Dressed in trademark red and white stays, the Belles have delighted audiences around the country with vibrant and energetic Cotswold Morris since 2009.
Traditional folk rhythms, high jumping, audience participation and general horseplay mix to deliver a toe-tappingly infectious dance spectacle.
The Belles are an antiracist, LGBTQIA+ inclusive group, who champion an expansive and inclusive view of English culture which we believe is for all. We will not tolerate racism, sexism, ableism, classism, transphobia, homophobia, islamaphobia, antisemetism and xenophobia.
22nd March: Crossbones Day of Dance, Southwark
11th April: Oxford Folk Festival
1st May: May Morning, Primrose Hill
1st May: Goblin Band, EartH Hackney
3rd-4th May: Hastings Jack in the Green
10th May: Family Barn Dance, Cecil Sharp House
15th May: Moulton May Festival
22nd-25th May: Bower Street's "Dirty Weekend", Margate
29th-31st May: Thaxted Weekend
10th June: Dance out with Thaxted Morris Men, Bishops Stortford
4th July: Hammersmith Day of Dance
21st-23rd August: Saddleworth Rushcart
20th September: Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival, London
Morris Dancing is a style of traditional English folk dance. The Belles dance Cotswold Morris, which is characterised by bells worn on the legs, and hankie and stick dances. The dances that we perform today were primarily collected in the Cotswolds in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
