Dartington Morris welcome new dancers, whether novice or experienced.
We practise every Friday from 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.
Find out more about Dartington Morris: when and where we dance, how we dance and why.
Dartington Morris once again hosted a very successful annual Day of Morris Dancing in Totnes, on Saturday 12 September 2026.
We were joined by guest Morris sides from the Open Morris, Morris Federation, and Morris Ring, from Devon, Cornwall, London and Essex.
You can see a great selection of photos on this Flickr album.
Dancing started at 10:30am and finished at around 4:30pm, with a variety of Morris dance styles on display around the town centre.
Just as the sun was rising on Friday 1st May 2026 at about 5:30am, Dartington Morris danced at Totnes Castle (with kind permission of English Heritage).
We were delighted to welcome about 70 visitors to join us, all getting up and out before dawn to join us!
We sang May Day songs and performed a number of dances in the Cotswold tradition, while we welcomed our audience with warm, spicy apple juice and fruity cake.
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.
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.
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.
Dartington Morris presented a day of dance, music and theatre based on the legend of Brutus in Totnes on Saturday 8 July 2023.
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
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.
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| Sat 10 Oct 11:00am | Otter Morris Day of Dance |
| Sat 7 Nov 7:00pm | Belles' Ale |
| Sat 14 Nov | Dartington Autumn Ale |
| Tue 8 Dec 8:00pm | Totnes Christmas Market (1) |
| Tue 22 Dec 8:00pm | Totnes Christmas Market (2) |
| Sat 26 Dec 12:00pm | Boxing Day in Totnes |
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan 1:00pm | New Year's Day at Hope Cove |
