Breaking Tradition

A clash of folk and urban dance cultures that leaves you high on life! 

Breaking Tradition is the UK’s leading Folk & Hip Hop dance company. Founded by Artistic Director, Damien Barber, in 2005, it has developed its own unique repertoire of Folk & Hip Hop dance, gaining 4 and 5 star national broadsheet reviews for their high quality productions. Affiliated to the BBC Radio 2 Award Winning ‘The Demon Barbers’, live music is an essential part of the company’s work.

What the critics say…

***** WhatsOnStage.Com
***** The List (Edinburgh Fringe)
****  The Telegraph
****  The Independent

“A full-on show of such blazing energy and joyous ingenuity you scarcely ponder on the apparent madness of trying to marry folk dance and hip hop” The Independent

“Some shows demonstrate great skill and technique, some offer strong musicianship, and some create the kind of atmosphere and energy that leaves you high on life. The Lock In does all three” The List (Edinburgh Fringe)