Links
Groups and performers
Always on Sunday International Folk Dance Group (Wethersfield, CT)
Amherst International Folk Dancing (Amherst, MA)
Anatolia – folk music of Turkey and the Arab world (western MA)
Beth Bahia Cohen – folk music from Greece, Turkey, East Europe, Middle East
Boston Lykeion Ellinidon – preserving Hellenic folklore and traditions
Cambridge Folk Orchestra – international folk dance orchestra
Childsplay – Fiddlers, Fiddles, and Fiddlemaker
Collage – Ahmet Lüleci’s dance ensemble
Country Dance Society, Boston Centre – English and New England country dancing
Divi Zheni – Bulgarian Women’s Chorus and Orchestra
Framingham Folk Dancers – international folk dancing (Framingham, MA)
Gogofski Trio – music from Macedonia and neighboring countries
Great Meadows Morris and Sword (Sudbury, MA)
Great Plain Squares – round and Western square dancing (Needham, MA)
Island Folk Dance and Song Society (Jamestown, RI)
Just Plain Folks – New England barn dance band (Boston, MA)
Libana – world music and dance from women’s traditions
Ludo Mlado – Bulgarian folk dance troupe
MIT Folk Dance Club – international, contra, and Israeli dancing (Cambridge, MA)
Mladost Folk Ensemble – international folk dance performers
Mostly Waltz for Boston – Sunday afternoon waltzing with live music (Medford, MA)
Pajdashi – Croatian folk band
Pinewoods Band – international folk dance orchestra
Rakiya – performing electric, very danceable Balkan Romani music
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Boston Branch
Sayat Nova Dance Company – preserving and promoting Armenian culture (Boston, MA)
Scottish Fiddling – Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School (Boston, MA)
Shining Moon – folk dance music from the Balkans and beyond
Speledans, Boston’s Scandinavian Dance Group
Tatiana Sarbinska – Bulgarian singing and teaching
Tuesday Night Revival Balkan Dancing (Arlington, MA)
Thursday Contras (Concord, MA)
Village Harmony – choruses performing traditional and modern music (VT)
Yankee Ingenuity contras (Concord, MA)
Zdravets, Boston’s Friendly Neighborhood Bulgarian Band
Zlatne Uste – Balkan Brass Band (NYC)
Zornitsa – Bulgarian men’s singing group
Event sponsors
NEFFA (New England Folk Festival Association)
Springstep – a center for traditional and contemporary arts (Medford, MA)
Festivals
BCMFest – Boston Celtic Music Festival (Cambridge, MA)
Dance Flurry Festival (Saratoga Springs, NY)
DownEast Country Dance Festival (Topsham, ME)
Golden Festival – Zlatne Uste’s Balkan music festival (NYC)
NEFFA – New England Folk Festival (Mansfield, MA)
Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend (Durham, NH)
Dance and music camps
Balkan Music and Dance Workshop, Iroquois Springs (Rock Hill, NY)
CDS-Boston/FAC Labor Day Weekend at Pinewoods (Plymouth, MA)
FAC Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School (Boston, MA)
FAC Oktoberfest Weekend (Fairlee, VT)
FAC Pinewoods Weekend and FolkDays (Plymouth, MA)
Mainewoods Dance Camp (Fryeburg, ME)
Pinewoods Camp, Inc. (Plymouth, MA)
Calendar listings
Boston area contra dances – Folk Dancing ’Round Boston listings
Folk and Contra Dancing and Music In and Around Rhode Island
Folk Dancing ’Round Boston – participatory folk dancing within Route 495 (MA)
The Dance Gypsy – traditional dancing throughout the US and Canada
Organization links
Boston Dance Alliance
Boston Intergenerational Dance Advocates
Country Dance and Song Society
Country Dance Society, Boston Centre
DEFFA – Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts (Maine and coastal NH)
East European Folklife Center
League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling
Massachusetts Cultural Council
National Folk Organization
Revels – building tradition through music, dance, and drama
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Boston Branch
Other resources
Balkan Bazaar – clothing, books, and other ethnic treasures
Bourque-Moreau Associates – Yves Moreau and France Bourque-Moreau’s site
California Dance Federation (North) – dance descriptions online
Dick Oakes’ International Folk Dance Resources – dance notes, teacher bios
International-NewEngland – listserv about New England cultural events
Miami Valley Folk Dancers – dance syllabus collection for sale
MIT Songbook – lyrics and translations for over 100 classic folk dance songs
Stockton Folk Dance Camp – dance syllabi online
More links
NEFFA LinkFest – more than 3,000 links!
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