DANCE  DISPLAY  TEAMS

The dance display teams are a crucial and vital element to any folk festival. As usual Two Rivers have put together a Very colourful and dynamic array of Morris teams representing all styles of  Morris from around the country, we also have a team from Ontario Canada “Orange Peel Border Morris” and a wonderful traditional folk dance troupe from Finland  “Samppa Folklore” and their band “SydWäst Parainen” On Saturday, see Chepstow burst into life as the teams cascade around town with swirling colours and rhythmic music, its vibrant, its powerful, its sometimes a bit mad! But most of all its good family entertainment and great fun. Dont miss it folks! The dancing begins at 10am at the campsite with all the teams performing. The teams then move into town and gradually fill the High St,  Bank St,  Beaufort Sq and Snt Marys St. Look out for them in town from around 11am. Some Teams will dance inside Chepstow Castle too. Sunday sees an exciting new element to the dancing. A huge Morris procession with all the teams dancing across the old iron bridge from the Elmdale (English) side to the Bridge Inn (Welsh side), after which there will be a mass dance with all the teams giving a display of their skills. Later the teams will dance at The Boat Inn and The Three Tuns. Some of the teams represented are:   Silhill Border Morris from Birmingham,  Carreg Las from West Wales, Ragged and Old from Gloucestershire,  Fox Morris from Kidderminster, Wild Oats from The Forest Of Dean, Alvechurch Border Morris,  Cardiff Morris, NYFTE and The Outside Capering Crew,  OBJ from Berkshire, Bideford Phoenix Morris devon, Clerical Error from North Wales, Sargeant Musgraves Dance Leicestershire, Beltane Border Devon, Grimspound Border Devon, The Widders your local team, Orange Peel Morris from Ontario Canada, Heather and Gorse, One Step beyond appalacian Step,  Old Meg from Worcester, Pigsty Morris Bristol, Exmoor Border, Samppa Folklore, Clocs Canton. Isca Morris. 

Please see the Town Plan for music and dance venues (PDF document).