Here at the Demon Barbers, we love being involved in school and community projects. We offer workshops in folk and hip hop dance and have been invited into many many schools up and down the UK, teaching rapper sword, clog, morris and breakdancing.… Read more

The festival season is coming to a close and the nights are drawing in, but there’s no sign of hibernation for The Demon Barbers and The Lock In Dance Show!… Read more

We had such a fantastic time teaching Folk and Hip Hop dance in Shrewsbury Primary Schools as part of Shrewsbury Folk Festival, that we’re looking for more schools and festivals to develop workshop projects with.… Read more

We had such a fantastic time teaching Folk and Hip Hop dance in Shrewsbury Primary Schools as part of Shrewsbury Folk Festival, that we’re looking for more festivals to develop workshop projects with.… Read more

We’ve just had our 3rd pressing of Disco At The Tavern!

To celebrate (and to make space for the new stock!)… Read more

The Demon Barbers & Breaking Tradition Dance Company are touring again next year!

Following a number of successful UK tours, including high profile shows at Glastonbury Festival and 5 star reviews at Edinburgh Fringe, The Demon Barbers have been bringing together some of the UK’s most exciting young Clog, Sword, Morris, Hip Hop & Break dancers onto the concert stage with their ‘Lock In’ dance show and ‘The Demon Barbers XL’.… Read more

We have seen over 150 dance groups join us at our ‘Lock In’ and ‘Demon Barbers XL’ performances over the past few years and we are on the lookout once again!… Read more

A few weeks ago we were involved in a project with Batley Community Choir. After the first rehearsal the tragic death of Jo Cox MP rocked both the local community and the wider world but despite this BCC wanted our project to continue, culminating in a wonderful set at Cleckheaton Folk Festival.… Read more

Half gig, half dance show and half panto! Join the BBC Award Winning team of musicians & dancers for 150% of the very best festive live music, song and dance!… Read more

On Tuesday 5th July we were given a rare and exciting opportunity to perform for HRH The Prince of Wales, as part of a special visit to clog maker Trefor Owen’s workshop in Criccieth, Cardigan Bay, where he been making clogs for 38 years.… Read more

Our tour of The Demon Barbers XL is well underway and we are looking forward to getting back into the studio to work on ‘The Lock In Christmas Carol’ which will be touring November and December.… Read more

We are very excited to announce our first full-time employee and new Assistant Producer, Laura Simpson! Laura first joined the company in the Winter of 2009 as a dancer for ‘Time Gentlemen Please’.… Read more

We’re delighted to be playing Glastonbury next week! It will be our fifth trip to the internationally renowned music and arts festival.… Read more

The Demon Barbers are looking for a freestyle breaker to perform as part of their shows at The Astrolabe Theatre Tent, Glastonbury this year.… Read more

Leeds Rapper sword team ‘The Wardrobe Outlaws’ are looking for enthusiastic dancers to join them at Cleckheaton Folk Festival on Saturday the 2^nd of July where they will be performing alongside us and many others.… Read more

It’s an exciting time for the Demon Barbers and Breaking Tradition dance company. We’re currently working on; ‘The Lock In Christmas Carol’ – A Christmas version of our hip hop and folk dance extravaganza, ‘The Sleepover’ – A magical music and dance show for children and families, and we’re constantly developing our XL show that we perform at venues and festivals all over the UK.… Read more

We are very excited to move our offices to Kala Sangam, a vibrant, intercultural arts centre in the heart of Bradford.… Read more

The Sleepover

Arts Council England award The Demon Barbers & Breaking Tradition dance company funding for a new children’s Folk & Hip Hop Dance extravaganza!… Read more