Black Annis Morris Home Page

Black Annis are a fun and friendly group who perform Cotswold Morris in the Summer and Fenland Molly in the Winter. We practice every Thursday at 8 pm at the Church of the Martyrs Community Hall, 19 Westcotes Drive, Leicester LE3 0QT

***NEWS***

Black Annis Day of Dance, Leicester, Saturday 14 December 2024

Black Annis will be hosting a day of dance on Saturday 14 December. We will be joined by Bakanalia from Leicester, Bare Bones from Loughborough and Ouse Washes from Ely. We will be dancing in open outdoor spaces across the City. A full programme will appear here soon. Ouse washes will also be doing a spot in the Red Fox Ceilidh in the evening.

Black Annis Summer 2024 Review

Black Annis have put away their Summer Morris kit after a fabulous season of dancing. Please go to our Events page for a review of the Summer season.

Black Annis feature on ITV Guernsey News

Black Annis had a wonderful weekend of dancing in Guernsey courtesy of our fabulous hosts Belles and Broomsticks Guernsey Morris. There is a feature of the Saturday event on ITV Guernsey News

Duwali Dance in Guernsey

Black Annis feature in Folklands Podcast

Black Annis feature in a Tim Downie/Justin Chubb podcast telling the story of the celebrated local wise-woman. The podcast is the latest chapter in their Folklands series.

Black Annis are Welcoming New Members this Year

Please contact us if you would like to join us we welcome experienced dancers and provide full tuition for beginners. We dance on Thursdays at 8pm in Church of the Martyrs Hall on Westcotes Drive. There is a free car park accessed from Shaftesbury Road.

Book Us

We can provide up to 3 20 minute dance slots at any booking, we have our own musicians and can work either acoustically or with a PA. We can also provide workshops where we teach Morris dancing to groups. Contact us to find out more.

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Black Annis 40 Birthday Party

On Saturday 2 July Black Annis hosted a day of dance to celebrate our 40th birthday we were thrilled to welcome teams from across the country, pictured below. Please see our Black Annis 40th Birthday Party – Saturday 2nd July page for more pictures.

Black Annis Celebrate 40 Years of Dancing with Sides from Birmingham, Coventry, Hastings, London and Sheffield

Morris Federation

Black Annis is a member of the Morris Federation