English Country Dancing

Dover English Country Dancers - Group based in Delaware. Schedule of events and contact details.
http://www.doverdancers.org/

Germantown Country Dancers - Philadelphia based group. Includes a calendar of events for dancers and musicians, an introduction to the dances, information about their performance groups, and a list of dances with information about the set.
http://germantowncountrydancers.org/

St. Louis English Country Dancers - Monthly dances, and other events, in Missouri. Includes dance instructions for their Playford ball.
http://www.stlecd.org/

The Round - Cambridge University English country dance club. Includes background information on Playford dances, definitions, descriptions of dances, and sheet music - as well as information about the club's events.
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/round/

The English Country Dance Mailing List - How to subscribe, and list archives. Also, a brief introduction, articles on the history and differences between English country and contra dancing, and a state-by-state listing of dances in the US.
http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/~winston/ecd.htmlx

Jigs 'N' Reels - Agency providing bands for barn dances and ceilidhs in the UK. Includes a list of bands, information about what a barn dance involves and tips for organizing one.
http://www.jigsnreels.com/

The Leesburg Assembly - An English Country Dance community located in Northern Virginia. With news, events and pictures.
http://www.theleesburgassembly.org/

Seattle Folk Dancing: English Country - Events for dancers and musicians. Also hosts a calendar of events on the US West Coast, with an introduction to the dances, and lists of musicians and leaders.
http://seattledance.org/english/

Kingston English Country Dance - English Country Dance group in Rhode Island, with directions, history and class schedule.
http://www.kingstonenglishcountrydance.org/

Scarborough Folk Dance Group - Based in North Yorkshire, England. Information about activities, including social dances, displays, garland and longsword dancing, and children's country and maypole dancing.
http://www.freewebz.com/johncowan/

AVID - Awaken Village Interest in Dance - UK community project to bring traditional dancing to rural areas in North Lincolnshire. Information about monthly barn dances, books for musicians and callers, and music sessions.
http://members.multimania.co.uk/brackenrigg/avid/

English Dancing in New Haven - Dances in New Haven, Connecticut.
http://pantheon.yale.edu/~bfr4/NH.English.html

Heathfield Folk Dance Club - UK. Social group meeting weekly dancing the English and American traditions. Includes profile, calendar, and contact details.
http://www.heathfieldfolk.org.uk/

John & Hilary Turner - A series of English Country Dance Weekends for enthusiasts covering a wide variety of styles from Playford to New England Contras. The events (two per year) are held in the UK.
http://www.users.waitrose.com/%7ejhmturner/

Webfeet - Covers English ceilidh, folk, barn, Cajun, French/Breton and morris dance. Lists of events, bands and venues in the UK, with links to other sites, and a FAQ.
http://www.webfeet.org/

Playford Dancers - 18th and 19th century dance classes in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and demonstrations in the locality.
http://theplayforddancers.homestead.com/

Set and Turn Single - UK-based magazine including listings of events and regular meetings, and club contact details.
http://www.setandturnsingle.org.uk/

Chelmsford Folk Dancers - Based in England. Information about weekly dances and other events, and their display team's performances of traditional English and American dances.
http://homepages.tesco.net/~martin.batesuk/cfdc/cfdc.htm

Ealing Folk & Country Dancing - London, UK. Social club in a variety of styles. Includes meeting details, caller calendar, events, image gallery, sample dances, and contact details.
http://www.ealingfolk.org.uk/

Central Illinois English Country Dancers - English and early American dances. Schedule of events, newsletter, fliers and links.
http://www.centralillinoisecd.org/

Columbia County Dancers - Dances in Stockport, New York.
http://home.earthlink.net/~mandgdavis/dancdate.html

Colin Hume's web site - Notes on teaching dance technique, as well as articles on folk dance including "Advice for Americans", offered by a country dance caller. Also offers a shareware dance organiser program.
http://www.colinhume.com/

The Heather and The Rose Country Dancers - Network of groups in Oregon USA dancing English and Scottish dances. Information about activities, terminology and membership.
http://www.opendoor.com/heatherandrose/

Country Dance and Song Society - USA-based umbrella organization for English and Anglo-American folk dance and music, including contra, English country, and English ritual dance such as Morris. Contains information about membership, summer programs and products for sale.
http://www.cdss.org/

Charlottesville English Country Dance - Schedule of dances, callers, and musicians. Links to neighboring groups. Brief description of English Country Dancing and history.
http://home.earthlink.net/%7ehmarkham/

Country Dancers of Westchester - Dances and other social events in White Plains, New York. Information about a CD of dance tunes.
http://sites.google.com/site/cdwestchester/

Santa Barbara Country Dance Society - English and contra dances in Santa Barbara, California. Regular dances, festivals, newsletters and links.
http://www.sbcds.org/

English Country Dancing in Toronto, Ontario - Schedule of dances, and glossary of terms. Also offers vintage dance, by request.
http://www.torontoenglishdance.ca/

Bay Area Country Dance Society - Society promoting and teaching contra, square, ceilidh and English country dances. With dance calendar, guide to upcoming special events, and links to country dancing resources.
http://www.bacds.org/

Country Dance Society, Boston Centre - Boston, Massachusetts. Information about the organization, their English country and contra dance programs, CDs and publications.
http://www.cds-boston.org/

The Blacksburg Historical Dance Society - Group based in Blacksburg Virginia, dancing mostly 18th and 19th century-style choreographies. Information about classes and ball photos.
http://dance.ninthwonder.com/

Lambertville Country Dancers - Dances in Titusville, New Jersey. Includes resources for dance musicians, and links to related sites.
http://lambertvillecountrydancers.org/

English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) - Promotes English folk music and dance. Includes lists of events at Cecil Sharp House (London), their books and CDs, and Root Source - a guide to folk activities in England.
http://www.efdss.org/

English Country Dancing.org - Information about a series of regular dances and balls in Riverside, California. Also includes essays on 18th century dance, music and clothing, photo galleries and links.
http://www.englishcountrydancing.org/

New Hampshire English County Dance Society - Information about upcoming events. Includes dance instructions for their Spring Ball.
http://www.nhecds.org/

San Diego English Country Dancers - Club in California, USA. Includes details of classes, instructors, events, repertoire, image galleries and selected dance instructions.
http://www.sdecd.org/

English Country Dance of Jacksonville and St. Augustine - Dances in Florida.
http://chdyer.tripod.com/jaxengl.html

Lexington English Country Dancers - English Country Dance group in Lexington, Kentucky. With schedule of their weekly open dances, and basic information on English Country Dancing.
http://web.qx.net/dce/lecd/

English Country Dance Terms with Sound and Animation - Terms defined and demonstrated. [Requires Flash].
http://www.rivkinetic.org/flash/ecdflash.html