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Whirling contra dancers at ContraQuebec in spring 2024
Photo by Armelle Lorcy, ContraQuebec Spring Buds.

Thank you for making our spring appeal a success!

It’s not too late to donate—just note “spring appeal” on your online or mailed donation, send by June 14, and we will count it toward this effort!

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  • Number of donors toward our goal of 100:

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  • Total raised so far toward our goal of $40,000:

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Photo by Armelle Lorcy, ContraQuebec Spring Buds.

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Contra dancers at the 2023 Lifetime Contribution Award ceremony

Country Dance & Song Society

Individuals nourished and communities strengthened by dancing, singing, and making music together

We connect and support people in building and sustaining vibrant communities through participatory dance, music, and song. We steward the living traditions of English country dance, contra and square dance, morris and sword dance, and the music that is an integral part of these traditions. Learn more

Smiling dancers at the Cleveland Butterfly Twirl

Fall 2025 Appeal for Support—please give by December 31!

Together we can make a real difference in the lives of those who are nurturing the living traditions we love.

All donors are entered automatically in a drawing for fabulous prizes!

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Photo by Laura Lewis, Cleveland Butterfly Twirl, CDSS Community Grant recipient.

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