Step-clog dancing involves fast and intricate steps, performed wearing clogs with wooden soles (ideally made of ash wood) and leather uppers. The best surface to dance on is a smooth resonant surface such as slate or hard wood.

Wooden soled shoes were once common in industrial areas, particularly in northern England, south Scotland and south Wales. Step-clog dancing has been performed in these areas since the middle of the 19th century, sometimes in competition, sometimes as Music Hall entertainment.

We dance at Festivals and locations throughout the UK, and have danced regularly in France (see our handout in French).

We dance at dawn every year on the 1st of May, about 5.15a.m., usually at Nottingham Castle.We share this event with the Foresters Morris Men, and all join for breakfast afterwards.

We often dance out with the Foresters Morris Men and Stone Monkey rapper sword, since we have several family members in common.

Some of our members are involved in Freds Folks Ceilidh Band.

• Every Monday September - April: Practices at Queen's Walk Community Centre, 8pm.
  
• The monthly Folk Sessions are now at the King William IV (Sneinton) "King Billy" on every second Tuesday of most months. Come & sing & play.
  
• Saturday 24th April: St George's day show 11am to 2 pm around Market Square, Nottingham
• Monday 26th April: 8pm The Horse Chestnut (Radcliffe-on-Trent, NG12 2BE)
• Saturday 1st May: 5.25am: Dawn dance at Robin Hood Statue, Nottingham Castle [then breakfast]
• Monday 3rd May: Sherwood Forest event at the Visitor Centre 12 noon procession from Edwinstowe
• Sunday 9th May: Newark Show
• Monday 17th May 8pm Plough (Hickling LE14 3AH); 9pm Nevile Arms (Kinoulton NG12 3EH)
• Monday 24th May: 8pm World’s End (Lowdham NG14 7AT); 9pm Cross Keys (Epperstone NG14 6AD)
• Sunday 30th May 2010: Hoveringham Tractor Show with Adelaide Morris from Australia
• Monday 31st May 2010: with Adelaide Morris: Wellow Maypole 11.30 - 2.15, then perhaps Sherwood Forest
• Monday 7th June: 8pm Royal Oak (Ockbrook DE72 3SE)
• Saturday 12th June: 8.30am Market Square - Gate to Southwell
• Monday 14th June:8pm Car Colston, 9pm Orston
• Monday 21nd June: Crown Inn, Beeston 8pm; Johnson Arms, Dunkirk 9pm.
• Monday 28th June: 8pm Chestnut Tree (Sherwood NG5 2EL); 9pm Bread & Bitter (Mapperley NG3 5JL)
• Thursday 1st July: Chatsworth House
• Monday 5th July: from 8pm Navigation (Trent Lock NG10 2FY) and Steamboat (Trent Lock NG10 2FY)
• Monday 12th July: 8pm Trip to Jerusalem (NG1 6AD); 9pm Lord Nelson (Sneinton NG6 OGE)
• Monday 19th July: 8pm Willow Tree, Nottingham Road, Old Basford (NG7 7DA); 9pm Old Peartree Inn (Bulwell Lane NG6 OBT)
• Monday 26th July: 8pm Spanish Bar (South St, Ilkeston DE7 5QJ) (parking in car park South St about 100yds from pub on the right); 9pm Dew Drop Inn (Station Rd, Ilkeston DE7 5TE)
  

Latest: 2010 photos:

New: Photos in the 2010 photo collection, now include Gate to Southwell, Ockbrook, Wellow, Rufford, Hoveringham, Edwinstowe & Sherwood Forest, Mayday dawn, and St GHeorge's day. Any photos always welcome!

Earlier: Access earlier Greenwood photos from 1985 from the 2010 Greenwood collection . Historic photos welcome too!