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Groups and performers

Always on Sunday International Folk Dance Group (West Hartford, CT)
Amherst International Folk Dancing (Amherst, MA)

Anatolia - folk music of Turkey & 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 & Their Maker

Collage - Ahmet Lüleci’s dance ensemble
Country Dance Society, Boston Centre - English & New England country dancing

Divi Zheni - Bulgarian Women’s Chorus & Orchestra
Framingham Folk Dancers - international folk dancing (Framingham, MA)

Gogofski Trio - music from Macedonia & neighboring countries
Great Plain Squares - round & 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 & dance from women’s traditions

Ludo Mlado - Bulgarian folk dance troupe
MIT Folk Dance Club - international, contra, & 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 Rom music
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Boston Branch
Scottish Fiddling - Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School (Boston, MA)
Shining Moon - folk dance music from the Balkans & beyond

Speledans, Boston’s Scandinavian Dance Group
Tatiana Sarbinska - Bulgarian singing & teaching
Tuesday Night Revival Balkan Dance (Arlington, MA)
Thursday Contras (Concord, MA)
Village Harmony - choruses performing traditional & modern music (VT)

Westford Family Contra Dances (Westford, MA)
Yankee Ingenuity contras (Concord, MA)
Zdravets, Boston’s Friendly Neighborhood Bulgarian Band

Zlatne Uste - Balkan Brass Band (NYC)

Event sponsors

Music for Robin - concerts, folk & Celtic resources

NEFFA (New England Folk Festival Association)

Springstep - a center for traditional & contemporary arts (Medford, MA)

Festivals

BCMFest - Boston Celtic Music Festival (Cambridge, MA)

Dance Flurry Festival (Saratoga, NY)

DownEast Country Dance Festival (Topsham, ME)

Golden Festival - Zlatne Uste’s Balkan music festival (NYC)

NEFFA - New England Folk Festival (Mansfield, MA)
NOMAD - NOrtheast Music, Art, & Dance Festival (New Haven, CT)

Dance and music camps

Balkan Music & Dance Workshop, Iroquois Springs (Rock Hill, NY)

FAC Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School (Boston, MA)
FAC Oktoberfest Weekend (Fairlee, VT)
FAC Pinewoods Week (Plymouth, MA)
FAC WinterJam Weekend (Fairlee, VT)
Mainewoods Dance Camp (Fryeburg, ME)
Pinewoods Camp, Inc. (Plymouth, MA)

Calendar listings

Boston area contra dances - Folk Dancing ’Round Boston listings

Folk Dancing ’Round Boston - participatory folk dancing within Route 495 (MA)
The Dance Gypsy - traditional dancing throughout the US & Canada

Organization links

Boston Dance Alliance

Country Dance and Song Society

Country Dance Society, Boston Centre

DEFFA - Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts (Maine & 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

Bourque-Moreau Associates - Yves Moreau & 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

League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling

Miami Valley Folk Dancers - dance syllabus collection for sale

MIT Songbook - lyrics & translations for over 100 classic folk dance songs

Recreational Folk Dancing - Bob Shapiro’s folk dance notes

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