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Yahoo
03-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Folk dancers enjoy sunny afternoon of dancing and picnics
Folk dance enthusiasts enjoyed an outdoor event. Salisbury Folk Dance Club enjoyed an afternoon of dancing and picnicking in the garden of a member's Winterslow home on Sunday, July 27. Several club members called dances throughout, at an event unblemished by weather interruptions. Club meetings are held Tuesday evenings at St Martin's Primary School, although the group take a break in August. READ MORE: Salisbury City Hall to hold recruitment afternoon in August A club spokesperson said meetings at the primary school offer an enjoyable way to "exercise and make friends". The club will resume weekly meetings at 7.30pm on Tuesday, September 2. A taster session will be held at River Bourne Community Farm on August 30 from 11am.
BBC News
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Furness Morris dancing group's hopes over future
A Morris dancing group, which was in danger of folding after 62 years, has been thrown a Morris, based in Ulverston, Cumbria, said up to five new members could be joining in the sessions were held in June, with some of those who attended in their Ord, who has been with the band for 50 years, said he had "a big smile" on his face when he saw younger people walking in. "They're in the age range that I was when I started," he said."If we've got enough new people, I'd happily pass on my knowledge and retire as it were."The group had hoped to attract new members so it could pass on the tradition of the English folk Ord, who is the band's second longest-serving member, said he was feeling "a bit more optimistic" about its future. Furness Morris was founded in 1963 and had 20 members in its numbers have dwindled to just eight and the band warned back in May it may not survive unless about half a dozen new dancers Ord said the band was "certainly going to carry on" in the immediate future, following the two recruitment sessions. "I'm a bit more optimistic than I was but we won't know really until after the summer when we get into practice season properly and see what people's commitments are to the group," he said. "We haven't called it a day, yet." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Punjabi dancing competition 'empowering women'
A Punjabi folk dancing competition is empowering young women from south Asian communities, the organisers have annual giddha event in Telford on Sunday was the fourth to be held in the town and judge Sukhi Bart, from Birmingham, said it was getting "bigger and bigger" every judge, Jyoti Desi Divas, explained: "Giddha is all about expressing your internal feelings through music."She said when she was younger, women in her community were not expected to leave the house and the dancing had helped them break traditional stereotypes. Mohni Basri from Solihull, who was hosting the competition at Telford's Mercure Hotel, said it attracted teams from all over the said it was good to see the younger generation take an interest and that if the traditions were not kept alive "our youngsters are going to forget about it". Mr Bart said although it was a traditional Punjabi event, it was open to everyone."You don't have to be Punjabi to enjoy the food, to enjoy the culture, it's a vibrant, vibrant day," he hotel was decorated in bright colours for the contest and he said: "We're a colourful society, we're a colourful culture, doesn't matter where you are, wherever the Punjabis are, colour is represented." Jyoti Desi Divas, who is also from Birmingham, said the competition was judged on a number of criteria the costumes, the jewellery, the synchronisation of the dancers and the energy they Basri said she admired the effort the teams were putting in and added: "You feel like you've got to get up and dance with them." Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
