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Social Folk Dance

Folk Dance has been the essence of Sidmouth Folk Festival since the very beginning in 1955, and our 70th year in 2024 saw another full week of amazing dancing!

At the 2024 festival there were over 80 folk dances and workshops during the fun-filled week at the seaside!

Like dance? – check out our other programme strands for ceilidhs, display dance, LNEs, and even more dance workshops from Bhanga to Zulu!

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From American to Bal, Contra to Playford, Regency, English, Irish, Scottish & more, there are a wide range of dance workshops each day, catering for a wide range of experience and ability. Workshops are open to Season, All-in-One or Workshop Ticket holders, or tickets can be bought on the door, space permitting.

You don’t need to bring a partner to any of the dance workshops.