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Country Dance & Song Society > Resources > Dance Tradition > Ritual Dance

Category: Ritual Dance

Childgrove Dance Video Archives

This website, hosted by the Childgrove Country Dancers, hold a wide range of videos of contra dances, English country dances, morris dances, and square dances. They are organized by dance title for easy reference by callers, musicians, and dance leaders.

Posted in Callers, Contra Dance, Dancers, English Country Dance, Ritual Dance, Square DanceTagged Choreography

Lock and Dam: A Longsword Dance for the 21st Century

This article describes the history of the dance ‘Lock and Dam’ in addition to all of the dance figures.

From CD+S Online by Douglas Allchin

Posted in Ritual DanceTagged Choreography

Roy Dommett’s Morris Notes

This online collection contains an extensive set of dance notes from various traditions as collected by Roy Dommett. It also includes articles on other topics such as sport injuries, playing music for morris, clowning in morris, and more.

by Dr. Anthony Barrand

Posted in Musicians, Ritual DanceTagged Choreography, History, Repertoire

One Hundred Years of Morris Dancing in America

An article on the history of morris dance in the US by Rhett Krause.

From the CDSS News

Posted in Ritual DanceTagged History

The Evolution of KAOS (Kick Ass Oberlin Sword)

Hannah Lindner-Finlay describes the creation of a sword team at Oberlin College and provides some tips for others starting college teams.

From the CDSS News

Posted in Organizers, Ritual DanceTagged Starting Up

Tunes from Bacon’s “A Handbook of Morris Dances”

Hundreds of morris dance tunes as appeared in Lionel Bacon’s “A Handbook of Morris Dances”.

From The Morris Ring

Posted in Musicians, Ritual DanceTagged Repertoire
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