This list was originally prepared by Giovanni De Amici, from information collected on the ECD mailing list. It is now maintained by Alan Winston. To get your group listed here, or to make corrections, please send details to winston@slac.stanford.edu
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Torrance: 1st Thursdays. Giovanni De Amici 310 793 7499; email: sbecd@yahoo.com, web page
Val Verde (near Santa Clarita): Dance on third Sundays, 1:30 - 3:30 Location, etc, see http://garyes.googlepages.com/vvecd Questions/Info: GaryShapiro
Varying locations: Lively Arts History Association Annual Ball info: laha@pacbell.net or here
West Los Angeles: 2nd Saturday Regency dancing (tapes) Friends of the English Regency
Culver City: 2nd and 4th Sundays Schedule or Contact Annie Laskey at 310-837-3427 or Culver City English Country Dance email
Riverside:Second Thursday of every month, 7:30 pm,
All Saints Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 3847 Terracina Drive, Riverside CA.
(South of Mission Inn Ave on Market, where, passing 14th, it becomes Magnolia,
then continue to Terracina. Beginners encouraged, casual dress, $5 donation.)
Contact: Susan Bonson
Info here
Santa Ana:Third Saturday of the month Info. Contact Judee by email or telephone 951 780-5312 or 951 218-5181
Poway: Every Sunday, 6:00-9:00 pm, (including beginner's session at 6:00) Jean Hart Academy of Dance, 12227 Poway Road Contact Ellen Riley, 858-486-9160 or Eagnr@hotmail.com. Web page here
Santa Cruz: 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 7:00-9:30 pm, First Congregational Church, 900 High Street, Santa Cruz. Info: 831-464-1875 or by email
General info: Bay Area Country Dance Society
San Francisco: 2nd Saturdays, 7:30 pm Bethany United Methodist Church, Sanchez & Clipper
Berkeley: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 4th Saturdays (experienced), 8:00 pm at Grace Northern Church, 2138 Cedar Street (near Oxford)
Palo Alto: 1st, 3rd and 5th Fridays, 8:00 pm Masonic Temple, 461 Florence (off University)
Palo Alto: Regency (live music), 2nd Fridays (except December and August), doors open 7:30, dancing 8:00, St. Mark's Episcopal, 600 Colorado (off Middlefield), Bay Area English Regency Society
Mountain View, 1st, 3rd, 5th Wednesdays, 8:00 pm promptly, September-June. Flex-it Aerobics Studio, 425 Evelyn Ave, Mountain View (across from CalTrain station). This used to be the San Jose dance. No street shoes.
Other Recurring Events: (BACDS) Monte Toyon Dance Weekends in March and October, Playford Ball in March or April, Family Week and English Week camps in June/July, Fall Ball. The Regency group runs several costume-or-festive-attire events throughout the year as well, and some of the PEERS events are ECD-themed as well.
General info: North Bay Country Dance Society
Sebastopol: 1st and 3rd Sundays, 2:00 - 4:30 pm, Wischemann Hall, 460 Eddie Lane. Full Info
Roseville: 1st or 2nd Sunday of each month except July and August. 2:00 - 5:00 pm. Masonic Temple, 235 Vernon Street in downtown Roseville. Info: Susan or David, 916-739-8906. Details at http://www.fussell.org/sacramento/index.htm
Santa Barbara Dances every Wednesday and occasional Sunday afternoons. See the SBCDS ECD schedule site. Info: Gary Shapiro; sponsored by the Santa Barbara Country Dance Society.
Ventura Dances on first Sundays, 2:00 - 4:30. See the SBCDS ECD schedule site. Info: Gary Shapiro; sponsored by the Santa Barbara Country Dance Society.
Caspar: Generally 1st Saturday of the month, 8:00 pm, at Caspar Community Center, but may vary depending on hall availability. Check website for actual dates and more information, or email englishdance@larkcamp.com or phone Mickie and Elizabeth at (707) 964 4826.
Lakewood (Denver area) - Last Friday of the
month (except for August hiatus), 8:00 - 11 pm, Clements Community Center,
1580 Yarrow, Lakewood [a block NW of Colfax and Wadsworth]. Live band,
caller Chris Kermiet. Admission $6 for members of
Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance
, otherwise $7. Info: caller Chris Kermiet (303) 321-2262.
Branford - Summer series taught by Helen Davenport. 1998 dates are 5/15, 6/20, 7/11, 7/25, maybe 8/8 - call to confirm. At Branford Community Center, 46 Church St., Branford, CT (easy access from I-95) 8:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m. Admission $7.00 Beginners' Workshop at 7:30 p.m. Dancing will begin promptly at 8:00 p.m. with a Playford classic FTWK Information (203) 776-1812 or (203) 777-5114
Dover 2nd Saturdays of most months, 7:30 pm, Capitol Grange Hall in Dover, 911 South Governor's Avenue, two blocks south of Kent General Hospital. Beginners introduction, 7:00 pm. Info (www.doverdancers.org)
New Castle 3rd Mondays. New Castle Presbyterian Church Social Hall, 25 East 2nd Street, New Castle 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Free. Contact Mike Connolly.
Fort Myers
Tuesdays, 6.30-8.30 pm, Wa-Ke Hatchee Recreational Center
16355 Sumerlin Road, Fort Myers
Free -after $5.00 lifetime membership to the rec center
Fort Myers English Country Dancers
Contact: Gillian Carney
Email: fortmyersdancers@hotmail.com
Gainesville
Every Monday, 7-10 pm, Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308 W.
University Avenue, 2nd floor, Gainesville.
Contact: Tara Bolker tara@p2c2e.net
352-271-0046
web info
Jacksonville
Occasional dances.
Info: Charlie Dyer email
web info
Melbourne
Tuesdays, 6:30-9:00PM, Historic Community House, Melbourne Village, FL,
South Brevard English Country Dancers
Info: Catie Condran Geist Phone: 321/427-3587 email
Saint Cloud
2nd Saturdays, 3-6PM, Saint Cloud Senior Center, Saint Cloud, FL
Central Florida English Country Dancers
Info: Pam Russo Phone: 407/284-1955 email or
Catie Condran Geist Phone: 321/427-3587 email
web info:
http://chagalo.org/ecd/StCloudECD.html
Titusville
Fridays (Sep-May) 7-9PM, North Brevard Senior Center
Space Coast English Country Dancers
Info: Onie Senyk Phone: 321/636-2209 or
Ed Swan Phone: 321/269-3682.
Atlanta area - once monthly. "Fandango" Weekend workshop in September. Website Contacts: Everett Lunsford, Christine McKay
Griffin First Saturdays, September -June website
Island of Oahu:
Oahu Playford English Country Dancers - Irregular
weekday and evening dances usually in Kahala or Kailua. Beginners and
experienced welcome. Visitors, let us know you are coming and we'll try to
schedule to accommodate you. Ed & Susie Grant 808-261-9620
or englishcd@yahoo.com
Boise: Every Thursday 7-9PM at the Dodge residence in SE Boise Info: Gordon & Peggy Dodge Phone: 208/344-0765 or here
Champaign-Urbana: monthly dance on varying days at Springer Cultural Center, 301 N. Randolph Street in downtown Champaign, Playford Ball in June, Christmas Ball in December. Full Info
Chicago: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, St. Mark's Church, Ridge and Grove Streets in Evanston; info 847-433-8704 or senior@newtrier.k12.il.us
Batavia (Chicago-area western suburbs): Sunday afternoons once a month(generally 1st Sunday Oct to May; 4th Sunday May to Sept -- but call or email to check, or to be added to an email reminder list); Fermilab Village Barn (or Ramsey Auditorium if weather is very hot or Barn unavailable), Sauk Blvd on the Fermilab site. More info at 630-584-0825, folkdance@fnal.gov, or http://home.fnal.gov/~djensen/Eng_Dan.htm
Fairfield: Friday evenings (except first Fridays) Info at www.fairfolk.org
2007 special events:
The springtime BARE NECESSITIES weekend will take place April 6-8 in Fairfield, Iowa, with Contra dancing on Friday night and English Country Dancing to the world's best ECD band on Sat. and Sun., with an optional Scottish Dance workshop (additional registration) on Sun. afternoon.
The November BARE NECESSITIES weekend is all ECD, and will take place November 2-4, 2007 in Fairfield, Iowa, with English Country Dancing for experienced dancers all weekend long.
Iowa City: monthly, for Info contact barbara-zilles@uiowa.edu or call 319 384-8209
AmesWild Rose English Country dancers. Meets about twice a month, first and third Sundays 2:30 - 4:30, Unitarian Church on Hyland Avenue. Facebook group "Wild Rose English country dancers". Contact Linda lindasuzan@aol.com or call 515 292 8590
Lawrence: Usually fourth Sundays, 1:00-3:30 pm, Camelot Ballroom, 1117 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS 66044-3041 Live music by the Round Robbins (Greg Allen, Jill Allen, & friends). . website Contact info: Jill Allen or Jerome Grisanti
Lexington: Every monday, 7:30 pm, Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 1161 Liberty Road. Monthly dances (Friday or Saturday) downtown at ArtsPlace, 161 North Mill street. website
Louisville: 2nd Sundays, 3:00-5:00 pm, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 2233 Woodbourne Ave, Louisville, KY 40205. Email for Info
Baltimore - every Monday, 8:00-10:30 at St. Mark's-on-the-Hill Parish Hall, 1620 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville, Md. See also Washington,DC Area
General info: Baltimore Folk Music Society
South Amherst: 1st Saturday ECD: Munson Library, South East Street, South Amherst, MA; 8:00-10:30 p.m.; contact Graham Christian 413-253-8962
South Amherst: 3rd Saturday ECD: Munson Library, South East Street, South Amherst, MA; 7:30-10:30 p.m.; contact Joyce Crouch 413-549-4123
South Amherst: Monday Night ECD: Munson Library, South East Street, South Amherst, MA; 7:00-9:30 every Monday; contact Robin Hayden 413-256-8260 or by email
Recurring Events: 3rd Sunday in October & 3rd Sunday in March (experienced)
Jamaica Plain: Gender-role-free English Country Dance. Second, fourth, and fifth (experienced dancers) Tuesdays, 7:30-10:00 p.m., 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (Unitarian-Universalist), corner of Centre and Eliot Streets (at the monument), Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA. Info: Jill +1-617-522-2216 (Janet) or +1-(617) 480-3645 (Dean) and Info at www.lcfd.org/bgfe
Harvard Sq 2nd and 4th Fridays, 7:30 - 9:30pm Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church 1555 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Mass. September through June $6 general, $5 members, $3 students. (For more information see http://www.cds-boston.org/)
Arlington: every Wednesday (September through June). Summer series 2007 is in Newton. Info: http://www.cds-boston.org
Brookline: 1st Fridays (experienced) September through June Info: http://www.cds-boston.org
Recurring Events: Playford Ball in March
East Sandwich: 3rd Fridays (all months except December). For details contact Linda Nelson 508-540-1151.
Ann Arbor: Tuesdays, September through August; second Fridays (advanced dance) September - June; mixed English/contras on 5th Saturdays, year-round.
Kalamazoo (Oshtemo Grange, just west of Kalamazoo): 3rd Wednesdays.
Michigan AACTMAD events calendar: (times, locations, contact info)
Minneapolis: Sunday evenings at Tapestry Folkdance Center, 3748 Minnehaha Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55406, and a Playford Ball in March. Info - Phone: 612-722-2914. web, email.
Kansas City: No dance actually in Kansas City, but see the the listing for Lawrence, Kansas
St. Louis: 2nd Fridays. 7:00-9:30, at Brentwood Congregational United Church of Christ, 2400 S. Brentwood in Brentwood, Missouri. Also 4th Mondays, 7:00-9:30, at Focal Point Traditional Arts Center, 2720 S. Sutton, in Maplewood. Playford Ball in April; Old Christmas Grand Dance in early January.
Contact person is Paul Stamler, pstamler@pobox.com or 314-664-9207. Web info: hereThird Fridays. Dances are held at the Monday Club, 37 S. Maple, Webster Groves, Missouri. Info. Contact: Bob Green
Follow this link for general info. Area has a Spring Ball.
Concord: Second Sundays except June-August, 6:30-9:30 pm, Howard Auditorium, 99 Pleasant Street. Contact
Portsmouth: Third Sundays (year-round), 7:00 - 9:30 pm, Portsmouth Ballroom, 41 Vaughn Mall. Contact
Princeton: Occasional ECD in Princeton. Princeton Country Dancers (includes calendars, which are worth checking): Here In 2004: a series of workshops to be led by Sue Dupre and Judi Rivkin every Monday in October and November: PDF flyer here
Lambertville: 1st friday of every month Info
Ridgewood: Every other Sunday, 2-5 pm, September through June
Unitarian Society, 113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood NJ North Jersey English Country Dancers Info hereAlbuquerque Every 2nd Sunday, English Country & contras, 7-9:30pm, Heights Community Center, 823 Buena Vista SE, information - Gemma DeRagon (505) 344-6779, email
General info: Country Dance * New York
Manhattan: Weekly Tuesday dances
Manhattan: Contra most Saturdays (check schedule http://www.cdny.org/ContraCalendar.html)
Recurring Events: Yearly Ball in April , Yuletide Cotillion in December, weekend (either Weekend Whirligig (ECD only) or Synergy (contra and ECD) in early October, and other events
Smithtown: once a month except for July and August, usually afternoon on the third Sunday. Info
White Plains: Weekly Thursday dances, except last week of month: Saturday party. Info
Troy: 3rd Sundays [Oct. thru April, on the RPI Campus] Info: Don Bell
Sand Lake (20 min. from Albany & Troy): Historic Dancing (Contra, English, and Colonial) in the town hall on 3rd Fridays 7:30-10:00 pm (not July & August). Contact Gail Griffith at 518-674-3052 or by email, c/o Terry Klein.
East Greenbush (East of Albany):
1st Sundays, October through May. 3 - 6 PM, Introductory workshop 2:40 PM.
at the Masonic Temple, 710 Columbia Tnpk (Rt 9&20 near Hayes Rd).
Occasional Dance Parties.
Contact the Capital English Country Dancers. 518-477-5684 or
njyule@worldnet.att.net
Ithaca: Irregular Saturday and Sunday dances
(1999 so far: March 27, April 17, May 22, potluck 6:30, dance 7:30)
Ithaca and upstate New York info site
or email Pamela Goddard
Rochester: Country Dancers of Rochester sponsors regular English dances with live music, on first and third Sunday evenings, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, in the beautiful wood-floored Community Room at the Friends Meeting House, downtown at 84 Scio St., Rochester, NY. More info at rochestercontra.com
Stockport: Irregular Saturdays [May thru Oct.] Margherita Davis, (518) 828-6181 margheritad@hotmail.com or check their web site
Syracuse area: 1st Saturdays at United Church of Fayetteville, 310 East Genesee St., Fayetteville, NY, just east of Syracuse. Sponsored by Syracuse Country Dancers; more information at syracusecountrydancers.org
Woodstock: 2nd Fridays
Asheville: Asheville ECD, 1st and 3rd Sundays; occasional special events 3:00 to 5:30 pm Asheville Arts Center 308 Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 Live music; beginners welcome. Info: AnneMarie or Karen, or by phone 230-8449.
Durham: Sun Assembly English Country Dancers, every Thursday, 7:30-9:30 pm, Freedman Center of Beth-El Synagogue, Watts at Green St., Durham. Live music 2nd and 4th Thursdays. Contact Pat Petersen Website here
Recurring events: New Year's Eve dance
Winston-Salem: English Country Dance with The Colonial Heritage Dancers, 2nd & 4th Friday nights at 6:45 until 9:30pm. From 6:45 until 8:00 we have instructions for beginner & intermediate dancers. This time is open to all dancers. Starting at 8:00 until 9:30 it's dancing for the more accomplished dancer. We meet at Historic Bethabara Park (336) 924-8191. Open to singles & couples, beginners are always welcome. Contact Rita Greene at: The1776gal@yahoo.com or see The Colonial Heritage Dancers for the schedule & more info.
Brasstown : English country dance one Thursday a month during the school year (September - June) at the John C. Campbell Folk School, One Folk School Road, Brasstown. Phone: 1-800-FOLK-SCH (365-5724) or 828-837-2775 Info (Click on "Concerts, Dances, and Events", then "Dance Events", and you should find the listing.)
Columbus: 1st and 3rd Sundays, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., at at Clinton Heights Lutheran Church, 15 Clinton Heights (corner of Clinton Heights and High Street), contact Sue Wartell 614-263-9501 or swartel@cas.org.
Lakewood (Cleveland area):1st Fridays October-June, Trinity Lutheran Church, 16400 Detroit Avenue. Contact Paul Koret, (440) 519-9693. Web info : here
Cincinnati2nd, 4th, 5th Thursdays 8-10 pm at Carnegie Center of Columbia Tusculum, 3738 Eastern Ave., Cincinnati OH, $5.00 donation Cincinnati English Country Dancers. Contact info: Mike White (513) 753-6371, or Jillian Chamberlain (513) 421-8040. info email: michaelwhite@fuse.net
Yellow Springs: Every Thursday, 7-9 pm, Bryan Community Center in Yellow Springs. The Liberty Dancers teach English Country Dance as well as perform. No experience necessary. Free instruction and lots of fun for ages 13 and up. Contact numbers are 937-878-8392 and 937-399-8749
Oklahoma City:
2nd Thursdays, City Arts Building,
3000 Pershing Blvd (On the Fairgrounds)
Info: Carol Barry Phone: 405/341-1465 or email
McMinnville
McMinnville (Oregon): Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m., McMinnville Grand Ballroom, 325 NE Third Street Info: Laura Plett, 971-237-6147, email maidoflorien at onlinemac.com or view englishcountrydancing.blogspot.com
Portland Area
General/Calendar Info:HERE
Portland: Every Friday, dance 7:30 - 10:30 pm, Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall, SW 17th and Marigold, no street shoes (First Fridays are open mic evenings for musicians and callers
Recurring events: English Country Ball in November.
Southern Oregon
Ashland:
Mondays, 7:30 - 9:30, The DanceSpace, 280 E. Hersey #10 (sometimes live music)
(Heather and Rose English and Scottish Dance, geographically-based calling)
Info: Chris Sackett and Brooke Friendly, Phone: (541) 482-9586
email: friendsack at opendoor.com web info
Eugene:
Thursdays (September-October and January-July) 7:30-10:00 pm at
Friends Meeting House, 2274 Onyx St.
(Heather and Rose English and Scottish Dance, geographically-based calling)
Info: Chuck Ryer, Phone: 541/342-1663 email
web info
Recurring events: Ashland English/Scottish Ball Weekend in Spring, Eugene Dance Weekend in October.
Harrisburg: 2nd Saturdays
Philadelphia: Germantown Country Dancers
Lancaster: 3rd Tuesdays (evenings) email for info
Brandywine Valley: 1st Wednesdays (evenings) email for info
Carlisle 1st Thursdays (evenings) email for info
Pittsburgh
The Country Dance & Song Society of Pittsburgh meets on the second Saturday of every month at 7:30 pm at Friends Meeting House in the Oakland/Shadyside area. The group sponsors several big dance weekends each year. For more details, visit our web site at www.cdssp.org. Contact: Allison Thompson ( (412) 422-7265 ) OR Dorolyn Smith (412) 421-5973.
Wakefield: 7:30 - 10:30 PM ECD Saturdays, except during the summer, at South Kingstown Land Trust Barn. Info at http://www.kingstonenglishcountrydance.org
Western South Carolina: Oconee Country Dancers run a quarterly dance, fourth Sunday in January, April, July and October. 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. at Fort Hill Presbyterian Church, in Clemson, SC or the Depot in Walhalla, SC. Contact coordinators for the Oconee Country Dancers, Becky Walker (864-638-8339, beckyw@oconee.k12.sc.us) or Ed Edmondson (864-885-0643, edeliz@aol.com> in advance for location and directions.
Greenville Area: Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church English Country Dancers, Greenville, SC. Address: 2519 Woodruff Road, Simpsonville, SC (Location changes occasionally- please call for more information) Schedule: Two dances per month, generally the first Friday and the Saturday that falls two weeks after the first Friday, 7:30-10:30 PM. Contact: Margaret Talbot, e-mail: Viacharis@charter.net, Phone 864 607-3642 Performance group available for events.
Abbeville/Greenwood/Anderson area: Regency Dance Society: Meets once to twice a month at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 136 Highway 71, (www.nhpres.org for directions), Abbeville, SC from 7pm to 10pm. All dances taught and called. The dance schedule and location can vary. Contact Barry Jones at barryjones@wctel.net for the latest schedule information.
Nashville: Up to date info at www.dancenashville.org Every Monday night (except holidays) at Cohn Adult Education Center, Park Ave, in Nashville, Tennessee, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. (Located near 46th Street and Charlotte Ave). Also, second Sundays at Friends Meeting House. (See website, above, for details.) contact: Eddie H. Doss Telephone:(615) 361-6107 E-mail: ehdoss@worldnet.att.net
Knoxville: The Lark in the Morn English Country Dancers meet virtually every Sunday evening at 8 p.m. at the Laurel Theatre on the corner of 16th Street and Laurel Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee. Live music. Contact: Karan Dotson at (865) 546-8442 or e-mail mythicalglass@bellsouth.net
San Antonio: First Saturdays, 7:30PM to 10:30PM at Incarnate Word University. contact: Ed Schroeder, (210) 684-7782 edsch@texas.net or Jimmy Drury, (210) 520-4701, J_L_drury@msn.com
Austin: Second Friday of the month, 7:30 - 10:30 pm, at Carpenter's Hall, 400 Josephine, Austin, TX. The cost is $6. All dances are called and you do not need to bring a partner. For more information contact Ann McCracken by email Note: This dance is fragrance free.
Houston:
General info hatds.org
Second Tuesday of the month, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
in Oxford Hall in the Heights, 1135 Oxford Street, Houston.
The cost is $3. All dances are called and you do not need to bring a partner.
No experience necessary! For more information contact
Mike Head or
Confirm by phone at (713) 861-4185 or 713.812.1027.
Clear Lake
Info
First and Third Friday of the month, 7:00-9:0 pm.
Clear Lake United Methodist Church located at the intersection
of El Camino Real and Seafoam.
Contact Lee and Barbara Attema or
phone (281) 990 6195 (home) or (281) 728 6263 (cell).
Burlington Area:
1st and 3rd Fridays from mid-September through May
at Elley-Long Music Center, 223 Ethan Allen Ave., Colchester, VT (off
Route 15 between Burlington & Essex Junction). Info,
Annual "Across the Lake" English Country Dance Weekend in June at Elley-Long Music Center, 223 Ethan Allen Ave., Colchester, VT (off Route 15 between Burlington & Essex Junction). Info, Val Medve
Norwich: monthly dance starting in January, on sunday afternoons. Contact (and caller): Chris Levey, 802-785-4121. Web info: here
Strafford: Playford Ball first Saturday in October. Info
Brattleboro: Playford Ball the Saturday before Thanksgiving
Charlottesville Area: Second Fridays, September through May at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Ivy (about 5 miles west of Charlottesville at the corner of Route 250 and Owensville Road).Info: rondaledancgypsy@aol.comwebsite.
Williamsburg: Every Tuesday night at the Newport House with the Williamsburg Heritage Dancers
Blacksburg: Two Wednesdays a month. Blacksburg Historical Dance Society website
Glen Echo: Every Wednesday. Programs for weekly EC dances sponsored by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington are posted here.
Herndon, VA: 3rd Saturdays at Harding Hall, 730 Jackson St. info: Barbara Harding, 703-437-3615
Silver Spring, MD: 2nd and 4th Saturdays
College Park, MD: Tuesday nights, 8-10 pm. Thrir Venstri Foetr (performance oriented historical dance group focusing on ECD; name is Old Norse for "Three Left Feet") meets weekly. Info: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~eowyn/3LF/index.html
Recurring Events: Annual New Year's Dance and Washington Spring Ball, usually in mid-May. Information on the Washington Spring Ball is on the web here For additional information about the Folklore Society's ECD programs, contact via Email English@fsgw.org.
General Info: Matt Fisher's SeattleDance.org English Calendar
Seattle: 1st, 3rd, 5th Fridays September-June at University Friends Center, Beginner's Workshop 7:30, dance 8-10:30. ALL DANCES ARE FRAGRANCE-FREE. Info: bestockp@oz.net Paul or Victoria 206-329-7289 (1st and 5th Fridays feature one or two of Victoria Bestock, Russell Owen, Mike Richardson, or Laura Me Smith, and music by KGB, The Tricky Brits, or various other musicians. 3rd Fridays are Laurie Andres and the Limeyland Band.) Also, Victoria Bestock leads a monthly experienced dance, usually on 2nd Fridays (except for April 2006, when it's the 4th Friday).
Recurring Events: English Ball in January, register with Paul Bestock. Cascadia Occasional Dance Weekend, May 8-10 in 1998, register with Paul Bestock.
Madison: 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays, 7:30 - 9:30, Wilmar Center October through May, Memorial Library June - September, Full info
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