Wokingham resident and Cotswold Morris dance ‘apprentice’ Wenona Bryan made her debut dance performance with Hurst Morris People recently when her team performed outside two Wokingham pubs.
Despite rain earlier in the day of perofrming, it was a fine evening for customers of The Ship Inn in Peach Street and The Queen’s Head in The Terrace to watch Hurst Morris and another Cotswold side, Berkshire Bedlam, perform alternate dances.
Hurst Morris squire Karen Ricketts said, “We had a great evening. Well done to everyone and special congratulations to Wenona for completing her first ‘dance out’.”
Wenona keeps up her fitness with activities like tennis and was easily able to complete the full autumn/winter training session with Hurst Morris this spring.
She thanked everyone “for all the encouragement on my first time out. Honestly, it was not as bad as I thought it would be.”
Hurst Morris will be dancing again on Thursday, Man 25, from 8pm at The Wheelwrights’ Arms in Hurst, where they will be performing with Border Morris side Shinfield Shambles.
On Thursday, June 1, they will be at The Jolly Farmer, in Hurst from 8pm, where they will be performing with North West Clog Morris side, Taeppa’s Tump.
Details of more 2023 events are on www.hump.co.uk, and Instagram @hurstmorrispeople, or Facebook @hurstmorris – search for #HurstMorris.
Rachel Redrup
