John, Friar Tuck, Allan-a-Dale, and other characters from the Robin Hood stories, while the boy played Maid Marian. Generally danced on May Day and in various processions and pageants, the fantastic spectacular was banned by the Puritans but was later revived. It has been re- vived recently with the renewed interest in folk dancing. |
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