Moira Furnace Folk Festival is a small event usually held in late-August in the North West Leicestershire village of Moira which advertised a ceilidh:
For comparison here's video of the 2019 event which shows the same band, venue and number of dancers as at the 2021 event. It's typical of many smaller festivals in that the ceilidh is a small event with a local band and attracts a crowd of 30-40 people.
So, does this imply that Covid-19 has ceased to impact public dance events? Almost!
- I saw just one face covering and the wearer did not attempt to dance
- Hand sanitiser was available and I saw a few people use it
- The caller asked at the beginning if we were Ok with dances involving touching other people and did we mind changing partners? There was no dissent and many accepted "Dance line it's 2019" stickers from me
- On a couple of occasions, the caller made (possibly humourous) concessions to infection control such as calling for "elbow stars"
- Two "fire doors" were open. This would be welcome at any summer ceilidh before Covid but was sometimes refused on the grounds of security
Taken with the experience at Sidmouth, it seems reasonable to assert that the public will show up and participate in dances much as in 2019.
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