Innovative and energetic morris Border Morris team in Poole, Dorset. You need to be fit to keep up with them! They meet on Thursday evenings at St James Church Hall, 5-7 Church Street, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1JN.
Mixed border morris team. Only dances out in the winter, from just before Christmas. Our 'big' day is New Year's Day. Some years we will dance on St George's Day or even May Day, but then we hang up our bells until the following winter.
Clog & Step Dance at Gurney Slade Hall every Wednesday 8-10 p.m.
Bourne River Morris Men dance in the Cotswold tradition. They practice at The Brunswick Hotel, 199 Malmesbury Park Road, Charminster, Bournemouth, BH8 8PX on Thurdays from 7.30pm, and new dancers are very welcome
Dance Cotswold Morris. We practise from October to April at the Hunter's Lodge, Priddy (near Wells) on Monday evenings. During the dancing season from 1 May we dance out so there is no practice.
Chalice have been dancing for about 26 years now. Presently we consist of 5 musicians and about 15 dancers. During the winter months we practice every Thursday evening from 8.00pm until 10.00pm at the Village Hall in Brent Knoll just off the A38. Most of our dances are Cotswold Morris but we do occasionally venture into Border Morris. New recruits are always welcome, so if you live anywhere near Brent Knoll (near Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset) then why not pop along.! If you are interested, please contact us, you will be welcomed with open arms.
In the winter meet every Wednesday to practice. We rehearse to a lovely live band and we’d love some more of those too. At the moment all the male members of the band are called Dave but it is not necessary and we’d love some more ladies in the band too. We have a good range of ages in the dancers too. It is good fun and very friendly. We meet at 8pm on Wednesday nights at the URC in Wareham opposite the back entrance to Sainsburys which provides us with lots of parking. We are in the left hand hall when you go in. to not long after 9 pm. Wednesdays in the summer we are out and about dancing in local pubs
Well established men's Rapper Sword Dance team based in the Wareham/Poole area. We welcome new members to our practices on Sunday mornings in Sandford. Contact Steve on 01929 480 737 for details.
We are a small group meeting on Sunday evenings in the winter to learn stepclog steps. We meet in Sandford Scout Hut, Tyneham close, off Keysworth drive, Sandford, Wareham. BH20 We meet from 7pm till around 9pm. Cost £1-2 per night. We would welcome newsomers. Please contact, Helen Earwicker for further information. Phone 01929 480737
Mixed Cotswold Morris since 1982 Location - Ash Village Hall, Ash, Martock. TA12 6PB Day - Tuesday 8-10pm Practice season Mid Sept to Late April
Border Morris Side in South Somerset Practice on Mondays at the he Rusty Axe, Stembridge TA12 6BL, 8.00 - 10.00pm.
Festus Derriman is a mixed fun loving Morris team and we would like to welcome new members to join us. We will teach you all you need to know so when you are ready you can dance out with the team In 2008. We practice every Wednesday night in Upwey village hall at 8pm. We have been in existence since early 80?s and we dance from May Day through until September at different venues, Town Squares, Pubs, Fetes, Folk Festivals and any special occasions — you name it we want to do it.
This mixed side dance in the Cotswold style. They meet at the Old Town Hall, High West Street, Weymouth DT4 8JH. Practices are every Thursday 7.30-9.30pm and everyone is welcome to come and dance or play. No experience required, all dances and tunes will be taught by experienced workshop leaders. If you are at all interested in keeping fit, performing, maintaining a dance tradition or want to find out more do come along any week.
Hobos Morris 'Ladies'! Border dance side based in Poole, Dorset. Practise on Tuesday evenings from approximately the beginning of October to the end of March
based in Bournemouth mixed side meets - 8pm until 10pm every Thursday during the Winter at The Townsend Hall
based in Bournemouth mixed side meets - 8pm until 10pm every Thursday during the Winter at The Townsend Hall
Cotswold jig side from Somerton. Practice is on Thurdays.
We are a mixed Morris side and mostly dance Cotswold Morris but with some dances from the Border and North West traditions. We practice on Monday evenings from October until the end of April in the Congresbury War Memorial Hall. During the summer we can be found dancing out on Thursday evenings at pubs and festivals in the North Somerset and west Mendips area. As one of the most travelled Morris sides in the country we enjoy one or two overseas tours each year (full details and programme are on our website).
Appalachian Dance. We are a well established mixed side who perform self penned dances as well as some freestyling. We practise at the Marian Hall in Yeovil on Tuesdays from 7:30-10:00 pm and would welcome new members to join our practice season during the winter, before performances start in May. We are also keen to hear from musicians who may like to be regularly involved in playing for the dancing. When new musicians are familiar with the music it would not be necessary to come to every practice evening. Look us up on Facebook No Mean Feet & The Shoestring Band
Male rapper side based in Bath, practising every Wednesday from 8pm in the hall of St John the Baptist's church (BA2 6PT). We dance both traditional and modern rapper and welcome with open arms any new dancers or musicians. Let us know on Facebook or Twitter if you'd like to come along in case we're on one of our regular crawls.
Founded in Poole in 1985 but now based in Bournemouth, the Quayside Cloggies are a mixed Clog-Morris dance side who dance in the Northwest Tradition. Their dances originate mainly from Cheshire and Lancashire plus some garland dances and some they have arranged themselves. Practice at The Skittle Alley, The Coach & Horses, Poole Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1QB on Monday nights 8pm - 10pm. New members welcome!
Somerset Morris dance Cotswold Morris and the Stave Dances of the West Country Friendly Societies. They are a women's team performing at events; mainly in the UK, but also abroad. Practice is on Thursday evenings at 8pm in Marksbury Village Hall BA2 9HP (just off the A39 near Bath). New dancers and musicians (of either sex) welcome. For bookings and further information phone 07968229628 or email via the web site.
SomerStep is group of musicians and step dancers based near Crewkerne in Somerset, who aim to encourage social dancing and step dancing at informal occasions. We have musicians with an impressive repertoire of Dorset and Somerset traditional tunes. We have individual dancers who dance the steps of Dartmoor steppers Bob Cann and Les Rice and freestyle to southern English jigs, polkas and hornpipes. As a group, we dance reels and step dances such as the Dorset four-hand reel, Cornish four-hand reel, and Wiltshire six handed Reel, where possible using traditional steps collected during the mid-late 20th Century. As the evening progresses, we like to engage the audience and dance some of the social dances collected in the New Forest, such as the Step Dance, Jackie Robinson and Bonnets So Blue.
A new longsword team, welcome both dancers and musicians. Dancers, try something new as you weave over and under swords. Musicians, try the challenge of a dance where the pace can vary between figures and you have to respond to the speed of the dancers. We meet on Monday evenings in Corfe Mullen Library, BH21 3LE, from 7:30 to 9:30. Longsword is a traditional dance from Yorkshire, rarely seen in the south of England. If you're fit and flexible, why not come and join us?
Steps In Time are a junior folk dance side. We meet every Friday in Sutton Waldron, near Shaftesbury, Dorset. We do Playford, step and Dorset dances. Our dancers are aged between 4 and 15 at present.
We meet every Monday night throughout the winter at Trinity Church Hall, Taunton at 8.00pm. and from Easter onwards we dance in local villages, at fetes and Folk Festivals. All are welcome to join as musicians although dancers are ladies only. Our repertoire includes North West Team dances, Clog stepping, and a collection of dances from around the British Isles which we call 'soft shoe' dances.
meet on Tuesday evenings between 7:30 and 9:30pm at Bradford on Tone Village Hall TA4 1HG (opposite the White Horse pub) from September to March. We have seriously good musicians and tutors, who will train beginners in traditional Cotswold and Border styles as well as developing new dances to Sharp's Somerset tunes. We have fun too but don’t tell everybody!
Treacle Eater Clog North West Morris Dancers are now practicing every Monday evening 7.30-9.30pm at the Monmouth Hall, Monmouth Road, YEOVIL BA21 5NP. If you would like to join us or just see if you would enjoy it, then come along to any practice, when you will be given a warm welcome. The practice season is from Autumn through to April, the rest of the year we are out and about performing. For more information contact: Julia on 01935 817905 or Rosemary on 01935 891415
Men's Cotswold morris team. Practices are on Mondays, 8:00-10:00, at Pulham Village Hall followed by a sing and a play in the Halsey Arms (just across the road).
West Somerset Morris is a mixed side. We dance mostly Cotswold but also a few Border dances. We practice at West Quantoxhead village hall, St Audries on Thursday evenings from 8 to 10pm.
Wyld Morris is a mixed Cotswold side which made its first public performance on 1 May 2011 - which means we've been celebrating our 10th anniversary during 2021. If you are interesting in joining us, either as a dancer or musician, we would love to hear from you. We meet on Wednesday evenings at Monkton Wyld Court, Charmouth, DT6 6DQ at 7.30pm with occasional practices in Bridport. If you're intrigued by what we do we suggest you Google "Wyld Morris" to find links to our website, YouTube channel and Facebook page. Even if you don’t want to join us, we hope you'll enjoy the videos of Wyld Morris dancing, singing and having fun.
Wyvern Jubliee Morris are mixed Cotswold team with lady musicians, based around the Yeovil area. Our practice season starts October and we practice and dance out Summer pubs from May to September at 8pm on a Thursday. Plus of course fetes, festivals and outings. New members or followers are more than welcome to contact the Bag on wyvernbagman@gmail.com