Who are we?

Somerstep is group of dancers and musicians based near Crewkerne in Somerset. We aim to encourage social dancing and step dancing at informal occasions.

Our musicians have an impressive repertoire of traditional tunes from the south west of England.

We have individual dancers who dance the Dartmoor steps as danced by Bob Cann and Les Rice and can freestyle to southern English jigs, polkas and hornpipes.

As a group, we perform dances such as the Dorset Four-Hand reel and the Wiltshire Six Hand Reel, where possible using traditional steps collected during the last Century.

As the evening progresses, we like to engage the audience and dance some of the social dances collected in the wider southwest area.

We are currently researching Somerset dances such as the East Coker Ribbon dance and are looking for information on Mendip stepping styles.