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Grant funds new traditional jackets for Manx dancers

Thu, 15 Jul 2021


A grant of £720 has been awarded to Peree Bane Dance Group to fund new jackets for its lady dancers.

Formed in 1982, Peree Bane – Manx Gaelic for ‘White Jacket’ - is a Manx traditional dance, music and song group with a vibrant twist. It aims to keep alive Manx traditional dance and performs at events around the Isle of Man and at festivals and competitions further afield. 

The group has around fifty members of all ages with a strong children’s section, which also performs as a group in its own right. They wear traditional clothing for performances comprising a white jacket and Loaghtan wool trousers for the men, a blue skirt with a white blouse and red jacket for the ladies, and similar for the younger members.

Due to the ladies’ jackets becoming old and worn, the group applied to the Manx Lottery Trust for help with funding replacements. The ‘Smaller Grant’ has funded eight new jackets for the lady dancers, a standard set for most traditional Manx dances.


 

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