Main Menu Choreographer Gloria Johnson and DJ Dusty Miller from Deltona, Florida. Site boasts 2000 step descriptions. http://www.country-time.com/
The Round: Elements Of English Country Dance Definitions from Elements of English country Dance. Allemande Arming Back to Back Balance Basket Back Ring Box the Gnat California Twirl http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/round/dances/elements.htm
Extractions: RB Music Book E lements of English Country Dance By Hugh Stewart ( Hugh.Stewart@acm.org Firstly a caveat. Students are used to the concept of exams where they have to supply a `right' answer to a given question. Folk dances usually have several `right' answers depending on such things as what sort of music the band play, what sort of people are dancing the dance, your fancy at the time and what the phase of the moon is. My intention here is to provide assorted `right' answers, but if anyone dares to quote these notes at you and claim that you are doing it wrongly because you are doing something different, then agree politely with him (so he goes away happy), but otherwise ignore him. You can buy your very own copy, complete with introductory material and pretty pictures Allemande is a Square Dance term for a turn, so Allemande left your corner translates into turn your corner with the left hand. The exact grip you use varies from place to place, and generally doesn't matter much. Square dancers hold each other's arms just above the wrist, Scottish usually hold hands (either with a shake-hand hold, or an elbow-lock), the English usually do the same as the Scots, or cup hold of each other's elbows.
The Round: Cambridge University English Country Dance Club Cambridge University English country dance club. Includes background information on Playford dances, definitions, descriptions of dances, and sheet music http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/round/
Extractions: RB Music Book Cambridge University English Country Dance Club Term may be finished, but that doesn't stop the dancing! The Summer Round is still meeting at various locations until the new term, follow the link for details. Weekly Round meetings start again at 8pm in Wesley Church Hall, King Street . As always, no experience or partner required and your first time is free. Next year's IVFDF is here in Cambridge ! IVFDF is the national student folk festival, and the zaniest festival in the country. It'll be on 24th-26th February 2006, in Netherhall Schools, Queen Edith's Way. Whatever you do, don't miss it! Don't forget to sign up to the Round mailing list ! Mail soc-round-request@lists.cam.ac.uk to join. About the Round
Extractions: As you are all aware, the devastating hurricane has ravaged the Gulf Coast from Lousiana to western Florida. Our thoughts and prayers are with our dance family who have been affected by this storm. I regret that we will be unable to hold the Southern National in Mobile, Oct 7-9, 2005. The host hotel and convention center have sustained damages, and we feel it would be best to cancel the event for this year. Our energy, our money, our help should go to our dear friends who are suffering incredible disruption of their lives. Please help me spread the word that this year's Southern National has been cancelled, and please join me in prayers for our friends.
Extractions: Search This Site The Bay Area Country Dance Society promotes, preserves, and teaches traditional English and American music and dance in the San Francisco Bay area. Upcoming Week's Dances Upcoming Events Calendars for Current and Past and Future Months / Acrobat Printable Calendars Get Acrobat Reader About BACDS Want a customized listing of dances at a given location or featuring a particular style, caller, band, or musician? Want to see all scheduled events? Use our convenient dancefinder tool! Addresses, starting times, and lesson information (if a lesson is offered) for each location can be found by following the location link in each listing. September 21: CONTRA at Grace North Church in Berkeley . Erik Hoffman with Open Band led by Rafe Stefanini (PA), Kate Brislin, Maxine Gerber, Brendan Doyle September 21: ENGLISH at Flex-It in Mountain View . Jody McGeen, Sharon Green with Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen
Triangle Country Dancers Home Page Triangle country Dancers. Chapel Hill, North Carolina Each issue has interesting articles by noted dance writers and critics, and lots of other http://www.tcdancers.org/
Santa Barbara Country Dance Society We sponsor a contra dance on most Sundays, and an English country dance on most Tuesdays. The Tuesday English country dances (what s that? http://www.sbcds.org/
Extractions: We sponsor a contra dance on most Sundays, and an English country dance on most Tuesdays. A typical Sunday evening event includes mostly contra dances (what's that?) , maybe some square dances or Anglo-American barn dances, and a few couple dances. The Tuesday English country dances ( what's that? ) feature dances in various formations, tempos, moods, etc., published as early as the 17th century. More info: Contra and/or English Country dances in other areas: Ojai (Contra) Ojai (English) Los Angeles Area California Dance Coop Orange County Area (and El Segundo) The Living Tradition San Luis Obispo Riverside (Contra) Riverside (English) San Diego (Contra) San Diego (English) Fresno Sonora Santa Cruz Monterey San Francisco Bay Area: BACDS (Contra, English, Display)
Extractions: Sept. 22 Thanksgiving Weekend 2004 Pictures by Jeff Folkins Country Dancers of Rochester is a member of the Country Dance and Song Society , a national organization dedicated to traditional dance and song. If you're curious, check out our bylaws We are also a member of the Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester - check out their very useful arts events calendar: Membership in CDR costs $10 a year for an individual, $15 a year for a household. Members get $1 off dance admissions and are mailed a newsletter. Newsletter alone is $3 a year. Join at a dance or send a check (made out to "CDR") to Bob Fabinski, 96 Stonybrook Dr., Rochester, NY 14618.
Extractions: Content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons License Scottish Country Dance resource pages These pages contain my resources specifically aimed at Scottish Country dancers. I have other pages for Scottish dance in general ceilidh dance and highland dance At the moment I have: Forthcoming events. Dancing Our Feet Off Without Injuring Them, by Linking Our Warm-Ups to Kinetic Chains Imagery, Movement, and the Dynamic Dance of Life Tender Loving Care for Dancers' Legs ... All Hands Round - a Youth SCD Resource site in North America. Addresses of dance book/music/shoe stockists. Recommended reading Discussion about The Gay Gordons ... Ron MacNaughton wrote an article for Toronto Branch newsletter on integrating beginners into general social dancing. Here is a copy, with his permission.
Queen City Contra Dancers, Buffalo, NY country Dance Song Society The umbrella organization for groups such as Queen City; * Contra Dance Links for the United States, Canada, and the World http://www.qccd.org/
Extractions: calls with music by Details Tue, Oct 11, 2005 7:30 to 10:00 pm Linda Leslie calls with music by recorded music Details Tue, Oct 25, 2005 7:30 to 10:00 pm calls with music by recordings Details Tue, Nov 8, 2005 7:30 to 10:00 pm Christine Robb calls with music by Details Tue, Nov 22, 2005 7:30 to 10:00 pm Sue Rosen calls with music by Details Tue, Nov 29, 2005 7:30 to 10:00 pm Dance for Experienced Dancers
Madison English Country Dancers The Madison (Wisconsin) English country Dance Society What is English country Dance? English country Dance (and Contra) History and Difference English http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/mecds/home.htm
Extractions: June through September in front of Memorial Library. Generally the first hour focuses on new dances or techniques, the second hour on requests. For more information, contact Mike , Jean (608-231-1040), or Don (608-238-9951). Dance Locations including maps Schedule and Midwest Events Additional information and Links Dance Location Image Click for larger view Link to Website Link for Map Wil-Mar Center 953 Jenifer St., Madison, WI University of Wisconsin Memorial Library ... 728 State St., Madison, WI
Syracuse Country Dancers We ve now got our own domain! Please follow us to. SyracuseCountryDancers.org. Site Meter. http://web.lemoyne.edu/~millermj/contra/
Extractions: In an attempt to stay off spammers' mailing lists, we've disguised each email address on this website by adding an "X" or a "Z" to the end. Please be sure to remove the extra letter before attempting to send us email. [Top] [Contra] [Cajun/Zydeco] [Swing] ... [About HCD] So what's contra dance? Click here for an explanation. Except as noted: Contra dances are 8-11pm second Saturdays at the wood-floored, air-conditioned American Legion Post, 275 Main Street, Old Wethersfield, CT [map] . There's a free beginners' workshop at 7:30pm. Dance admission is $8 ($7 for HCD members, free for students). When Who Where Admission Mbrs
Country Dancers Of Westchester Home Page English country dance group based in White Plains, NY. Dances and workshops weekly from September thru May. http://www.geocities.com/cdwestchester/
Syracuse Country Dancers Welcome to the Syracuse country Dancers home page. Our usual schedule is to have an English country dance on Saturday of the first weekend of every http://syracusecountrydancers.org/
Extractions: Welcome to the Syracuse Country Dancers' home page. As well as visiting us here, we hope you will come visit us at one of our contradances! Every dance has live music and a caller who teaches each dance sequence. It's fine to come with or without a partner. If you're an old hand, you know how much fun contradancing can be. New dancers are also always welcome at our dances! We encourage new dancers to come at the beginning of the dance (to get the most out of the teaching), and to be prepared to smile a lot. If you're new to this, we invite you to check out our brief description of contradancing We dance almost every weekend. However, our schedule is not a simple one and sometimes there are exceptions to our scheduling formulas, so it's always worth checking before traveling! Our usual schedule is to have an English Country dance on Saturday of the first weekend of every month, and
Extractions: The North Bay Country Dance Society (NBCDS) teaches and promotes traditional American dance such as New England contra dance , New England and Southern square dance, English country dance, and ritual dance in the San Francisco North Bay Area. orientation , and for simpler dances early in the evening. Parents Please Note: All Non-Dancing Children Must Be Supervised. The calendar includes Sonoma, Marin and Mendocino county dances in Santa Rosa Sonoma San Rafael Sebastopol ... Ukiah , and Caspar , and a Morris team practicing in Sebastopol. Announcements: Morris workshops with Kalia Kliban and Apple Tree Morris will be on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, 13, and 20. Be the first kid on your block to learn to morris dance! The 2006 membership form is now available. Calendar September, 2005 October, 2005 November, 2005 December, 2005 Articles from the fall newsletter Don't miss the Groovemongers and Kathy Anderson in October Sign up and save Swing in the new year at the New Year's Eve Contra Gala! Prizes for Costumes at Monroe Hall Halloween Dance ... Articles You can You will need the Acrobat reader (it's free) to read them.
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society - Central Iowa Branch The Royal Scottish country Dance Society Central Iowa Branch (RSCDS-CI) is an whose members share an interest in Scottish country dance and music. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~fuchs/scd.html
Extractions: Classes and Social Dancing Calendar Our Members Sale Items ... Pictures from our 2001 Ball The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society - Central Iowa Branch (RSCDS-CI) is an organization whose members share an interest in Scottish Country dance and music. Classes offer instruction in the style, steps, and formations used in traditional dances of Scotland. At monthly social events members and newcomers have fun getting to know each other on and off the dance floor. Presentations to various groups demonstrate the pleasure of Scottish Country dancing and increase awareness of Scottish culture in Central Iowa. The high point of our year is a spring ball , where dancers of all skill levels as well as observers come together to enjoy friendship, dancing, live music and pageantry. Iowa State University students have formed an affiliated group, the Celtic Dance Society . This organization arranges classes on Monday nights as well as other activities for students. RSCDS-CI is a member of the Ames Community Arts Council.
Knoxville Country Dancers Sponsors weekly contra dances, an annual dance weekend, and other activities. Includes organization information, schedule of upcoming activities, http://www.korrnet.org/kcd/
Highland Mist Scottish Country Dancers The Highland Mist Scottish country Dancers of St. Louis hold classes two Saturdays a month in St. Peters, Missouri USA. http://members.aol.com/ParadiseMO/highland.html
