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			A celebration of traditional and contemporary, music, song and dance, in the beautiful city of Winchester. All the colour and warmth of its strong folk heritage. Includes roots, blues and jazz ... join us as often as you can ... from 15 to 18 MAY '08


A stomping day of dance is planned for Saturday 17 May when over 20 sides with dance styles from across the UK and beyond meet up to dance against the perfect backdrop of the beautiful and ancient city of Winchester. With styles from Morris through Appalachian to Step and Clog, We are assured a truly eclectic experience to excite the eyes and ears and feet. The programme includes: · Dance Displays: the High Street, Cathedral Green and The Square from 10:30am. · Festival Procession: departs from the Cathedral Green at 11am, proceeds up the High Street via St Maurice's Covert, passes through the Buttercross into The Square and arrives back at the Cathedral Green at about 11:30 am · Dance Showcase: on Cathedral Green runs from 1pm to 4pm where dance sides, including Morena Slovaks will perform (MC: Graham Taylor) Some of the dance sides expected at the Festival are:
Name of side	Style
Alton Morris	Border Morris
BasingClog Morris	North West Morris
Camden Clog	East Lancashire Clog
Belles & Arrows	Cotswold
Dorset Buttons	Ladies Morris
English Miscellany	Mixed
Fleet Morris	Cotswold
Hampshire Garland	Ladies Traditional Dancers
Hook Eagle Morris	Border Morris
Jackstraws Morris	Cotswold Morris
Knockhundred Shuttle	North West Clog Morris
Knickerbocker Glory	Appalachian
Mayflower Morris	Ladies North West Morris
Morena Slovak Dance Company	Slovak Dances
New Forest Meddlars	Border Morris
OBJ Morris	Border Morris
Whitethorn Morris	North West Clog Morris
Wickham Morris	Mixed Cotswold & Border Morris
Wicket Brood	Border Morris
Young Miscellany	Mixed

Hook Eagle started in 1991, the Hook Eagle Morris Men perform dances in the Border Morris style, and have had such meteoric success that we are now universally regarded as being simply the best men's Border Morris side in all Hampshire. Actually, they are the only men's Border Morris side in all Hampshire.
Basing Clog Morris is a mixed team of men and women dancers, performing North West Morris dancing. The team was formed in 1985, and has performed all over England. Basingclog believe in dancing to entertain, and are renowned for the energy and enthusiasm they put into their dances.