Batey, Mr T.J.

Step dancer from Grasmere, Westmorland. b.1887/.

He had attended Joseph Robinson‘s (Old Jos) classes in Grasmere where he learned step dancing.

He particularly recalled the Three Hand Reel which although not popular was danced as a purely social (as opposed to performance) dance in Grasmere.  His memory of this was from 1907-1917.

Information derived from an interview by Tom Flett with T.J. Batey on  7/1/1960

 

 

 

Jos. Robinson