Sticks, Hankies, Baldricks & Bells – Dances of Catalunya
Channel: The Morris Federation
Date: 2023-05-04

Recording of a Morris Federation talk on “Sticks, Hankies, Baldricks & Bells – Dances of Catalunya” by Stephen Rowley held on Zoom on 27 March 2022. The video lasts for 1 hour 12 minutes.

Spain has a vibrant traditional dance culture, with many distinctive regional styles. Catalunya is notable for its ‘Balls Populars’ – Popular Dances. There are aspects of these dances which we as morris dancers can identify with, for instance costume (whites, baldricks, bell pads), columnar form, pipe and tabor music, sticks and handkerchiefs. In this talk Stephen Rowley takes us to the Fiesta to find out more.

Visca Balls Populars! Visca Catalunya!

Timestamps
00:00 Welcome
00:23 Start of talk
59:30 End of talk
59:40 Questions
1:11:50 Thanks

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