Mary Rose & Royal George
Mary Rose and Royal George are a Portsmouth based dancing team, who aim to bring a lively new approach to the entertaining morris style of dancing. Their unique style takes its inspiration from a number of morris traditions including, Border, Cotswold, Molly and Rapper. These influences added with their own unique flair make them a true pleasure to watch.
Established in 2015 they are building a fantastic reputation for themselves as a team of unique dancers who are fun and enjoyable to watch and socialise with.
The team’s name is taken from two ships that were sunk in the Solent. The first, ‘The Mary Rose’ is a famous carrack-type warship that served in King Henry VIII navy for 33 years and is now on display in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Museum. The second a lesser known ship ‘The Royal George’, was a 100 gun first rate ship of the royal navy. Together these two ships create the teams name ‘Mary Rose and Royal George’.
As with the name of the team all of the dances they perform are named after areas or events within Portsmouth’s historic city. With our costume being a mixture of traditional folk and traditional work wear. The woman wear layers of skirts and a headscarf, whilst the men wear braces and cloth caps.
Dates: Tue 4 to Fri 7 August
Times: Full details of the dance displays, workshops, Meet the Teams and Ceilidh spots will be in the Main Programme out in July
Venues: Full details of the dance displays, workshops, Meet the Teams and Ceilidh spots will be in the Main Programme out in July
Tickets: Dance displays on the Esplanade, Market Square, Connaught Gardens & Blackmore Gardens, and the Processions are free entry. Meet the Team events are free entry. Workshops & Ceilidh spots are included in All-in-One & Season tickets, with event ticket available on the door subject to space.