Contradance Resources from Performing Arts Directory

Arkansas Country Dance Society - Contra old time square English country couple and American folk dance in North Little Rock.

Bear Hug Mountain Festival Contra Dance Camp - A weekend contra dance camp held in September on Flathead Lake Montana.

Bob's Contra Page - A list of contra dance web pages found throughout the United States and Canada

Boston Centre Country Dance Society - Information on CDS Boston area contra dances English country dances and CDS sponsored dance camps at Pinewoods.

California Contra/English Dance Schedule - All California (and parts of Nevada) contra dances and English Country dances for the current month and upcoming dance camps.

Charlottesville Contra Dance - Includes dance schedule links to dance indexes links to dance weekends.

Chicago Barn Dance Company - Sponsoring contra dance square dance and old-time music in the Chicago area.

Colorado Contra Dancing - Venues and schedules for Boulder Colorado Spgs Denver Durango Ft Collins Greeley Grand Junction etc.

Colorado Friends of Old-Time Music and Dance - Contra Dances in Denver and Boulder

Connecticut: Hartford Country Dance - Contradances Cajun/zydeco swing dances and swing jams in the Hartford CT area.

Contra Dance Designer - Graphical design and display of contra dancers simple graphics and pretty colors.

Contra Dance Primer - A concise description including the social and musical aspects.

Contra Dances by Marilee Standifer - Grace in Madtown and several other dance choreographies.

Contradance Web Pages - An index of Contradance webpages

Contras at the VFW (Cambridge Mass.) - Home of the long-running Thursday night contradance now run by NEFFA.

Country Dance and Song Society - National umbrella organization for English and Anglo-American folk dance and music. Includes contra dance English Country Dance and English Ritual Dance such as Morris. Recordings books and dance paraphernalia for sale.

Country Dance New York - English country and contra dancing. Includes information about upcoming events articles and profiles of callers. Also terms and dance sheets for ECD.

Country Dancing in Kalamazoo - Schedule of Contra and Square Dances English Country Dances and other events sponsored by Country Dancing in Kalamazoo.

Country Life Dance & Music Society - CLDMS puts on Traditional New England Country Dances sometimes called Contra Dances. All dances are taught. Beginners are welcome and no partners are needed. Pittsfield MA.

Dance Awakening at Harbin Hot Springs - Dance weekend in April near Calistoga California.

Dance Camps and Special Events (Mostly California) - Contra dance camps English country dance camps and special contra dance and English country dance events in California.

DanceDB - Database of dance organizations where they dance the performers at the dances and the dance event schedules. It covers mostly Contra Dance with some English Country Scottish Square and Swing dance.

Dances in western Massachusetts - Schedule of events. Local contradancing history.

Foothills Old-time Dance - Information about Foothills Old-time Dance in Lenoir North Carolina caller Roberta Kogut fiddler Bob Kogut The Footnotes fiddle-making.

It Looks Like They're Having Fun... - Describes contra dancing. Definitions of terms describes basic figures discusses history shows diagrams of figures (with simple animation) and talks about manners.

Karl's Contra Corner - A gallery of photographs of contra dances and dancers.

Lexington Traditional Dance Association - Contra dance schedule for Lexington KY

Monterey Country Dance Community - A schedule of contra dances and their locations in the Monterey Bay area.

NEFFA: New England Folk Festival Association - Contradances in Cambridge and the Greater Boston area plus folk events and information on the Association.

New England (Southeast) Contradances - Contradances in eastern Connecticut (including New Haven) all of Rhode Island southeastern Mass. Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard but not Hartford.

North Bay Country Dance Society - Contra dances and English Country dances in the San Francisco North Bay (Marin and Sonoma counties).

Ohio (Northeast) Community Dance Schedule - Contradances plus English country ceili and swing dances in Cleveland Lakewood Bath Oberlin and other northeast Ohio cities.

Old Farmer's Ball - Information on upcoming dances mountain musical groups and contact information for group devoted to traditional mountain music and dance.

Sacramento Contradance Schedules and Information - Contra dances in the Sacramento area.

Santa Barbara Country Dance Society - Contra dances in Santa Barbara California.

Santa Barbara Harvest Moon Dance Festival - Weekend outdoor dance festival in middle or late September.

Seattle Contra Dancing - Contradances in Seattle and nearby cities.

SF Bay Area Contradances and English Country Dances - Contra dances and English Country dances in the San Francisco bay area.

Some Contradance Stuff - A list of links incorporated into a dialogue about contradance.

The Fiddleheads Home Page - New Haven CT's venerable contradance band... for 25 years and counting.

Washington D.C. Area Folk Dances - A guide to contra and other dances in the D.C. area for the current month with links to complete schedules for area dances.

What Is Contra Dance? - Explained in several different ways plus discussions on avoiding dizziness learning to contra dance and why it's called contra dance. Since February 1995.