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Our dances are based on the Cotswold (Oxfordshire) and Welsh Border traditions
and are danced with sets of six or eight people led by the “Squire” (leader).
The dancers wave hankies or clash sticks as they dance.
The dancers are dressed all in white with red, yellow, blue and green ribbons on arms and wrists. Leather “bell pads” containing 32 bells are worn on the legs which ring out, giving the distinctive sound to the dancing. Ragged jackets are also worn for the Border dances which are coats covered with multicoloured strips of cloth which again is based on the original style.
The musicians play traditional tunes on melodeon, violin, mandolin, accordion, concertina and drum to create a sound that has existed through folk history for centuries.
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