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Aldbrickham Clog & Step Dancers

Traditional Dancers from Reading

An image of some of Aldbrickham Clog's dancers. Four women, with a man stood in the middle of them, are dressed in traditional 'washerwoman' clothing representing the British industrial era. The women are wearing white aprons and bonnets the man is wearing a bowler hat. They are holding a fabric sign which reads 'Aldbrickham clog' in red writing with a jester-type figure, a black dancing shoe and a clog all entwined together - this is the group's logo. The group are smiling, and are stood outdoors in a field; there are classic cars and a bouncy castle in the background.

Do you have fidgety feet?
Do you like tap dancing? And country dancing?

Or do you play folk music?

Come and try us!

  • we are a friendly dance group based in Reading
  • we dance and perform for fun - in shoes and in clogs
  • our dances and tunes are from all over the British Isles

No partner or previous experience needed 🕺🏻
Step-by-step practice 👣
Sheet music available 🎶

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Where we practise

Dancers practising. Three dancers are shown practising a dance in a brightly lit room. They are holding long sticks.

We meet (almost*) every Tuesday evening from 8pm to 10pm
at Park URC, Palmer Park Avenue, Reading, RG6 1DN
to practise and socialise - cup of tea half way through for a break and a chat!

Parking is right opposite the hall in Palmer Park Avenue.
To enter the building, press the Small Hall bell any time after 8pm and we will come to welcome you.

* Best to check our Facebook page or contact us before visiting, as we may be dancing out!

Joining:

... is easy: just come and see us for 1, 2 or more sessions: first month is FREE.
Then, £5 per month or £50 upfront for a year.

New dancers and musicians always welcome!

Contact:

Ring Annie on: 0118 9410027
Email Sheila at: theLeader@AldbrickhamClog.org

Fun Facts

Dancers in action. Three women in traditional clothing are shown in a 'basket' dance move, involving close contact. THey are shown in an ourdoor venue.
Dancers in action. Three women in traditional clothing are shown in an outdoor venue, each positioned differently as per the current dance choreography.
  • We take our name, Aldbrickham, from Thomas Hardy’s novel Jude the Obscure, where he called Reading, well-known for its brick industry, ‘Aldbrickham’ [Old-brick-ham]

  • Strictly speaking, Aldbrickham Clog & Step Dancers started in 2001, but the group had really evolved from its predecessor, Reading Traditional & Step Dance Group (‘The Reading Cloggies’), which was founded as early as 1965

  • We are still affectionately called “Cloggies”, even though we tend to have more dances done in shoes than in clogs!

  • Our dances are for any number of dancers, from solos, duets, to 4,5,6 or more

  • We have some spare pairs of clogs for beginners to try

Events

Date Event Location
Sunday 12th April 2026 Oxford Folk Festival
Wednesday 29th April 2026 (Private function)
Monday 11th May 2026 Supporting record breaking attempt 'Dance 200 miles' From 7:30pm
The Three Guineas, Nr Reading Station (RG1 1LY)
Tuesday 19th May 2026 Guests of Fleet Morris 8pm White Lion, Yateley (GU46 7RX)
Sunday 24th May 2026 Chippenham Folk Festival 10:30 & 15:15 Island Park Stage, 12:00 Cousin Normans
Tuesday 9th June 2026 Guests of HuMP 8pm The Jolly Farmer, Hurst (RG10 0TH)
Sunday 14th June 2026 Stoke Row Steam Rally Hill Bottom, Whitchurch Hill (RG8 7PU)
Saturday 27th June 2026 WaterFest, Reading 11:30 Acoustic Stage, Abbey Ruins, Reading
Tuesday 30th June 2026 Guests of OBJ 8 pm Calleva Arms, Silchester (RG7 2PH)
Tuesday 28th July 2026 Guests of OBJ 8 pm Henley - Market Place (RG9 2AQ)
An image of some of Aldbrickham Clog's dancers. Three dancers' feet are shown wearing wooden-soled clogs.

Book us

We love to perform!

We dance at events in the Reading area and beyond (Oxford, Winchester, even abroad sometimes!)

We don’t need a huge space (in the past, we have danced on a hay cart!) but for our clogs, it is best to have a hard surface to dance on : wooden floors are ideal; tarmac, concrete and paved areas also work, but the clogs don’t make as much noise.

We can dance on surfaces such as grass, but then we will only be able to do the dances in shoes. We have wooden boards which can be used for clog solos.

Contact:

Ring Annie on: 0118 9410027
Email Sheila at: theLeader@AldbrickhamClog.org

Sheila and the bonnets
The band at Crofton
Crofton
On the canal
Waterfest