About Dartington Morris
Find out more about Dartington Morris: when and where we dance, how we dance and why we dance.
Dancing at Dawn on May 1st 2026 in Totnes Castle
Just as the sun is rising on Friday 1st May 2026 at about 5:30am, Dartington Morris will dance at Totnes Castle (with kind permission of English Heritage).
We look forward to welcoming visitors to join us, as we have done for the past few years, with many a brave soul getting up and out before dawn.
We will sing May Day songs and perform a number of dances in the Cotswold tradition, while we welcome our audience with warm, spicy apple juice and fruity cake.
We welcome new dancers
Dartington Morris welcome new dancers, whether novice or experienced.
Our practice season this year starts on Friday 2 October (2026) and we are keen to encourage anyone interested in this fascinating English tradition to give Morris a go! Read on to find out how you can join us.
Day of Morris Dancing in Totnes, Saturday 13 September 2025
Dartington Morris once again hosted an annual Day of Morris Dancing in Totnes on Saturday 13 September 2025.
Fourteen invited guest sides joined Dartington Morris, starting at 10:30am and finishing at around 4:15pm.
On display were various styles, including Cotswold Morris, Border Morris and North-West Clog.
Printable schedule now available.
Day of Morris Dancing in Totnes, Saturday 14 September 2024
Dartington Morris once again hosted an annual Day of Morris Dancing in Totnes on Saturday 14 September 2024.
Eleven invited guest sides joined Dartington Morris, starting at 11am and finishing at around 4pm.
On display was a mixture of Cotswold Morris and Border Morris.
Day of Morris Dancing in Totnes, Saturday 16 September 2023
Dartington Morris once again hosted an annual Day of Morris Dancing in Totnes on Saturday 16 September 2022.
Eight local guest sides joined Dartington Morris and a mixture of Cotswold Morris and Border Morris were on display.
Day of dance, music and theatre celebrating the legend of Brutus
Dartington Morris presented a day of dance, music and theatre based on the legend of Brutus in Totnes on Saturday 8 July 2023.
Hell's Bells - a short film about Morris dancers
Dartington Morris were delighted to be invited to take part in the short film Hell's Bells, written and directed by Devon-based director Luke Jeffery and released by Wandering Tiger.
It is currently available to view on Vimeo here: https://vimeo.com/267325668
Filkins Morris Tradition
Dartington Morris are proud performers of the Filkins tradition. You can read here a little about the background to this and the historical records that refer to it and allowed the dance style to be reconstructed from the scant details available.
A Job Lot and Proper Job
We recorded two CDs, 'Proper Job' (2008) and 'A Job Lot' (2014) and these were available as CDs. 'A Job Lot' is still available as a CD, and is available for sale from us when you see us out and about.
Both albums are now available on Bandcamp, where you can listen to tracks and pay for them if you wish to download them. Only £2 (inc VAT) per album, a bargain!
You can find them here:
