Dancing England was a series of showcase traditional dance concerts held at the Derby Assembly Rooms from 1979 to 1987. They were devised and curated by Phil Heaton and John Shaw, members of the Black Cap Sword Dancers.

In 1979 Phil and John of Black Cap invited dancers from across the UK as their guests. ^[1]

References

External links

• Dancing England website The Reboot
• Phil Heaton Phil Heaton's EFDSS Gold Medal citation
• The NUT The DERT Years
• Lichfield Morrismen Lichfield Morrismen at Dancing England 1984
• Whittlesey Straw Bear The Bear at Dancing Englands 1982 and 1987
• Wakefield Morris Wakefield Morris reference Dancing England
• East Yorkshire Vessel Cuppers Archived 23 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine Dancing England reference by Ted Dodsworth
• Eynsham Morris Dancing England reference for the 1980s