Rolf Gardiner took English dancers to Germany in 1922 and in 1924 founded the Travelling Morrice with Arthur Heffer, touring morris and sword dances abroad. At Springhead in Dorset he built a ring of friends around music, dance and rural crafts, and he was a founder member of the Soil Association. His interwar politics, which included sympathy for Nazi rural policy, have made him a contested figure.
Rolf Gardiner
Folk dance organiser; the Travelling Morrice, Springhead
- Born
- 5 November 1902, Fulham, London
- Died
- 26 November 1971, Bath, Somerset
Further reading: Wikipedia