Newcastle Kingsmen Clog formed 10 years ago to formalise a long tradition of clog dancers accompanying the Newcastle Kingsmen Sword Dancers. Since the,n the team has grown in team members, repertoire and reputation, appearing at numerous festivals and events including Sidmouth Folk Week, Utrecht Early Music Festival and Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering, where they won the group clog trophy in 2017. They mix traditional clog steps with exciting rhythm patterns and new dances composed by the team, to create performances that are rooted in the past but also move the tradition forward. They practice weekly at The Cumberland Arms, Byker, and are building a reputation for teaching dances as well as performing them.
