Dancers from Dentdale. Mr Bayne born c. 1886 and Mrs Bayne c. 1888.
Mr Bayne had attended classes run by Billy Urquhart in the Sportsman’s Inn, Dent in about 1900. He recalled that he mainly taught the Highland Fling.
They recalled the dance repertoire in Dentdale as being:
- Barn Dance
- Buttered Peas
- Cottagers
- Highland Fling
- La Vasoviana
- Lancers
- Polka
- Polka Mazourka
- Quadrilles
- Schottische
- Square Eight
- Swinging Six
- Three Reel
- Turn-off-Six
- Waltz
They were able to provide a notation for the Three Reel, mostly done by men. They particularly remembered Billy Sunter who could also step dance solo. They were able to provide full or partial notations for:
Information derived from an interview by Tom Flett with Mr and Mrs William Bayne, 4 April 1960.