Publisher's Synopsis
Morris dancing was very popular in towns in Trafford in the 1920s and 1930s. Huge crowds turned out for lavish carnivals and pageants staged to raise money for health care. Amongst the main attractions at these events were fiercely contested dancing competitions which drew in large audiences to watch morris and entertaining troupes from all over the North West of England. 'Carnivals, Contests and Coronations' is much more than a book about Morris dancing. It reveals the story of the people who danced and those who taught and organised the troupes.
