If you are looking to give Morris Dancing a try or if you want to come along and play an instrument then please feel free to attend on Thursday’s from 8pm-10pm at The Gigmill Methodist Church hall in Stourbridge Although the taster sessions have ended we are still taking new members.
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As seen on ITV Central News✨ Ever fancied having a go at Morris dancing? ✨Bedcote Morris are starting our new practice season this September – and we’d love to welcome new members to join our friendly side!
💚📅 When?
From Thursday 11th September, 8–10pm (and every Thursday through autumn & winter)
📍 Where?
Gigmill Methodist Church, StourbridgeWe’re an inclusive Cotswold Morris side – no experience is needed, just the willingness to have fun & dance!
🪗🎻 Musicians Needed!
We are also on the hunt for musicians! We promise a warm welcome, a good laugh, and the chance to be part of a brilliant community.
🎉 Our first 3 practices in September will be special ‘Have a Go’ taster sessions – come along for just £3 per session and see if it’s for you. If you enjoy it, you’ll be able to join Bedcote Morris as a full member (with only a small annual subs fee).
Why join?
🍻 We dance out at pubs every Thursday in summer🎶 Perform at festivals & events throughout the year🤝 Meet great people & become part of a supportive community💃 It’s fun, active, and something a bit different! So if you’ve ever thought, “I’d love to give that a go…” – now’s your chance! Come along in September and see what Morris is all about.
👉 Message us through here or on our Facebook page for more info, or just turn up on the night – we’d love to see you!
It’s that time of year again, where we head out into the wild and dance the night away every Thursday!
Alongside the JMO, festivals, local events and the invitations of other sides, we have a full summer dance out schedule, taking place between 8-10pm.
Join us for good music, excellent pubs and great dancing!
Join us for our Day of Dance in Stourbridge town centre from 11am on 28th May 2022.
If there was anyone who would know how to pen these difficult few words, it would be the eloquent, perceptive and ever witty man who we are compelled to write them about.
Chris has taken his curtain call and will no longer brighten our practice or performance with his peerless musicianship, thoughtful leadership and ever present enthusiasm.
There were many more adventures to take, tunes to play and pints to drink. You stepped out too soon and left a chair no-one will ever fill.
Our thoughts are always with Lou and the family and our heavy hearts weep for the loss of our squire… our friend.
Chris Burton 1959-2020
It’s that time of year again and our Day of Dance is nearly upon us! Hurrah!
We have been beavering away making last minute preparations for the day and are thoroughly looking forward to welcoming so many sides, both old friends and new, to Stourbridge this Saturday 2nd June.
Below you can see our finalised Dance timetable. Have a look and see where you are dancing OR where your favourite side is dancing so that you can catch them on the day!
If you would like a pdf version of the timetable, please click here
Stourbridge gets its dancing shoes on
More than 100 dancers will be performing around Stourbridge on Saturday June 2 as Bedcote Morris hosts the town’s fourth annual Day of Dance.
Bedcote, Stourbridge’s own Cotswold Morris side, is keen to celebrate the flourishing local dance scene, with free performances all around the town.
A wide variety of styles will be on show, including Cotswold, Border and North-West Morris, step clogging, belly dancing and Irish dancing.
Chris Burton, squire of Bedcote Morris, said: “Our Day of Dance is now firmly established on the local dance calendar and has attracted a lot of interest around the Midlands.
“We are particularly pleased this year to welcome Mr Wilkins’ Shilling from Bath and Styx Border Morris from Stroud, along with many of our more local friends.
“We are expecting ten dance sides, which will mean more than 100 dancers and musicians showing that traditional dance is alive and kicking.”
Performances will take place from 11am-3pm at the junction of Lower High Street and Coventry Street, at the entrance to the Rye Market in the High Street and in St Thomas’s Church Community Garden in Market Street.
Local dancers taking part will include Castle Clog, and the Gallagher O’Connor Academy of Irish Dance. In addition the day will see performances by Old Meg North-West Morris from Malvern, Beorma Border Morris and Black Adder North-West Morris from Birmingham, Foxs Border Morris from Cookley and Belly Fusion Dance Collective from Worcestershire and Shropshire Sharp Shins rapper.
Day of Dance marks Bedcote anniversary
The streets of Stourbridge will once again be filled with the sights and sounds of traditional dance as more than 100 performers take part in the Bedcote Morris Day of Dance.
Bedcote, Stourbridge’s own Cotswold Morris side, is hosting its second Day of Dance on Saturday May 21 to celebrate the flourishing local dance scene, with free performances all around the town.
A wide variety of dance styles will be on show, with traditional Cotswold sides joined by Border Morris and Molly performers, clog steppers, steampunk belly dancers and Irish dancers.
Chris Burton, squire of Bedcote Morris, said: “Last year’s inaugural Day of Dance was a real joy, with plenty of positive comments from dancers and members of the public. This year we will have three dance spots around the town to keep the Saturday shoppers entertained. Bedcote is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and we want our Day of Dance to be a focal part of our silver jubilee.
“There should be something to please most dance fans – and those who are new to the scene. There is a real wealth of dancing talent in this part of the world in a wide variety of styles and we want to spread the word that traditional dancing is alive and kicking.”
Performances will take place from 11am-3pm in the square at the junction of High Street and Market Street, in Foster Street and in St Thomas’s Church Community Garden in Market Street.
Local dancers taking part will include Castle Clog, Itchy Feet Appalachian and the Gallagher O’Connor Academy of Irish Dance. In addition the day will see performances by Jockey Men’s Morris, Black Adder Clog Morris and Beorma Border Morris from Birmingham, Foxs Border Morris, Belly Fusion Dance Collective and Asum Grass Molly Dancers from Worcestershire.
Bedcote Morris would like to thank all our friends in the Morris world who have expressed condolences following the untimely death of our co-founder, long-time Squire and musical leader Ian Chamberlain.
Ian was at the heart of everything that has made Bedcote a thriving and popular side – knowledge, enthusiasm, generosity of spirit and sense of fun. As we embark on our 25th anniversary season we would like to make 2016 a year of celebration for the immense contribution Ian made to Morris in the Midlands and beyond.
We have lost a firm friend and a great talent. The world is a poorer place for his passing, but a better place for his having been here.
R.I.P.
Practices commence from the 24th September at Gigmill Methodist Church Hall in Witton Street, Stourbridge from 8 till 10pm