Who's Dancing?

	Hiel'and Toe Club Members, divided into groups by age and experience, generally meet weekly in Harpenden to practise Scottish Country and/or Highland dancing.   The more advanced have danced in shows at Sadler's Wells and Her Majesty's theatres, and for the Queen Mother at her 100th birthday celebrations.
	English Miscellany A unique local group which is able to display many of the rich and varied folk traditions of this country:- Cotswold and North West Morris, folk drama and song, but this year you will be able to see the country dance and step clog sections take part.
	St Albans Morris Men SAMM were founded in 1930, and have danced in and around the city ever since. Their dances are mainly taken from the Cotswold morris traditions, but a show may include an occasional border or longsword dance.
	Wicket Brood Border Morris Wicket Brood is a spoonerism of Bricket Wood the village where we practise. We dance in the Watford and St Albans area and at Folk Festivals around the country. Our dances originate from a number of sources, loosely interpreted by ourselves and are performed in the Border Morris style.
	Verulam Rapper Verulam Rapper started 3 years ago as a mixed, novice side, based in Bricket Wood. We have built up a repertoire of figures and developed them into 2 original dances and one traditional dance. The dance form comes from the North-East of England, and characteristically features a show of swords in a five pointed ‘lock’.
	Woodside Morris Men Woodside are a men’s Cotswold Morris side from the sleepy Hertfordshire hamlet of Watford. Dancing in the Cotswold style, Woodside mix tradition with their own selection of set turning dances that add something of a twist to established Morris mores.
	Ramrugge Clog Morris Ramrugge perform dances in the traditions of Lancashire and the Cheshire plain, dances characterised by the strong rhythms of drums and clogs. The spools and bobbins carried  were once used in the textile mills of the region. They practice each week in the village of Great Wymondley
	Whitethorn Morris Whitethorn, based in Harrow, Middlesex was formed in 1977. The side performs dances from the north west of England, in the style of north west London.  The kit is a distinctive blue dress, coupled with a red apron and 'mill-girl' style cap, and lace collars handmade by one of the dancers.
	Stevenage Sword Stevenage Sword, regular visitors to St Michaels, have been performing Rapper and Longsword dances from the traditions of Northumberland, Durham and NE Yorkshire for over 30 years. They can be recognised by their white shirts, green sashes and black breeches. They also perform an old French fighting dance, 'The Buffens'.
	Tappalachian Tappalachian is a new Appalachian dance group based in south Hertfordshire, who offer a new and exciting slant on traditional Appalachian clogging. 2008 is their first appearance at St Michael's.