I would bet that if the small events exemption gets through it will in practice be extended to cover a wider range of activities, such as Morris dancers.

It would also be difficult to argue a case for an exemption for traditional dance, that did not also exempt raves, strippers and lap-dancers. It wouldn't be a question of arguing a case, it'd be one of how the exemption was worded, and I think it'd be rather an easy matter to write one that covered traditional dancers but not strippers. If the effect was to encourage strippers and such to go in for garland dances and so forth, as a way of getting round the law, and using traditional musicians...