Chippenham Folk Festival | Dance displays

24 - 27 May 2024

24 - 27
May
2024

Dance displays

On:	Sunday 26th May 2024
Starting at:	10:30
Finishing at:	16:00
Price:	Donation
Where:	Lower High Street

From: 10:30 to: 11:00	Ely and Littleport Riot Ely & Littleport Riot Border Morris is a Fenland morris side who perform traditional and original dances in the Border style.	Billy No Mates Morris An Open Morris jig side, just one dancer with musician. Two old Morris friends dancing just for fun and entertainment.
	Steampunk morris The name says it all! Morris dancing in an unwritten alternative future. Mostly modern tunes.
From: 11:00 to: 11:30	Tatters and Tails Border Morris 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!	Yateley Morris The Yateley Morris Men have been in action since 1975 and are based in Yateley, a village tucked away in the North East corner of Hampshire. However, our members come from a wide catchment area.
	Enigma Mixed Border morris team from Somerset with turquoise and black tatters and bags of attitude.
From: 11:30 to: 12:00	Temporary Measured Temporary Measured are a Mixed North West Morris enthusiastic team based in Washington, West Sussex	Taylor's Morris Harry Taylor’s Morris are dedicated to performing, developing and promoting the Longborough tradition.
From: 12:00 to: 12:30	Cry Havoc Cry Havoc Morris hails from Botley, Oxford, performing dances from a variety of traditions including Headington, Bampton, Adderbury, and more.	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...
	Sweet Rapper Ladies rapper side -
From: 12:30 to: 13:00	The Knots of May 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.	Aldbrickham Clog and Step Dancers Aldbrickham dance traditional dances from all over the British Isles in both clogs and shoes.
	Sussex Junction Morris Sussex Junction Morris are an energetic mixed cotswold Morris team drawn from across Sussex
From: 13:00 to: 13:30	Ouse Washes Molly Dancers Creating and performing traditional molly dances from The Fens of East Anglia	Whitethorn Morris Ladies North West morris team from Harrow. Blue dress and mill girl's hat, red apron. Whitethorn celebrated their 40th birthday in September 2017.
	Theale Tattoo Theale Tattoo are a Step Clog team based in Theale in Berkshire, dance both English and Welsh traditional clog styles. A mixture of routines, some learned and some we have written ourselves.
From: 13:30 to: 14:00	Malmesbury Morris We are a mixed side who perform both traditional and modern dances in Cotswold and Border styles.	Mortimer's Morris Mortimer's Morris are an energetic women's North West side from Nottingham dancing to tunes from across Europe.
From: 14:00 to: 14:30	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.
	Somerset Morris Ladies Cotswold side from Bristol/Bath area. Also do stave dances, which originate from the Friendly Societies (early form of insurance companies).
From: 14:30 to: 15:00	Mary Rose And Royal George 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.	Aldbrickham Clog and Step Dancers Aldbrickham dance traditional dances from all over the British Isles in both clogs and shoes.
	The North British Sword Dancers 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.
From: 15:00 to: 15:30	Great Western Morris	Sutton Masque Sutton Masque is a Morris dancing side from Sutton-in-the-Isle in the southern reaches of the Cambridgeshire fens.
	Folk Friendzy Since 2004 Folk Friendzy have encouraged young people from mid-Derbyshire to learn and perform various types of traditional dance in an exciting way.
From: 15:30 to: 16:00	Black Adder Morris We have written most of our dances ourselves and they are loosely based on the North West Morris style. We are celebrating our 40th birthday this year.	Devizes Jubilee Morris Acclaimed for our fresh, fast and entertaining style. The majority of our dances are in the Cotswold Style, with a bit of Border Morris.

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