Webster's definition of folk dance includes
A traditional dance originating among the common people of a nation or region.
The music accompanying a folk dance.
A social gathering at which folk dances are performed.
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This page was last updated on July 17th, 2008
This page was last updated on July 17th, 2008
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Tapestry Folkdance Center
Offers opportunities for the general public to experience the joys of dance and music throughout the world on the folk dance floor.
Tal-Kin-Jeri Dance Group
South Australian dance group researches and performs traditional dance and story of the Ngarrindjeri people by dance and totem.
Mundo Etnico Pacific Web
PacificWeb.nl promotes dances from the South Pacific by means of seminars, book publications and CDs with music of many Polynesian islands.
La Compagnie Folklorique Fanny Thibout
Traditional (18th and 19th century) folk dances, songs, games and music from the "Pays de Liège", in the French-speaking part of Belgium. Includes information about the dances and the costumes, and a list of events.
Folk Dance Association
Helping newcomers discover folk dance: from contra dance to Balkan dance. We publish Folk Dance Directory, an on-line directory of folk dance groups, events and activities in the US and Canada.
How to Start a Folkdance Club
Bruce Botelo presents organization instructions, budget planning, and equipment tracking.
Mundo Etnico Foundation
Dutch non profit organization promotes dance cultures from the South Pacific islands, including Samoa, Hawaii, Cook Islands, Rapanui, Tonga, Tuvalu, New Zealand, Fiji.
Stoughton Norwegian Dancers
A group made up of high school students who perform various, authentic Scandinavian dances all across the U.S.
Coal Country Traditions
Non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting and preserving traditional music and dance, particularly that of the south-western Pennsylvania region.
Northwest Folkdancers
The "Where to Folk Dance Organization" for the Pacific Northwest.
Nyfte
National Youth Folklore Troupe of England. Members are aged between 10 and 18.
Folk Dance Seminar
Bale (Adriatic Riviera), Croatia. From 2 August to 12 August 2001. Folklore dances from Macedonia, Croatia and Yugoslavia with Aleksandar Anastasov and Andrija Iza.
Dancing at Idlewild Church
Schedules and contacts for regular Contra, Cajun, and Scottish Country dances in Memphis, Tennessee. Links to other dance groups in the Southeast.
Austrian Folk Dancing
Traditional Austrian folk dancing and related material about dance, music, costumes, crafts and Austria.
Folklore and Culture from Panama in the United States
Annual folklore meetings of Panama musicians and dancers in a chosen state.
NOMAD Festival of Traditional Music and Dance
Held every November in Newtown CT; features participatory dance, folk music and dance from around the world, crafts, and family activities.
Lous Tchancayres
Dance group from Mont de Marsan (Landes, France) that perpetuates the local traditional dances, both with and without stilts. Site contains background about the use of stilts in the area.
Dancing for Busy People
Square dances, mixers, contra dances, line dances, books, articles and references for dance and recreation leaders, school teachers, college professors, church activities directors, and camp leaders.
Lloyd Shaw Foundation
The foundation seeks to preserve and foster square dancing, contra dancing, round dances, mixers and quadrilles, folk dances of the American people.
NEFFA LinkFest: Folk Dancing
A directory of folk dancing pages
Northwest Folklife
A comprehensive multi-cultural arts organization dedicated to serving the ethnic, traditional, and folk arts communities of the Northwest US.
Recreational Folk Dancing
Folk dance notes, where to dance, where to buy music and other information of interest to folk dancers.
The Dance Gypsy
Monthly calendar/newsletter, list of regular dances by US state, and dance links. Information about getting your own e-mail address @dancegypsy.com
Kavak
Turkish dance group with traditional costumes collection in Belgium.
Offers opportunities for the general public to experience the joys of dance and music throughout the world on the folk dance floor.
South Australian dance group researches and performs traditional dance and story of the Ngarrindjeri people by dance and totem.
PacificWeb.nl promotes dances from the South Pacific by means of seminars, book publications and CDs with music of many Polynesian islands.
Traditional (18th and 19th century) folk dances, songs, games and music from the "Pays de Liège", in the French-speaking part of Belgium. Includes information about the dances and the costumes, and a list of events.
Helping newcomers discover folk dance: from contra dance to Balkan dance. We publish Folk Dance Directory, an on-line directory of folk dance groups, events and activities in the US and Canada.
Bruce Botelo presents organization instructions, budget planning, and equipment tracking.
Dutch non profit organization promotes dance cultures from the South Pacific islands, including Samoa, Hawaii, Cook Islands, Rapanui, Tonga, Tuvalu, New Zealand, Fiji.
A group made up of high school students who perform various, authentic Scandinavian dances all across the U.S.
Non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting and preserving traditional music and dance, particularly that of the south-western Pennsylvania region.
The "Where to Folk Dance Organization" for the Pacific Northwest.
National Youth Folklore Troupe of England. Members are aged between 10 and 18.
Bale (Adriatic Riviera), Croatia. From 2 August to 12 August 2001. Folklore dances from Macedonia, Croatia and Yugoslavia with Aleksandar Anastasov and Andrija Iza.
Schedules and contacts for regular Contra, Cajun, and Scottish Country dances in Memphis, Tennessee. Links to other dance groups in the Southeast.
Traditional Austrian folk dancing and related material about dance, music, costumes, crafts and Austria.
Annual folklore meetings of Panama musicians and dancers in a chosen state.
Held every November in Newtown CT; features participatory dance, folk music and dance from around the world, crafts, and family activities.
Dance group from Mont de Marsan (Landes, France) that perpetuates the local traditional dances, both with and without stilts. Site contains background about the use of stilts in the area.
Square dances, mixers, contra dances, line dances, books, articles and references for dance and recreation leaders, school teachers, college professors, church activities directors, and camp leaders.
The foundation seeks to preserve and foster square dancing, contra dancing, round dances, mixers and quadrilles, folk dances of the American people.
A directory of folk dancing pages
A comprehensive multi-cultural arts organization dedicated to serving the ethnic, traditional, and folk arts communities of the Northwest US.
Folk dance notes, where to dance, where to buy music and other information of interest to folk dancers.
Monthly calendar/newsletter, list of regular dances by US state, and dance links. Information about getting your own e-mail address @dancegypsy.com
Turkish dance group with traditional costumes collection in Belgium.
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