A clog dancing group said it had to adapt some of its performances as the UK experienced its hottest May day on record.<\/p>\n
Norwich-based Fiddlesticks said its bank holiday Monday displays in Buckinghamshire had been affected as temperatures soared, reaching 34.8C (96.4F) in part of London.<\/a><\/p>\n Clog dancing is similar to Morris dancing but the dancers wear wooden clogs. On very hot days, routines can be a sweaty, stamina-testing challenge.<\/p>\n Julie Brown, from Fiddlesticks, said: “We’ve been modifying our dances a little bit, putting our most energetic dances at the start of our sets.”<\/p>\n ‘Knew the forecast’<\/p>\n She said: “It’s been really, really hot for both our band and our dancers… it’s been tough.”<\/p>\n The all-female group, which has a band made up of men and women, performed in Marlow and Waddesdon on Monday.<\/p>\n Speaking to BBC Breakfast,<\/a> a group member said: “We knew the forecast before we arrived, so we knew we would probably have to [make changes to the sets].”<\/p>\n Fiddlesticks’ members range in age from twenty-somethings to people in their 80s.<\/p>\n The group has about 20 regular dancers from “all walks of life”.<\/p>\n Clog dancing, members said, was “very popular” with sides from around the country “getting a lot of pleasure from it”.<\/p>\n Do you have a story suggestion for Norfolk? Contact us below.<\/p>\n Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and X<\/a>.<\/p>\n Related to this storyRelated internet links