Links to selected dance sites

The following links are to sites I have found helpful as a dancer, caller, or dance composer. They are mainly about English country dance, with a few forays into international folk dance and contra dance.

Last modified October 9, 2012

Instructions and Manuals for English Country Dances
Other English Country Dance Resources: Discussion Groups, Music, Recordings, etc.
My Home Dances and other favorite dances not too far away

Instructions and Manuals for English Country Dances

[New]Charles Bolton's original dances and reconstructions ("Retreads") at the Country Dance and Song Society
Country Dance Book (by Cecil Sharp) transcribed at Cambridge University English Country Dance Club
Dance Sheets posted by (Will Linden, New York City)
Estienne's Country Dance Book instructions and (in some cases) music (at Greg Lindahl's website)
Colin Hume's Web Site: instructions, music, calling tips, etc. from an accomplished contemporary choreographer
Library of Congress dance manuals: selected digital versions from the Library of Congress American Memory project
[New]Antony Heywood's Dance Database
various Playford projects
- Dafydd's Playford Index: reconstructions by Dafydd Cyhoeddwr of dances from the 1651 edition of Playford
- The Dancing Master, 1651-1728: An Illustrated Compendium by Robert M. Keller. Searchable. Includes images from Playford.
- Palmer's Pocket Playford at Cambridge University English Country Dance Club
- Playford 1651 Facsimile (at Greg Lindahl's website)
- Playford 1653: html transcription by Jeff Lee
- Playford dances & music transcribed and posted by Eric Praetzel
Gary Roodman's website: information on Calculated Figures, several sets of dances by a favorite contemporary choreographer

Other English Country Dance Resources: Discussion Groups, Music, Recordings, etc.

[New]Country Dance and Song Society
CDS Boston English Country Dance Collection: information on a series of recordings by Bare Necessities suitable for dancing or listening
[New]Dance Instructions Wiki maintained by John Nash.
ECD-The English Country Dance Mailing List maintained by Alan Winston
English Country Dance Database: information on where particular English country dances and American contra and square dances are published (Hugh Stewart)
[New]Antony Heywood's Dance Database
JC's ABC tune finder: a large database for finding tunes, mainly of traditional music. Returns results in ABC format, MIDI, or images. See also a primer on ABC music notation. Both of these resources by John Chambers.

My Home Dances

and favorite dances not too far from my home in Syracuse, NY

Syracuse Country Dancers: monthly English dances, contra dances most other weekends
Syracuse International Folk Dancers: weekly international folk dancing
Binghamton English Country Dance Ball
Country Dancers of Rochester
Dance Flurry Festival in Saratoga Springs
New England Folk Festival (NEFFA)

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