Dales Traditional Music and Dance Collective

Dances of the Dales Workshop - with caller Peter Barnard and fiddler Mark Wallace

Dales Countryside Museum
Station Yard,
Burtersett Rd,
Hawes DL8 3NT

In this dance workshop you will dance some of the over 50 dances (a mixture of folk dances and old time dances)
collected in the 20th century in the Yorkshire Dales.

Interpreted from the book “There Was None of this Lazy Dancing” by local Gayle musician/historian, Bob Ellis.

Admission £5 payable on the door
Reserve a place with Peter on 07919627270
Download PDF Flyer

Dance at Hawes Market House - Dancing Around the Dales

Celebrating the old dances and tunes of the Yorkshire Dales.

Come and enjoy an evening of dancing (barn dance/ceilidh style) traditional Dales dance sets to tunes from the Dales played by The No Lazy Dancing Dance Band.
No experience necessary as you will be taught and led through
the dances by the caller.
Bring your own refreshments.

Hawes Market House
Main Street,
Hawes, DL8 3QN

Book tickets here

Yorkshire’s 4th Heritage Summit

The Dales Traditional Music and Dance Collective will have a table at this celebration of Yorkshire culture.

There are also talks, guided walks, the wonderful Craven Museum (free of charge) on the same floor to visit and even the possibility of a music session in one of the Skipton pubs if someone organises it.

See 2025 Yorkshire Heritage Summit web site for more details about the event.