Cornish Dance Workshops

Foot-stompin' fun-fit dance exercise! Great for the mind body and soul, and the opportunity to learn / refresh a selection of Cornish social, set and step dances, and always with LIVE music!

"that was 7,000 steps!" - workshop participant after a 2 hour #cornishdance workshop

Feasts, festivals and revels: community workshops

Choose from one or more of the following for a one-off or series of workshops for your school, college, club or community to support your feast/festival/revel:

Cornish Furry Dances from Breannick to Polperro, Tregajorran to St Germans, there's a wealth of Furry Dances to get you from your starting location to your feast, festival or revel
Cornish Social Dances from one of the many Furry Dances to an Old Hand-in-Hand, a Newlyn Reel to Turkey Rhubarb & a serpent or two; the simpler 'watch and copy' variety
Cornish Set Dances collected from the traditional Cornish repertoire, including Fer Lyskerrys, Corwedhen, 6 Hand Reel; full instructions, tips and tricks to help the 'muscle memory'
Cornish Scoot or Step Dances such as Tin Stamp, Boscastle Breakdown, 3 Hand Reel, 4 Hand Reel, Mrs Parkyns' Jig and Mesk Yn Merth (scoots, clogs, taps or hard shoes are recommended).

All dances are taught from scratch for all levels and can be adjusted to suit participants, no matter how many left feet or wheels you have.

Workshops usually last from 45 minutes to a couple of hours, or longer, depending on the occasion.

Feel free to get in touch via ScootsKernow on facebook or scootskernow (at) gmail.com.

Keep an eye on the Cornish Dancing Diary, the ScootsKernow facebook page or @scootskernow on twitter or instagram for the latest workshops and events.

Furry dances - Helston's Coronation Hall Furry aka 'The Imploding Serpent' in Liskeard

Clockwise: Old Hand-in-Hand, Breannick Furry,
North Cornwall Furry, Newlyn Reel

Tin Stamp

Live music with the 'Scoot Lyskerrys Collective'

Scoots!