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About folk dancing
Getting started
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Getting started
If you are new to folk dancing, the FAC Friday dance, September–June in Arlington, MA is the perfect place to join in the fun. Come at the beginning if you can and step right in; this is a friendly, supportive group. It isn’t necessary to have previous dance experience or to bring a partner. Beginners and singles are always welcome. Comfortable, lightweight casual clothes and nonmarking soft-soled, low-heeled shoes are best for folk dancing.
In a typical FAC Friday evening, we do many line and circle folk dances, plus several couple and set folk dances, each to a different recorded or live folk tune. We are very fortunate to have local folk dance musicians sharing their talents with us one or two evenings every month.
Each week, several dances are taught or called, and most others can be followed by watching the leading dancers. Some dances are favorites or classics that are done almost every week; others are less often done. If you attend regularly, after a while many dances will look, sound, and feel familiar to you.
See the FAC video album or Friday page for a montage of Friday night dancing, and the additional video page for a sampler of dances that are often done at the FAC Friday dance and other events.
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