These dances were recalled by Margaretta Thomas and noted by her daughter Dr. Ceinwen Thomas. They are dances that she remembered being danced in the fairs, inns and festivals before the religious revivals at the turn of the century. Apart from two solos they are fairground dances of great energy and fun, althoug if we look beneath the surface we can see traces of Morris and ritual.

We must also remember that when Margaretta was a child it was customary at country fairs to lay a wooden floor in a roped off enclosure where the dancers would perform to amuse themselves and also collect donations from the spectators.