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Carreg Las have changed the traditional border costume and use black and white face paint.<\/p><\/div>\n

Cardiff\u2019s folk dancers are shocked at the Twitter frenzy caused by David Cameron\u2019s photo with blacked up morris dancers.<\/p>\n

The photo caused a stir on Twitter on October 12, while the prime minister and Foxs Border Morris were branded as racist by British media.<\/p>\n

However, on 29 November Cardiff\u2019s folk dance community are welcoming to the city Cardigan’s Carreg Las morris and other border sides who will be dancing around the Cardiff Bay area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sally Davies, 54, a local cotswold morris dancer, said:\u00a0\u201cThe anti-racist campaigners have demonstrated a knee-jerk reaction to a non-racist, ancient tradition.<\/p>\n

\u201cBlacking up originated from the 16th<\/sup>\u00a0century, when out of work farm labourers illegally begged for money during the winter, covering their faces in soot to avoid recognition. Should blacking up be allowed? Yes.”<\/p>\n

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Unlike border morris dancers, cotswold morris dancers use hankies and the tradition does not see face paint used.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V0PczuIVz-Q[\/youtube]<\/p>\n

Carreg Las performing in Abercych\u00a0<\/p>\n

[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lutq7hL0Vic[\/youtube]<\/p>\n

Cardiff Morris performing in Llanharan\u00a0<\/p>\n

PLEASE NOTE: The views expressed above are those of individual folk dancers and are not a statement on behalf of Cardiff Morris, Carreg Las or other folk sides or organisations in Cardiff.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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