Summary: Issue 55
Published: Spring 2017
Editor: Kev Theaker

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Table of contents

• Editorial
• Emma Snog
• Beadnell is Best
• DERT 2017
  Kendal April 7 – 9
• Dancing England 2017
• DERT Steering Group Update
• Sword Dance Union
• Rapparound

Summary

Issue 55 of The Nut (Spring 2017) is firmly focused on the build-up to DERT 2017 in Kendal, with detailed previews of competitions, venues, charity fundraising, and the evolving role of the DERT Steering Group.

A major feature, Beadnell is Best, celebrates the Beadnell dance through the inaugural “Great British Beadnell Off”, mixing humour with a serious defence of slower traditional forms.

The issue also reviews the revival of Dancing England 2017, pairing traditional and contemporary teams, and reflects on innovation, heritage, and public performance. Lighter sections include AJ’s Top Ten, an advice column, SDU news, and lively Rapparound items, capturing a confident, self-aware rapper community balancing tradition with creative reinvention.