[Dailydrool] Morris dancing

[Elizabeth Lindsey]

A Scottish country dancing friend just sent me the URL for the  
Bassett Street Hounds, http://bassett-street-hounds.org/, a group of  
Morris dancers in Syracuse, New York, who say the name comes from the  
site of their original practice location (which explains the  
spelling), they use dogwood sticks with the bark still on them, and  
they sometimes howl while they dance. Their mascot, which appears in  
several places on their Web site, is, of course, a basset hound  
dressed in a Morris kit. Wouldn't it be even more fun if they  
actually included bassets in the dances? As our Elsinore can attest,  
some bassets do actually learn how to dance. Those Droolers who are  
lucky enough to be living in that area can go and watch the dancers  
perform, or even join the group. Their performance and practice  
schedules are on their Web site.

Elizabeth