A collection of selected educational and related resources for both new and
experienced English country dancers.
English Country Dance History, Music, and Steps
- English country dance diagrams for beginners
Animations to aid visualization of several dances.
- Interestingly Weird Three Couple English Country Dances
Published in the Proceedings of the Known World Dance Symposium 2007.
- Palmer's Pocket Playford
"An aide memoire summary by William Palmer of dances from the Playford Ball programmes as arranged by The Round in Cambridge, England."
- The Country Dance Book
A large collection of dance steps, some with music, transcribed from the various parts and editions of Cecil Sharp's The Country Dance Book.
- The Dancing Master, 1651-1728: An Illustrated Compendium
A comprehensive scholarly database allowing comparisons across all versions of Playford's work.
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The Dancing Master, 2nd edition, John Playford (1653)
Transcription of complete work with facsimile reproductions of melodies and figure notations.
- The Dancing Master, 10th edition, John Playford (1698)
Scanned version of the complete work at the Internet Archive.
- The Dancing Master, vol. the 2nd, 4th edition John Playford (1728)
Scanned version of the complete work at the Internet Archive.
- The English Dancing Master (1651)
Transcription of the 1651 edition of John Playford's The English Dancing Master.
English Popular Ballads
- Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads
(Oxford University, UK)
The Bodleian Library's extensive digitized collection of original versions of 16
th- to the 20th-Century Broadside Ballads.
Early ballads and dances of the day often shared the same tune.
English Country Dance Organizations
Virginia, Maryland, and District of Columbia
- Baltimore Folk Music Society (Baltimore, MD)
Sponsors a regular program of dances and workshops covering a variety of folk genres including English Country Dance.
- Folklore Society of Greater Washington (Washington, DC)
Sponsors a regular program of dances and workshops covering a variety of folk genres including English Country Dance. The FSGW hosts weekly English country dances at Glen Echo Town Hall in Glen Echo MD.
- Living History Foundation of Maryland
Sponsors a program of weekly dances at historic Gadsby's Tavern in Alexandria, VA.
The group maintains an informational Yahoo! Groups site.
- Williamsburg Heritage Dancers (Williamsburg, VA)
Conducts a program of weekly dances as well as workshops, performances, and balls.
National and International
Friends and Partners of Our Assembly
Wikipedia Articles Relating to English Country Dance
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