Dance Weekend 101: Streamlining the organization of weekend dance events Ever thought of organizing a dance weekend? Come explore the ins and outs of what it takes to streamline a…
New Old Songs: Writing Within the Tradition Alex Sturbaum shares tips for writing new songs within folk traditions and touches on writing with less-often-mentioned themes in mind. From the CDSS…
…those interested in organizing any form of traditional social dance. This includes contra, English country, traditional squares (e.g., Appalachian, New England, Quebecois, Cape Breton, etc), community/family/barn, ceili, Balfolk, and more!…
Shared Weight: Growing Up Trad Discussion List Growing up Trad! is an email discussion list for caregiving adults who love traditional dance, music and song. The focus of our conversation…
New England Carousel Museum Bristol, CT Hosting a family dance Funded by the May Gadd/Phil Merrill Fund…
New England Dancing Masters Teaching Blog A blog for teachers wanting to teach traditional dance, including videos of dances suitable for classrooms….
Lesson Plans for Educators The CDSS Educators Task Group presents lesson plans on a variety of topics in traditional music and dance….
Squares from Northern Junket Colin Hume presents descriptions and commentary on all of the 200+ square dances in Northern Junket, a magazine published by Ralph Page from 1949 to 1985….
Women/Black/Indigenous/POC/LGBTQIA+/People with Disabilities Music Instructor Nominee Directory This spreadsheet shows a list of recommended music teachers from marginalized communities. The list is the result of a survey form created in…
Yuletide Frolick Lawrence, KS Hosting a festive dance weekend and callers’ workshop…
Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support.
