It began here 26 years ago. Christopher Sblendorio stood in a hallway at the Rudolph Steiner School, where he teaches, playing the accordion. He started up an old English folk tune, the kind built ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Morris dancing, a folk form with origins in the 15th century, is opening up to younger dancers who approach it as a living tradition. Boss Morris, pictured here at Avebury ...