Contradance

Contradance Links

• Contra Dance Primer A concise description, including the social and musical aspects.
  
• Country Dancing in Kalamazoo Schedule of Contra and Square Dances, English Country Dances, and other events sponsored by Country Dancing in Kalamazoo.
  
• Dance Awakening at Harbin Hot Springs Dance weekend in April near Calistoga, California.
  
• Monterey Country Dance Community A schedule of contra dances and their locations in the Monterey Bay area.
  
• 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.
  
• Santa Barbara Harvest Moon Dance Festival Weekend outdoor dance festival in middle or late September.
  
• Colorado Contra Dancing Venues and schedules for Boulder, Colorado Spgs, Denver, Durango, Ft Collins, Greeley, Grand Junction, etc.
  
• NEFFA: New England Folk Festival Association Contradances in Cambridge and the Greater Boston area, plus folk events and information on the Association.
  
• Karl's Contra Corner A gallery of photographs of contra dances and contra dancers.
  
• Photographs from Dance Trance 2000 Thumbnailed images.
  
• Contra Dance Sound Resources Resources for running the sound system at a local 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.
  
• Contra Dance Links for the United States, Canada, and the World A comprehensive list of contra dance web pages organized by geographical region.
  
• Bob's Contra Page A list of contra dance web pages found throughout the United States and Canada
  
• Ohio (Northeast) Community Dance Schedule Contradances plus English country, ceili, and swing dances in Cleveland, Lakewood, Bath, Oberlin, and other northeast Ohio cities.
  
• 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.
  
• Lexington Traditional Dance Association Contra dance schedule for Lexington KY
  
• Colorado Friends of Old-Time Music and Dance Contra Dances in Denver and Boulder
  
• North Carolina: Asheville area dances Contra dances, English Country dances, zydeco, swing, and more in the greater Asheville area, listed by venue, with the Old Farmer's Ball venue listed first. Includes links to web pages for other North Carolina and South Carolina dances.
  
• 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.
  
• Contras at the VFW (Cambridge, Mass.) Home of the long-running Thursday night contradance, now run by NEFFA.
  
• The Fiddleheads Home Page New Haven, CT's venerable contradance band... for 25 years and counting.
  
• Los Olivos Contra Dances Contra/square dances in Los Olivos, California.
  
• Ojai Contra Dances Contra dances in Ojai, California.
  
• SF Bay Area Contradances and English Country Dances Contra dances and English Country dances in the San Francisco bay area.
  
• David Kirchner - contra dance indices A list of sites that maintain lists of contra dance pages, including both national dance lists and regional lists.
  
• 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.
  
• Contracopia Contra Dance Music with CDs by bands from all over the US. Listen to audio samples and order by credit card.
  
• 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.
  
• North Bay Country Dance Society Contra dances and English Country dances in the San Francisco North Bay (Marin and Sonoma counties).
  
• Sacramento Contradance Schedules and Information Contra dances in the Sacramento area.
  
• Seattle Contra Dancing Contradances in Seattle and nearby cities.
  
• Contradance Web Pages An index of Contradance webpages
  
• Some Contradance Stuff A list of links incorporated into a dialogue about contradance.
  
• Chicago Barn Dance Company Sponsoring contra dance, square dance and old-time music in the Chicago area.
  
• Arkansas Country Dance Society Contra, old time square, English country, couple and American folk dance in North Little Rock.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Connecticut: Hartford Country Dance Contradances, Cajun/zydeco, swing dances, and swing jams in the Hartford, CT area.
  
• Contra Dance Designer Graphical design and display of contra dancers, simple graphics and pretty colors.
  
• 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.
  
• Great Meadow Music - New England Contra Dancing Contra dance music on CD or cassette.
  
• Boston Centre Country Dance Society Information on CDS Boston area contra dances, English country dances, and CDS sponsored dance camps at Pinewoods.
  
• Charlottesville Contra Dance Includes dance schedule, links to dance indexes, links to dance weekends.
  
• Dances in western Massachusetts Schedule of events. Local contradancing history.
  
• 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.
  
• ContraCat Contradancing website for the New England Area. Includes photographs, band listings and regularly scheduled dances. Maintained by Sarah R. Lathwood.
  
• Bear Hug Mountain Festival Contra Dance Camp A weekend contra dance camp held in September on Flathead Lake, Montana.
  
• Santa Barbara Country Dance Society Contra dances in Santa Barbara, California.
  
• Contra Dances by Marilee Standifer "Grace in Madtown," and several other dance choreographies.
  
• Just What Is a Contradance, Anyway? Answers that question. Includes several photographs and sample contradance music.
  
• 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.