Dancing witches disrobe for charity calendar

A group who perform witch dances around Lincolnshire have disrobed from their cloaks to bare almost all in a new calendar.

The Boston Dancing Witches, who formed in 2024 to promote self-love and body positivity through movement, followed in the footsteps of the classic film Calendar Girls by releasing their own 2026 charity calendar.

Ros Reynolds, 64, from Boston, who runs the group, said members of the group use crystal balls, spell books, brooms and wizard's hats to obscure parts of their bodies.

Ms Reynolds added that since being set up last May, the group has already grown to "14 witches, two wizards and various people working behind the scenes".

She said: "I set up the group as I've always been interested in anything to do with witchcraft, so last year I put a post out on Facebook asking if anyone wanted to get involved, and it turns out they did.

"We get together every Thursday evening and chat, craft, eat cake and dance and the ages of people involved range from 12 to 88 years old – although those included in the calendar are all adults.

"We're just ordinary people that are now a family who want to inspire other people to get involved and express themselves in a different way. Anyone can join us."

She said they have performed at village shows, children's parties, care homes and even do flash mobs.

Ms Reynolds added the group likes to dance together to a range of songs from rock 'n' roll to Halloween-themed songs as well as performing the witches' dance which was first performed in Germany by the Wolfshäger Hexenbrüts group in 2016

Money raised from their calendar will go towards Lincs Ark Animal Welfare and Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance, as Ms Reynolds said the group wanted to support local causes.

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