All these amazing teams are coming to dance in Beverley on Saturday 17th June!

Belfagan Morris were formed in 1981 and are based in Cockermouth. They dance in the  NorthWest style in clogs. This is how they explain the origin of their name!

The name Belfagan (pronounced Bel/FAY/gan) derives from three possible sources:

1] the Cumbrian expression to "give it welly!";

2] a notional "lady of the Workington (or possibly Maryport) dockside called Belle Fagan;

3] another version of the Cumbrian expression, used when, for example, a lad breaks your window with a football, and you rush out, shaking your fist, crying, "I'll give you belfagan!!!"

Clogarhythm  is a Harrogate-based clog step dance team formed in 2002 who perform a variety of routines and steps from Westmorland, Canada, Lancashire and the North East. The routines are danced to dotted hornpipes, waltzes, jigs, reels, schottisches and undotted hornpipes.

Cricket on the Hearth  is an Appalachian step dancing group based in Harrogate. 

Five Rivers Morris have been dancing traditional Cotswold Morris around Sheffield and at festivals and events across the country since 2010. Wherever they are performing, they aspire to dance with energy, enthusiasm and precision!

Green Ginger Garland are based in Hull and dance a varied repertoire of folk dances with garlands, ribbon sticks and ropes!

Kitchen Taps come from Otley, West Yorkshire, and perform traditional Appalachian Dance to authentic Bluegrass and Mountain music. They are well known for their lively and intricate routines, and have performed at festivals up and down the country for over 15 years.The dancers are backed by their band who play a range of bluegrass and old time music on traditional instruments. They are rightly proud of their complex, foot tapping tunes.

Makara Morris is a Border Morris dancing side based in Wansford near Driffield and dedicated to the Green Man of mythology. They dance with long sticks, short sticks hankies and gusto!

Minster Strays   were formed in 2003 as a mixed side, based amidst the Howardian Hills between York and Pickering. Wearing green, burgundy and gold waistcoats, and colourful tatters, they perform the dances of Old England as well as their own unique creations in traditional style.

Rackaback  is a mixed border team in Hull, East Yorkshire. They formed in January 2011 and have built up a repertoire of traditionally inspired Border Morris dances with their own Rackaback twists. They dance to music played on traditional ‘morris’ instruments including accordion, concertina and melodeon to well know folk melodies and newly composed tunes.

Ravens Morris  is a Steampunk Morris dancing from Market Weighton, East Yorkshire. "No bells, no hankies, just a big black cat." Say no more.....

Raving Maes is a women's Morris Dance team who perform traditional dancing with a twist. "Its Morris but not as you know it"

Sowerby Bridge Morris Dancers are a mixed dance team performing in the North-West Morris tradition. They are based in the West Yorkshire mill town of Sowerby Bridge in the heart of the South Pennines. The team was originally formed as an all-male side in 1979 following the success of the Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival.

Tatterfoals are a mixed Morris side dancing NorthWest style dances in clogs. They are based in Scunthorpe.