Chippenham Folk Festival | Dance Displays

24 - 27 May 2024

24 - 27
May
2024

Dance Displays

Come and see all of the sides throughout the town, see how many you can cross off the spotters guide in the program (or pick up a free printout on island park)

On:	Saturday 27th May 2023
Starting at:	10:00
Finishing at:	17:00
Price:	Donation
Where:	Upper High Street

From: 10:00 to: 10:45	Hips and Haws Hips and Haws are a Chippenham-based female Clog morris dance side who perform dances in their own style, and some step dancing traditions.	Sutton Masque Sutton Masque is a Morris dancing side from Sutton-in-the-Isle in the southern reaches of the Cambridgeshire fens.
	Sweyn’s Ey 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.
From: 10:45 to: 11:30	Englands Glory Celebrating their 50th anniversary last year, England's Glory were one of the earliest women's Morris sides.	Aldbrickham Clog and Step Dancers Aldbrickham dance traditional dances from all over the British Isles in both clogs and shoes.
	Alton Morris Alton Morris are a lively and colourful, mixed side who dance in the Border style usually wielding long sticks.
From: 11:30 to: 12:15	Southern Star Southern Star are a highly innovative group who meet in Corfe Mullen Library on Mondays. We love teaching longsword and are happy to do workshops for all ages.	Winterbourn Down Border Morris Mixed side of border morris dancers from north of Bristol.
	Chippenham Our local Cotswold Morris. Widely travelled stars of TV, film and pop video, they have been going nearly as long as the festival itself.
From: 12:15 to: 13:00	Malmesbury Morris We are a mixed side who perform both traditional and modern dances in Cotswold and Border styles.	Mish Mash Morris Mish Mash Morris - Molly, Border and Cotswold at our fingertips! Morris fun from Laughton, East Sussex.
	Rockhopper Morris A mixed Cotswold morris side who practise near Stokenchurch, Bucks. We perform hanky dances from the Raglan tradition and our own stick dances.
From: 13:00 to: 13:45	Bow Brook Border Morris A traditional border Morris dancing side from East Worcestershire. We meet once a week to practice dances then hydrate in the pub...	Tinners Morris Tinners Morris are based in South Zeal, Devon. Dancing mainly in the Cotswold Tradition we dance with handkerchiefs, sticks and iron bars.
	Sweyn’s Ey 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.	Mr Wilkins Shilling A mixed North West side based in Bath, Somerset.
From: 15:00 to: 15:45	Ely and Littleport Riot Ely & Littleport Riot Border Morris is a Fenland morris side who perform traditional and original dances in the Border style.	Dawnswyr Tipyn O Bopeth Tipyn o Bopeth perform traditional Welsh dances in instantly recognisable costumes.
	Galliard Folk Dance Group We meet to dance English and Welsh country dances from 17th century publications to the present day.
From: 15:45 to: 16:30	Forest of Dean Morris Mixed Cotswold side from the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, dancing for enjoyment and to keep the tradition alive.	Mortimer's Morris Mortimer's Morris are an energetic women's North West side from Nottingham dancing to tunes from across Europe.
	Old Palace Clog Women's North West Morris group from Croydon, London.
From: 16:30 to: 17:15	Tinners Morris Tinners Morris are based in South Zeal, Devon. Dancing mainly in the Cotswold Tradition we dance with handkerchiefs, sticks and iron bars.	The Tattered Court The Tattered Court are a mixed Border side from Cheltenham, dancing intricate and complicated dances.
	Rose Hips Rose Hips is a folk-fusion belly dance troupe based in Oxfordshire.

Ending at: 1700