DANCE 

Roads in the town centre are closed to traffic and packed with the music, sounds and colours of dancing! 

You'll love watching the different styles from these experts in traditional dance: 

Anonymous Morris, AppalTappers, Bell's Angels, Blackrock School of Irish Dance, Bourne River, Bournemouth and Christchurch U3A International Dancers, Customs and Exiles, Dorset Buttons Rapper, Festus Derriman, Folk Active, Garston Gallopers, Hips and Haws, Hobo’s Morris, Holly Copse Morris, Holt Morris, Jan’s Gems, Knickerbocker Glory Appalachian Dancers, Morena Dance Co, Mr Wilkins Shilling, New Forest Meddlars, Pamphill First School, Quayside Cloggies, Red Stags Morris, Samodeitsi, Sarum Morris, Sidmouth Steppers, Southern Star, Spank the Planks, Steps in Time, White Horse Morris, Whitethorn Morris and Zlaten Klas.

 

A Festival isn't complete without a Ceilidh and we have the ever-popular Murphy’s Lore to lead both our Saturday evening Ceilidh at the Allendale and our Ceilidh in the Square on Sunday afternoon. Get your dancing shoes on and come and join in the fun!