STAGE Chippenham Folk Festival | Dance Displays

23 - 26 May 2025

23 - 26
May
2025

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:	Lower High Street

From: 10:00 to: 17:00	Chalice Morris Men One of Somerset's finest (or so we tell ourselves) Cotswold Morris Dancing Teams with a wealth of knowledge and experience under our belts.	Cry Havoc Cry Havoc Morris hails from Botley, Oxford, performing dances from a variety of traditions including Headington, Bampton, Adderbury, and more.
	Mish Mash Morris Mish Mash Morris - Molly, Border and Cotswold at our fingertips! Morris fun from Laughton, East Sussex.
From: 10:45 to: 11:30	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.	Mortimer's Morris Mortimer's Morris are an energetic women's North West side from Nottingham dancing to tunes from across Europe.
	Mr Wilkins Shilling A mixed North West side based in Bath, Somerset.
From: 11:30 to: 12:15	Wild Thyme Instant Border morris team. They provide the tatter jackets and sticks. You provide the body. No experience required.
From: 12:15 to: 13:00	Galliard Folk Dance Group We meet to dance English and Welsh country dances from 17th century publications to the present day.	Dawnswyr Tipyn O Bopeth Tipyn o Bopeth perform traditional Welsh dances in instantly recognisable costumes.
	Forest of Dean Morris Mixed Cotswold side from the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, dancing for enjoyment and to keep the tradition alive.
From: 13:00 to: 13:45	Rose Hips Rose Hips is a folk-fusion belly dance troupe based in Oxfordshire.	The Tattered Court The Tattered Court are a mixed Border side from Cheltenham, dancing intricate and complicated dances.
	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.
From: 15:00 to: 15:45	NYFTE (National Youth Folk Troupe of England) Some of the most exciting young performers of traditional dance, music and song in the country.
From: 15:45 to: 16:30	Wild Thyme Instant Border morris team. They provide the tatter jackets and sticks. You provide the body. No experience required.

Ending at: 1700