Links
There are many places to dance English Country and contras in the area, and beyond. Since schedules and locations may be flexible we strongly suggest you check the dance’s website before you depart.
GENERAL WAYS TO FIND OTHER DANCES
LINKS TO LISTINGS BELOW:
CONTRA AND ENGLISH FURTHER AWAY
Village Contra LGBT Center, 13th Street
Swingin Tern (in northern New Jersey) (Call them at (973) 295-6864 for directions – there may be a shuttle from the train)
Princeton Country Dancers Princeton, NJ
Round Hill Country Dancers Stamford, CT
Long Island Traditional Music Association (LITMA)
Rockland Contra Dances Chestnut Ridge, Rockland County, NY
North Jersey English Country Dancers, – Ridgewood, NJ
Country Dancers of Westchester – White Plains, NY
Long Island Traditional Music Association (LITMA
Germantown Country Dancers(GCD) Philadelphia
Lambertville Country Dancers First Friday English (near Princeton, NJ – English country dancing)
CONTRA AND ENGLISH DANCES WITHIN DRIVING RANGE OF NEW YORK (BUT HOURS AWAY):
Glenside Thursdays (Philadelphia, PA)
Glenside Third Saturday (Philadelphia, PA)
Valley Contra Dancers (2nd & 4th (occsional 5th) Saturdays, September – June, in Bethlehem, PA)
Baltimore Folk Music Society (Mondays English Country Dance in Baltimore)
Contradancers.com (Washington, D.C. area contra, English and more)
Glen Echo Park (Washington, D.C.)
Western Massachusetts (Greenfield, MA and Amherst, MA)
Whately dances(Whately, MA)
Head for the Hills weekend – Poconos, PA area in November
Brattleboro Dawn Dances – Brattleboro, VT Labor Day and Memorial Day
New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) – in April near Boston, MA
Dance Flurry – Saratoga Spring, NY in February
You can find links to festivals and camps of all kinds at http://www.contradancelinks.com/festivals.html
One of the best ways to get your dancing during the summer is to go to a week of dance camp. There are two organizations that run them in the East and several in the West. Among the best are:
Country Dance and Song Society Inc. – They have eight weeks of camps – American dance and music, English dance and music, early music, harmony of song and dance for the singers, and a number of family-oriented camps, all in delightful settings.
Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camps – Northern, Southern, Western/Swing, Family, and guitar weeks in a rustic setting.
TradMad Week at Pinewoods – A new week that will include contra dance, English dance, and lots of other things, in the wonderful environment of Pinewoods Camp.
Bay Area Country Dance Society weekends and camps in California
Henry Chapin does an annual family dance at the 92nd St Y, and can be booked for other events.
Princeton Country Dancers holds a series of family dances during the year.
The Country Dance and Song Society and Ashokan have family weeks each summer.
http://www.rscdsnewyork.org/links.html – a listing of Scottish country dance groups in the NY area
Susan de Guardiola teaches classes in various historical styles
The New York Baroque Dance Company
Bob Radcliffe’s International Folk Dance Event List
Mostly Waltz (south NJ/Philadelphia area)
Princeton Folk Dancers & Folk Dance Group, NJ
Folk Music Society of New York
The Folk Project – northern New Jersey