Contradance (Folk Dancing)

Contradance Sites:

Country Dance New York Country Dance New York: English country and contra dancing. Includes information about upcoming events, articles, and profiles of callers. Also, terms and dance sheets for ECD. (Contradance) http://www.cdny.org/ Foothills Old-time Dance Foothills Old-time Dance: Information about Foothills Old-time Dance in Lenoir, North Carolina, caller Roberta Kogut, fiddler Bob Kogut, The Footnotes, fiddle-making. (Contradance) http://www.geocities.com/rkoguts/ SF Bay Area Contradances and English Country Dances SF Bay Area Contradances and English Country Dances: Contra dances and English Country dances in the San Francisco bay area. (Contradance) http://www.fussell.org/bacds/index.htm The Fiddleheads Home Page The Fiddleheads Home Page: New Haven, CT's venerable contradance band... for 25 years and counting. (Contradance) http://www.plankity.com/fiddleheads/ Lexington Traditional Dance Association Lexington Traditional Dance Association: Contra dance schedule for Lexington KY (Contradance) http://www.concentric.net/~ravitz/ltda Washington D.C. Area Folk Dances Washington D.C. Area Folk Dances: A guide to contra and other dances in the D.C. area for the current month, with links to complete schedules for area dances. (Contradance) http://users.erols.com/kbogart/dccfd.htm Bob's Contra Page Bob's Contra Page: A list of contra dance web pages found throughout the United States and Canada (Contradance) http://www.phillydance.com/~nationalcontra/index.html NEFFA: New England Folk Festival Association NEFFA: New England Folk Festival Association: Contradances in Cambridge and the Greater Boston area, plus folk events and information on the Association. (Contradance) http://www.neffa.org/ Colorado Friends of Old-Time Music and Dance Colorado Friends of Old-Time Music and Dance: Contra Dances in Denver and Boulder (Contradance) http://cfootmad.org It Looks Like They're Having Fun... It Looks Like They're Having Fun...: Describes contra dancing. Definitions of terms, describes basic figures, discusses history, shows diagrams of figures (with simple animation), and talks about manners. (Contradance) http://homepages.together.net/~chiph/about/main.htm Ohio (Northeast) Community Dance Schedule Ohio (Northeast) Community Dance Schedule: Contradances plus English country, ceili, and swing dances in Cleveland, Lakewood, Bath, Oberlin, and other northeast Ohio cities. (Contradance) http://www.nesys.com/dance/ What Is Contra Dance? What Is Contra Dance?: Explained in several different ways, plus discussions on avoiding dizziness, learning to contra dance, and why it's called "contra" dance. Since February 1995. (Contradance) http://www.sbcds.org/contradance/whatis/ Country Dance and Song Society Country Dance and Song Society: National umbrella organization for English and Anglo-American folk dance and music. Includes contra dance, English Country Dance, and English Ritual Dance such as Morris. Recordings, books and dance paraphernalia for sale. (Contradance) http://www.cdss.org/ Contradance Web Pages Contradance Web Pages: An index of Contradance webpages (Contradance) http://www.io.com/contradance/web-page-index.html Sacramento Contradance Schedules and Information Sacramento Contradance Schedules and Information: Contra dances in the Sacramento area. (Contradance) http://www.fussell.org/sacramento/index.htm Santa Barbara Country Dance Society Santa Barbara Country Dance Society: Contra dances in Santa Barbara, California. (Contradance) http://www.sbcds.org/ Arkansas Country Dance Society Arkansas Country Dance Society: Contra, old time square, English country, couple and American folk dance in North Little Rock. (Contradance) http://www.aristotle.net/~cbailey/acds/ Bear Hug Mountain Festival Contra Dance Camp Bear Hug Mountain Festival Contra Dance Camp: A weekend contra dance camp held in September on Flathead Lake, Montana. (Contradance) http://www.montanafolk.org/bearhug/Bear_Hug_Index.htm Contra Dances by Marilee Standifer Contra Dances by Marilee Standifer: "Grace in Madtown," and several other dance choreographies. (Contradance) http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/marilee/ Karl's Contra Corner Karl's Contra Corner: A gallery of photographs of contra dances and dancers. (Contradance) http://68.83.75.125/MyDancePage/ Charlottesville Contra Dance Charlottesville Contra Dance: Includes dance schedule, links to dance indexes, links to dance weekends. (Contradance) http://contradance.sbc.edu/ Old Farmer's Ball Old Farmer's Ball: Information on upcoming dances, mountain musical groups and contact information for group devoted to traditional mountain music and dance. (Contradance) http://www.oldfarmersball.com/ Dance Camps and Special Events (Mostly California) Dance Camps and Special Events (Mostly California): Contra dance camps, English country dance camps, and special contra dance and English country dance events in California. (Contradance) http://www.fussell.org/bacds/campsandevents.htm Santa Barbara Harvest Moon Dance Festival Santa Barbara Harvest Moon Dance Festival: Weekend outdoor dance festival in middle or late September. (Contradance) http://www.sbcds.org/hm/ Chicago Barn Dance Company Chicago Barn Dance Company: Sponsoring contra dance, square dance and old-time music in the Chicago area. (Contradance) http://www.chicagobarndance.com Contras at the VFW (Cambridge, Mass.) Contras at the VFW (Cambridge, Mass.): Home of the long-running Thursday night contradance, now run by NEFFA. (Contradance) http://www.neffa.org/Thurs.html Contra Dance Sound Resources Contra Dance Sound Resources: Resources for running the sound system at a local dance. (Contradance) http://www.northwindvt.com/contradance/sound/ Contra Dance Primer Contra Dance Primer: A concise description, including the social and musical aspects. (Contradance) http://www.freenet.hamilton.on.ca/link/jig/a_contra_dancers_primer.htm Seattle Contra Dancing Seattle Contra Dancing: Contradances in Seattle and nearby cities. (Contradance) http://seattledance.org/contra/ Dance Awakening at Harbin Hot Springs Dance Awakening at Harbin Hot Springs: Dance weekend in April near Calistoga, California. (Contradance) http://www.danceawakening.com/ Colorado Contra Dancing Colorado Contra Dancing: Venues and schedules for Boulder, Colorado Spgs, Denver, Durango, Ft Collins, Greeley, Grand Junction, etc. (Contradance) http://www.dancingtheweb.com/coloradocontra/ Country Life, Dance & Music Society Country Life, Dance & Music Society: CLDMS puts on Traditional New England Country Dances, sometimes called Contra Dances. All dances are taught. Beginners are welcome and no partners are needed. Pittsfield, MA. (Contradance) http://www.berkshire.net/CLDMS Contra Dance Designer Contra Dance Designer: Graphical design and display of contra dancers, simple graphics and pretty colors. (Contradance) http://www.seattledance.org/contra/design/ Boston Centre Country Dance Society Boston Centre Country Dance Society: Information on CDS Boston area contra dances, English country dances, and CDS sponsored dance camps at Pinewoods. (Contradance) http://www.cds-boston.org/ DanceDB DanceDB: Database of dance organizations, where they dance, the performers at the dances, and the dance event schedules. It covers mostly Contra Dance, with some English Country, Scottish, Square, and Swing dance. (Contradance) http://tedcrane.com/DanceDB/ Some Contradance Stuff Some Contradance Stuff: A list of links incorporated into a dialogue about contradance. (Contradance) http://www.io.com/contradance/ Connecticut: Hartford Country Dance Connecticut: Hartford Country Dance: Contradances, Cajun/zydeco, swing dances, and swing jams in the Hartford, CT area. (Contradance) http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4159/ New England (Southeast) Contradances New England (Southeast) Contradances: Contradances in eastern Connecticut (including New Haven), all of Rhode Island, southeastern Mass., Cape Cod, and Martha's Vineyard, but not Hartford. (Contradance) http://contrasene.tripod.com/contra.html Monterey Country Dance Community Monterey Country Dance Community: A schedule of contra dances and their locations in the Monterey Bay area. (Contradance) http://www.geocities.com/montereycdc/ California Contra/English Dance Schedule California Contra/English Dance Schedule: All California (and parts of Nevada) contra dances and English Country dances for the current month, and upcoming dance camps. (Contradance) http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/dance/CaConEng.html Country Dancing in Kalamazoo Country Dancing in Kalamazoo: Schedule of Contra and Square Dances, English Country Dances, and other events sponsored by Country Dancing in Kalamazoo. (Contradance) http://www.albion.edu/math/ram/cdk/ North Bay Country Dance Society North Bay Country Dance Society: Contra dances and English Country dances in the San Francisco North Bay (Marin and Sonoma counties). (Contradance) http://www.nbcds.org/ Dances in western Massachusetts Dances in western Massachusetts: Schedule of events. Local contradancing history. (Contradance) http://www.alongtheriver.com/dances.html