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Find an inspection report
Tell us what you think about your local Morris side
Out Ofstep: guidelines for sides in Special Measures
THE PERFECT SOLUTION TO
YOUR AFTER SCHOOL DILEMMA
1 April 2015 - Consultation outcome
New 'super heads' to revive failing Morris sides
'Toppers' as they have been dubbed will be brought in to raise standards
1 April 2015 - Press Release
More Morris sides should be above average
Inspectors are clamping down on sides still performing the same old traditional dances
1 April 2015 - Press Release
Chief Inspector Cecil Sharphouse seeks his quarry
Sir Cecil looks to the future when all sides will be like Headington
What we do
Ofstep is the new Office for Standards in Morris Dancing. We report directly to the Joint Morris Organisations and we are independent and impartial. We inspect and regulate dance sides that perform the Morris in any of its accepted forms, namely Cotswold, Border, Molly, North West, Longsword and Rapper.
Every week, we carry out hundreds of inspections and regulatory visits throughout England, and publish the results on our website. To find an inspection report, go to the find an inspection report page. We work with dance sides that are not yet good to promote their improvement, monitoring their progress and sharing with them the best practice we find.


Documents
Our Announcements
Our Announcements
1 April 2015 - North West
Too many sides are clogging the streets
Dancing on the road is too be banned
Our Publications
1 April 2015 - Pamphlet
Step Off
The new dance handbook listing the three dances to teach all beginners
1 April 2015 - Guidance
Once To Yourself: a self asssessment guide
Guidelines for Inspectors and Squires
Our Statistics
1 April 2015 - Guidance
Is a Half Gyp just 50% of a Whole Gyp?
Bringing mathematics to bear on dancing styles
Our Management
Sir Cecil Sharphouse
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector
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