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Dance Organizer

This is a free software for organizing your collection of dances. It comes with Colin’s collection of over 2000 dances, including English country dance (Playford and traditional style), American squares and contras, Scottish dances, and more.

From Colin Hume

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

Techno Contra and Phrasing

In this blog post, Jeff explores the challenges of phrasing when calling for techno contras.

From Jeff Kaufman

Posted in Callers, Contra Dance, MusiciansTagged Techno

Leading a Contra Dance Role-swapping Workshop

This article by Erik Erhardt and Tina Fields describes one approach to running a workshop where dancers develop familiarity and skill in dancing both dance roles.

From the CDSS News

Posted in Callers, Contra Dance, Organizers

English Country Dancing During the Pandemic

This site includes an archive of one-person dances for online dancing.

From the Carolina English Country Dancers

Posted in Callers, English Country DanceTagged Choreography, Pandemic

Contra Dance Choreography: A Reflection of Social Change

This book (available free online) is based upon Mary McNab Dart’s research into the changing choreography of contra dance, including how dances are composed, what aesthetic principles underlie their composition, and how the evolution of the choreography reflects changes in the preferences and priorities of the people who dance them.

Posted in Callers, Contra Dance, OrganizersTagged Composing, History

The Origins of English Country Dance

Mary Peralta Railing provides a brief history of how English country dance came to be.

From Colin Hume

Posted in English Country DanceTagged History

Square Dancing in the 1800s

This blog contains some historical information about square dancing in the US.

From Fred Feild

Posted in Square DanceTagged History

A Figure By Any Other Name: Exploring Alternatives to Gypsy

This article by Katy German, Sue Stanton, and Jeff Kaufman explores the use of the term “gypsy” in calling and presents a range of alternative options.

From the CDSS News

Posted in Callers, Dancers, OrganizersTagged Equity

Response to: “A Figure by Any Other Name: Exploring Alternatives to Gypsy”

Dragan Gill’s exploration of the term gypsy, both in terms of how it is used in dance as well as in the broader cultural context.

From the CDSS News

Posted in Callers, Dancers, OrganizersTagged Equity

Northern Junket Archive

Northern Junket was a square dance magazine published from 1949 until 1985 by Ralph Page, a renowned figure in New England folk dancing. Each issue contains directions and tunes for squares, contras and folk dances, as well as folk songs, recipes, riddles, tongue-twisters, old wives’ tales, and other folklife traditions.

Posted in Callers, Community/Family Dance, Contra Dance, Dancers, Musicians, Singers, Square DanceTagged Choreography, Repertoire
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