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Welcome to Phoenix Morris |
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Phoenix Morris Kit
Our kit today has evolved from the kit originally described in the History of Phoenix.
Phoenix Kit has developed over the years to today’s kit, which has been with us for the past 20 years, and we pride ourselves on our Kit. Our aim was to stand out in a crowd and live up to our name so it is important visually for all dancers & musicians to look the same wearing mainly fiery colours.
The kit comprises of a black half hat which is individually decorated by each member using colourful flowers mainly in the fiery colours plus a few other personal trinkets & badges etc. to give the individuality. Hanging down the middle of the back of the hat are ribbons of red orange & yellow approximately 12 to 18 inches” long.
The top half of our kit is made up of a red & white striped shirt with arm bands of black elastic from which hangs red orange & yellow ribbons approximately 6 to 9 inches long. A white & red patterned neckerchief is worn and to finish it off a black waistcoat with a unique Phoenix embroidered logo sewn on the back. Stating our motto “We Do It for Fun” again to give individuality each side member collect Badges etc of their own choice to pin on the front of their waistcoats
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Below the waist mainly for the men black breeches are worn with bright red football socks, normally the girls wear a black skirt which finishes approximately 9 inches above the ground underneath this a white cotton petticoat is worn showing the lace just below the skirt and then red stockings or tights. A red belt is worn and from this the girls hang ribbons down one side of the skirt. On the feet Black lace up shoes or boots.
Most importantly included in our kit are a pair of Red Hankies for dancing which are hung from the belt when not in use everyone carries their own sticks and are required to bring 2 each to all bookings (as some of our dances require two sticks!).
Bells: When Breeches are worn bells are on leather pads tied just below the knee, or when they are worn with skirts they are on small leather pads tied to the shoes all bells pads are decorated with the fiery coloured ribbons.
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New dancers do not wear bells and these are awarded when the Squire & Foreman feel a dancer has reached a required standard of being able to dance 5 dances from different traditions in public to an acceptable standard. It is a good incentive and thus gives the dancers something to work for.
We have also recently
added reversible fleece jackets to our kit for those cold or wet days, one side
is black waterproof and the red fleece side is embroidered with the Phoenix
logo. So we can now be spotted in a crowd even with our jackets on.
The Squire and if
appointed, the Fool would of course deviate slightly from the above kit. The
Squire, whilst still maintaining the colour scheme, would normally wear one or
two items in perhaps a different colour such as waistcoat neckerchief or maybe
hankies etc. The fool would normally be in a Jesters Outfit in the Side colours.
We are now again the proud owners of a wonderful Mythical Beast, the Phoenix, which comprises a wickerwork Phoenix head and an embroidered cloak, which is now worn by our Squire, this was made for the Side in 1981 by Mrs Reed, the mother of our Squire at that time, Pat Reed. The cloak disappeared but in 2007 it was found by a past member in her loft and the Phoenix again rose from the ashes and has returned to us in its full glory!
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Welcome to Phoenix Morris |
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