The Heritage Centre dance spot (or Fish&Chip Shop spot)

This is probably a Dilwyn

And this is the "rounds" figure in the same dance

Claudia is nearest us

This Bay Horse

Eddie and Ian are swinging

More of the same dance

Eddie (in the skirt) and Emma (in trousers) are nearest

The band

Joe, Philip, Mark, Colin, Ali, and Chris

Then its off to Corfe Castle using our specially created tickets (Thank you, Swanage Railway)

The spot outside the castle entrance could have been made for morris dancing.

The band formed up in the little street, with plenty of walls to echo the sound

This time, MaryAnn, Joe, Colin, Ali, Mark, Philip, Karen, Claudia and Clare make up the band. This may be the first public outing for Clare's concertina

That left plenty of space outside the castle entrance thingy for the dancing.

This is Sheepskins. Helen, Andy and Ian are moving, while Emma, Tony and Eddie are standing

Brimfield about to start

It's pleasantly peaceful in the evening sun

But the peace is soon shattered

Helen and Tony, and Karen & Phil are nearest

The "arming" figure

Mark is giving the bodhran a bit of welly - it drives the music along nicely

This is Hay-on-Wye (two sticks!)

And this is Hay-on-Wye ending

Followed by a Worcestershire Monkey

Clare swings with Claudia

Kelly, Claudia and Ann share a moment

Clare and Philip looking out to sea

Was this when Waverley was coming in to the pier?

As usual, some of us took afternoon tea at the National Trust tea-shop - very civilized!

The others went to the pub!

Inspecting the sea in preparation for dancing on the Sunday afternoon

Is it wet enough?

It was fit for purpose.

But the melodeon sounded a bit odd for a few days afterwards

This was "Just as the tide was a'flowin" - which it was.

OBJ plus a few gatecrashers from Borderline and Fox's Morris

Sharon is helping with the music

Other musicians played from a safe distance!

Joe and MaryAnn

Clare cooling off

While others got right in

Emma, Claudia, Eddie and Ian getting wet

Was it a bit cold Claudia?

Ann and Emma

Tony and Helen have joined them

Claudia and Tony afterwards - no room in that swimwear for a Blackberry phone!