Portrait of a traditional folk dancer at the Bakewell Day of Dance 2013, Derbyshire, England
Each year there is dancing around Bakewell. Sides come from all over the country dancing in a variety of traditional styles. Jemmers were formed in 1975 to revive and perform the traditional women`s morris dances of Cheshire and Lancashire. Many of their dances were collected from members of teams in existence in the early part of the 20th century. Over the years they have evolved their own style by adapting and expanding these dances, and by creating new ones in the same tradition. Why Jemmers? The people of the former mining village of Poynton were once so poor that they had to live on bread and jam – hence the name `Jammers`, the local pronunciation of which is allegedly `Jemmers`.
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Location: Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, Uk
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