May
2025
On: | Saturday 25th May 2024 |
Starting at: | 14:00 |
Finishing at: | 15:00 |
Price: | Donation |
Starting Location: | Market Square |
Also at: | Community Stage, Rose and Crown, Island Park Stage, Lower High Street, Upper High Street, Middle High Street |
Participants in order:
Aurora is an Appalachian Display Dance group made up of experienced dancers who love dancing. We have fun at practices, performing and writing dances.
Creating and performing traditional molly dances from The Fens of East Anglia
We perform rapper and longsword dances from Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Northern England (but not Yorkshire) with, we are told, style and panache.
Icknield Way Morris Men are a nationally-known Morris dancing side that perform at festivals and shows all over the country.
Alton Morris are a lively and colourful, mixed side who dance in the Border style usually wielding long sticks.
In their 90th year, Bathampton
Ladies Northwest side, based in Bretforton, Evesham
Celebrating their 50th anniversary last year, England's Glory were one of the earliest women's Morris sides.
A traditional border Morris dancing side from East Worcestershire. We meet once a week to practice dances then hydrate in the pub...
Tipyn o Bopeth perform traditional Welsh dances in instantly recognisable costumes.
One of Somerset's finest (or so we tell ourselves) Cotswold Morris Dancing Teams with a wealth of knowledge and experience under our belts.
We meet to dance English and Welsh country dances from 17th century publications to the present day.
Mixed Cotswold side from the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, dancing for enjoyment and to keep the tradition alive.
Glastonbury Border Morris embodies the wild, theatrical, jovial side of the great Border Morris tradition. Our dances celebrate the turn of the seasons, the wild huntress and the crow ancestors.
Gwerinwyr Gwent aim to keep the tradition and culture of Welsh music and dance. The name translates as 'folk of Gwent'.
A mixed bunch of men and women who like to learn and perform Morris dances that come primarily from the villages of the Cotswolds
Hips and Haws are a Chippenham-based female Clog morris dance side who perform dances in their own style, and some step dancing traditions.
Specialists in solo and duet Cotswold Jigs from traditional and new sources danced as first recorded.
Mary Rose and Royal George are a Portsmouth based dancing team, who aim to bring a lively new approach to the entertaining morris style of dancing.
Mortimer's Morris are an energetic women's North West side from Nottingham dancing to tunes from across Europe.
Ely & Littleport Riot Border Morris is a Fenland morris side who perform traditional and original dances in the Border style.
A mixed Cotswold morris side who practise near Stokenchurch, Bucks. We perform hanky dances from the Raglan tradition and our own stick dances.
A mixed side based in Wylye, near Warminster. Dancing a mix of Cotswold and Border.
Based in Ivinghoe, Bucks. Bright colours, a mix of traditions, & above all fun.
Cardiff Morris are one of the earliest 1970's revival sides. They perform Cotswold and Welsh dances.
The name says it all! Morris dancing in an unwritten alternative future. Mostly modern tunes.
A mixed North West side based in Bath, Somerset.
Sutton Masque is a Morris dancing side from Sutton-in-the-Isle in the southern reaches of the Cambridgeshire fens.
Rose Hips is a folk-fusion belly dance troupe based in Oxfordshire.
We are a Mixed Border Morris team from Bath, we are up for a laugh, with lots of energy, lots of dancing and lots of drinking!
Mixed Cotswold morris side from Salisbury. Mostly dance in the style of Oddington and Ilmington. Recently celebrated our 40th anniversary.
The Tattered Court are a mixed Border side from Cheltenham, dancing intricate and complicated dances.
Sweyn's Ey were formed in 1966 and have been performing around the Swansea area every year since. We dance mostly Cotswold and Border morris.
Tinners Morris are based in South Zeal, Devon. Dancing mainly in the Cotswold Tradition we dance with handkerchiefs, sticks and iron bars.
We are from Lewes, East Sussex and this year are celebrating our 50th anniversary. We perform dances from NW of England, and also from Europe and America.
Mixed side of border morris dancers from north of Bristol.
Some of the most exciting young performers of traditional dance, music and song in the country.