Southern English Step dance
There are continuing traditions and thriving enclaves of hard-soled shoe stepping in East Anglia and Devon, including within the Romany/Gypsy and Traveller community.
More recently, stepping is enjoying a resurgence across Cornwall, Hampshire, Sussex, and Kent, often encouraged by the example of Romany/Gypsy and Traveller dancers from the area.
Richard, Ben and Fiona Davies, East Anglian step dancing
Traditional Music Day, Stowmarket, Suffolk, 2005
Photo: Chris Gill, courtesy of the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust
