Milestones Basingstoke 2009

Silchester

Tuesday night practice

The Four Horseshoes, Shirfield on Loddon

In Reading

Kennet Morris 50th Anniversary day of Dance

 Aldbrickham Clog  & Step Dancers was formed on 17th April 2001 and takes its name from Thomas Hardy’s name for Reading.
 

We perform traditional dances from Britain to live music. Aldbrickham Clog evolved from the Reading Traditional & Step Dance Group, a group which played an important part in preserving and performing many dances which might otherwise have been lost.

AbC performs both in clogs and shoes. In case you are wondering, the type of clogs which were worn in Britain have wooden soles and leather uppers with laces. 

Step dances are traditional dances in hard soled shoes with rhythmic step patterns. Dances are for both groups and soloists, and have been collected from all over the British Isles.  Our repertoire also includes music hall dances which are an important part of the clog and step dance heritage.

Costume is based on the working clothes worn in the countryside until about 1914.

We practice at St Luke's Church Hall, Erleigh Road  at  8.15 pm on Tuesdays.  In the summer please phone or email to check that we will be there as we might be dancing out somewhere.

Aldbrickham Clog dances at events in Berkshire and across the south east. During the summer, the group dances with other local groups at pubs in the area.   Other appearances include Chippenham Folk Festival,  Reading Waterfest, Wokingham Town Centre, Wallingford Bunkfest, Winchester Folk Festival,   Littlewick Green Show and Düsseldorf, Reading's twin town.

With Düsseldorfer Grasshüpper and the Mayor of Reading, the Forbury Gardens June 2007

Oxford Folk Festival 2009

Waterfest 2009

Chippenham Folk Festival Main Stage 2008

Chippenham Folk Festival

Museum of Rural Life, Reading 2008

site updated  2nd July 2009