CHRIS THOMAS

Date of Birth:

18th January 1950

Place of Birth:

Aston in Birmingham(now the Expressway)

Occupation:

Community Psychiatric Nurse for Older People"

Year began the Morris:

1994

What was it that made you try the Morris?

Influenced at an early age by seeing strange men prancing about in the Cotswolds

Are you a Dancer, Musician, Both or other?

Dancer

What made you persevere with it?

Best fun you can have with your clothes on

Who you have danced with except Trigg?

Sompting Village Morris in West Sussex

What is your preferred Dance Tradition?

Horsham

What is your favourite Dance?

"Old Dan Roberts" in a big space

What 'High Spot' do you remember since you started?

Dancing at over 2000m in the shadow of the Eiger at Kleine Scheidegg in front of what appeared to be half the population of Japan

Married with two children, two step-children and four grandchildren living in the south of England. I enjoy gardening, walking, cooking, home-brewing, reading and listening to most types of music. Recently returned to Cornwall, having lived here before