Stories and Music Activities for Children
From Peter and Mary Alice Amidon
Sam Bartlett is famous at CDSS family camps for his hilarious and captivating stunts. Learn some of them with these videos!
From Indiana Public Media
CDSS at Home: Sue Hulsether Teaches the Spoons
Dance caller and music educator Sue Hulsether teaches how to play the spoons, aided by Clara from Asheville, NC.
From CDSS
Barn Dance! A Musical Story Time
Enjoy a story with illustrations, lively music, and the chance to try out a dance or two!
From the Chillicothe (Illinois) Public Library and the Newport String Project
A website of contra dances where you can enter your zip code and it will list dances close by. You can also look at the full list of dances.]
From Jeff Kaufman
The Caller Directory is a spreadsheet listing self-submitted callers, their contact information, and what they call. It also provides space for references, video links, and a comment from the caller.
From Luke Donforth
Gender Free Contra Facebook Group
This Facebook group is for enthusiasts of Larks and Ravens terminology. However, other ways of welcoming LGBTQIA dancers into contra and other folk dances are also on topic. The group offers resources, discussion, and strategy.
Rising Contra Dance Callers’ Collective Facebook Group
This Facebook group is an online community of callers who support each other in a wide range of caller topics.
Community Dance Facebook Group
This Facebook group was established to share choreography and video links of ‘family friendly’ community dances for dance leaders and callers, and also to provide information about opportunities for caller education.
Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support.