Maypole Dancing

We wanted to tell you about the tradition of maypole dancing.

This is an interview with a Reception Year child (aged 5) who took part in some maypole dancing at our school.

Child: I am going to tell you about maypole dancing.

Teacher: What does it look like?

Child: It has got a big pole with coloured strings down.

Teacher: What do you do?

Child: You listen to music. You skip around the pole in a circle.

Teacher: Did you enjoy the dancing?

Child: Yes

Teacher: Did you do it on your own?

Child: No, all of Class 5 could do it together.

Teacher: Well thank you for telling us about maypole dancing.

If you want to see what maypole dancing looks like have a look at our picture. There are also lots of maypole photos on the internet.