Folk dancing in Massachusetts

Balkan and international folk dance in Massachusetts

Amherst/Whatley, MA:
Amherst International Folk Dancing
(413-549-6748, 413-323-6330)
7:30-10 pm on Fridays, year-round,
September-May: Bangs Community Center, 70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst, MA, or
Unitarian Meetinghouse, 121 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA;
June-August: Whately Dance Barn, Whately, MA or
Unitarian Meetinghouse, 121 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA;
special events at Unitarian Meetinghouse, 121 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA

Arlington:
FAC Friday International Folk Dance (781-438-4387)
8-11 pm most Fridays, September-June,
Park Avenue Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Road, Arlington Heights, MA

Arlington:
FAC Thursday Experienced International Folk Dance (781-438-4387)
8-10:45 pm most Thursdays, year-round,
Park Avenue Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Road, Arlington Heights, MA

Arlington:
Tuesday Night Revival Balkan Dancing (781-648-6887)
8-11 pm on one or two Saturdays each month,
Church of Our Saviour, 21 Marathon Street, East Arlington, MA

Belmont:
FAC International Folk Dance Party (781-438-4387)
8-11 pm on monthly Saturdays, most months,
Payson Park Congregational Church, 365 Belmont Street, Belmont, MA

Cambridge:
MIT Folk Dance Club
formerly 8-10:30 pm most Sundays,
MIT, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
NOTE: This series ended on October 31, 2018.
See the MIT FDC page for IAP and monthly events at
MIT Room 5-234 (main campus entrance at 77 Mass. Avenue, then turn right)

Framingham:
Framingham Folk Dancers (978-897-7549)
7:30-10 pm most Wednesdays, September-June,
Edwards Hall, Edwards Church UCC, 39 Edwards Street, Framingham, MA

Newton and Whately:
Zdravets: Dancing from Bulgaria and F.Y.R. Macedonia (617-964-2003)
8-11 pm on monthly Saturdays, September-June,
Grace Episcopal Church, 76 Eldredge Street, Newton, MA;
October dance at the Whately Dance Barn, Whately, MA

Pepperell:
International Folk Dancing (978-433-9874; calendar)
7–8:30 pm most Fridays, year-round,
Pepperell Community Center, 2 Hollis Street, Pepperell, MA

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English country dance in Massachusetts

Country Dance Society, Boston Centre
All English country dance programs and events sponsored by CDS-Boston in the Greater Boston area.

Amherst:
Amherst Area English Country Dancers Monday Dances (413-695-2024)
7-9:30 pm most Mondays,
Munson Memorial Library, 1046 South East Street, South Amherst, MA

Amherst:
Amherst Area English Country Dancers Monthly Sunday Dances (413-695-2024)
1:30-4:30 pm on monthly Sundays,
Munson Memorial Library, 1046 South East Street, South Amherst, MA

Amherst:
Amherst Area English Country Dancers Second Saturday Dances (413-695-2024)
7:30-10:30 pm on 2nd Saturdays, year-round,
Munson Memorial Library, 1046 South East Street, South Amherst, MA

Arlington:
CDS Boston Centre Wednesday English Country Dancing (781-324-5338)
7:30-10:30 pm on Wednesdays, September-June,
Park Avenue Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Road, Arlington Heights, MA

Arlington, Brookline, Concord, and West Newton:
CDS Boston Centre ACE (Advanced Challenging English) Dance Series (617-721-0600)
7:30-10:30 pm on 1st Fridays or 1st Saturdays, October-May,
various locations

Cambridge:
CDS Boston Centre Beginner-Friendly English Country Dancing (617-524-8869)
7:30-9:30 pm on 2nd and 4th Fridays, September-June,
Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts Avenue, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA

Jamaica Plain:
Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (617-522-2216, 617-512-5554)
7:30-10 pm on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays (5th Tuesday, Experienced),
First Church in Jamaica Plain, 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA

West Newton:
CDS Boston Centre English Country Dancing Summer Series (781-324-5338)
7:30-10:30 pm on most Wednesdays in July and August,
First Unitarian Society in Newton, 1326 Washington Street, West Newton, MA

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Family dance in Massachusetts

Cambridge:
BIDA (Boston Intergenerational Dance Advocates) Family Dance
5:30–6:30 pm on third Sundays, September–June,
Cambridge Masonic Hall, 1950 Massachusetts Avenue, Porter Square, Cambridge, MA

Greek dance in Massachusetts

Cambridge:
Boston Lykeion Ellinidon (508-393-3563)
7-9 pm on Wednesdays and 12 noon-2 pm on Saturdays,
Greek American Political Center, 2nd floor hall, 288 Green Street, Central Square, Cambridge, MA

Marblehead:
Traditional Greek Dance Class (781-631-1215)
6–8pm on Mondays, September 30, 2019–March 15, 2020; 7–9pm on Mondays, starting March 22, 2020,
Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead, 28 Mugford Street, Marblehead, MA

Hungarian dance in Massachusetts

Arlington:
Improvisational Hungarian Dancing (781-648-6887)
6:30-8:30 pm most Sundays,
Church of Our Saviour, 21 Marathon Street, East Arlington, MA

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Israeli dance in Massachusetts

List:
Israeli Dances
Links to Israeli dance websites worldwide.

List:
Israeli Folk Dancing in Boston
List of Israeli dance sessions in Brookline, Cambridge, Chestnut Hill, Marblehead, Newton Centre, North Andover, Peabody, and Sharon, MA

Brookline:
Israeli Folk Dancing
7:30 pm-1 am on Mondays,
Temple Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard Avenue, Brookline, MA

Cambridge:
MIT Folk Dance Club Israeli Dancing
8-11:30 pm most Wednesdays,
formerly at Stratton Student Center, MIT, 84 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
NOTE: This series ended as an MIT club on October 31, 2018.
Greater Boston Israeli Dance now runs a
Wednesday night Israeli dance, 7:30–11 pm, at the
Jewish Community Day School gymnasium, 57 Stanley Avenue, Watertown, MA

Chestnut Hill:
Israeli Folk Dancing
7-9:30 pm on Sundays,
Temple Emeth, 194 Grove Street, Chestnut Hill, Brookline, MA

Lexington:
Israeli Folk Dancing
8-10 pm on Mondays,
Temple Emunah, 9 Piper Road, Lexington, MA

Marblehead:
Israeli Folk Dancing (781-631-8330)
7-9:15 pm on Sundays,
Temple Sinai, 1 Community Road, Marblehead, MA

Newton Centre:
Israeli Folk Dancing for Women Only (617-527-7637)
Mondays, (time TBA) with Judith Aaronson,
Shaarei Tefillah, 35 Morseland Avenue, Newton, MA

North Andover:
Israeli Folk Dancing
7-8:15 pm on Sundays,
Osgood Landing (SE entrance, Building 30, upstairs), 1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, MA

Peabody:
Israeli Folk Dancing (978-532-1293)
8-9:15 pm on Tuesdays (early teaching 7 pm once a month),
Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell Street, Peabody, MA

Sharon:
Israeli Folk Dancing (781-784-3986)
8-9:30 pm on Thursdays,
Temple Israel, 125 Pond Street, Sharon, MA

Watertown:
Boston Wednesday Night Israeli Dancing
7:30–11 pm most Wednesdays
Jewish Community Day School gymnasium, 57 Stanley Avenue, Watertown, MA

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New England contra and square dance in Massachusetts

List:
Cape Cod Contra Dances (508-548-6661)
1st Saturday, 8-11 pm,
Community Hall, 68 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA
2nd Saturday, 8-11 pm,
Freedom Hall, 976 Main Street, Cotuit, MA
3rd Saturday, 8-11 pm,
East Sandwich Grange Hall, 91 Old County Road, East Sandwich, MA
3rd Friday, 7:30-10 pm,
Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 355 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA
4th Saturday, 7-10 pm,
The Hammond School, 13 Highland Avenue, Onset, MA

List:
ContraDanceLinks
Contra dance series, schedules, callers, and musicians in New England states

List:
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut Contra Dance, Square Dance, and Waltz Schedule
Comprehensive listing of scheduled events in southern New England

List:
NEFFA: New England Folk Festival Association
Regularly scheduled contra dances in eastern Massachusetts

List:
The Dance Gypsy
Regularly scheduled contra dances in MA

Amherst:
Downtown Amherst Contra Dance
7:30-10:30 pm (instruction at 7) most Wednesdays (except 2nd Wednesdays),
Masonic Lodge, 99 Main Street, Amherst, MA

Amherst:
Fiddlers Green Contra Dance
7:30-10 pm on 4th Saturdays, September-June (except December),
Munson Memorial Library, 1046 South East Street, Amherst, MA

Berlin:
Berlin Country Orchestra Contra Dance (978-838-0044)
8-11 pm on 1st Saturdays, October-May,
Berlin 1870 Town Hall (2nd floor), 12 Woodward Avenue, Berlin, MA

Cambridge:
BIDA (Boston Intergenerational Dance Advocates) Sunday Contras
7:30-10:30 pm on 1st and 3rd Sundays,
Masonic Hall, 1950 Massachusetts Avenue, Porter Square, Cambridge, MA

Cambridge:
MIT Tuesday Contra Dance (617-354-0864)
formerly 8-10:30 pm on several Tuesdays per month,
MIT, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
NOTE: This series ended on October 28, 2018.

Carlisle:
Carlisle Contra Dance (617-661-1865)
8-10:30 pm on 2nd Fridays, October-June,
First Religious Society in Carlisle U.U. Church, 27 School Street, Carlisle, MA

Chatham:
Outermost Contra Dance (508-945-4827)
8-11 pm (Family Dance 7-8 pm) on mostly 4th Saturdays,
South Chatham Village Hall, 2567 Main Street, South Chatham, MA

Concord:
Challenging Contra Dance Series for experienced dancers (978-779-6077)
8-11 pm on selected first Fridays,
Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA

Concord:
Monday Contras (978-341-4143)
7:30-10:30 pm on Mondays,
Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA

Concord:
NEFFA Thursday Contras
7:30-10:30 pm on Thursdays,
Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA

Cotuit:
Cotuit Contra Dances (508-420-2188)
8-11 pm on 2nd Saturdays,
Freedom Hall, 976 Main Street, Cotuit, MA

East Falmouth:
Alchemy Farm Contra Dance (508-362-2767, 508-269-2132)
7:30-10:30 pm on 3rd Saturdays,
Alchemy Farm, 233 Hatchville Road, East Falmouth, MA

Gloucester:
Cape Ann Contra Dance
7 pm (instruction at 6:30) on selected Sundays,
First Baptist Church, 38 Gloucester Avenue, Gloucester, MA

Greenfield:
Greenfield Contra Dances
8-11 pm on 2nd and 4th Fridays and most Saturdays,
Guiding Star Grange, 41 Chapman Street, Greenfield, MA

Jamaica Plain:
Boston Gender Free Contra Dance (617-522-2216, 617-852-4042)
Usually 7:30-10:30 pm on 2nd and 4th Saturdays,
First Church in Jamaica Plain U.U., 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA

Lenox:
Lenox Contra Dance (413-528-4007)
8:30-11:30 (instruction at 8) on 3rd Saturdays,
Lenox Community Center, 65 Walker Street, Lenox, MA

Lexington:
Roaring Jelly Contras (781-235-0713)
7:45-11 pm on 3rd Fridays, September–June (no dance in April 2019)
First Parish in Lexington U.U. Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lexington, MA

Montague:
Western Massachusetts Gender Free Contra Dance (413-773-3568, 413-522-5932)
7-10 pm on mostly 3rd Saturdays
Montague Grange, 34 Main Street, Montague, MA

Northborough:
Northboro Contra (508-393-2828)
8-11 pm on 3rd Saturdays, October-May,
First Parish Northboro U.U. Church, 40 Church Street, Northborough, MA

Onset:
Onset Contra Dance (774-503-0169)
7-10 pm on 4th Saturdays,
The Hammond School, 13 Highland Avenue, Onset, MA

Rehoboth:
Rehoboth Contra Dance (508-252-6375)
8-11 pm on 2nd, 4th, and some 5th Fridays,
Goff Hall, 123 Bay State Road, Rehoboth, MA

Wareham:
Wareham Dances (508-317-0354)
7-10 pm (instruction at 6:30) on 4th Saturdays,
Wareham Boys and Girls Club, 13 Highland Avenue, Wareham, MA

Wellfleet:
Outermost Contra Dance (508-944-3049, 774-316-4624, 508-945-4827)
7:30-10:30 pm (potluck at 6:30) on 3rd Fridays,
Wellfleet Preservation Hall, 355 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA

Westford:
Barn Dances at the PCA (978-692-6333)
3–5 pm on 1st or 2nd Sundays, November–March,
7:30-10 pm on 4th or 5th Saturdays, October-April,
Parish Center for the Arts, 10 Lincoln Street, Westford, MA

Williamstown:
Northern Berkshire Contra Dance (413-652-1331)
7:30-10:30 pm (instruction at 7:15) on most 3rd Fridays,
First Congregational Church, 906 Main Street/Route 2, Williamstown, MA

Woods Hole:
Woods Hole Contras (508-548-6661)
8-11 pm on 1st Saturdays,
Community Hall, 68 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA

Worcester:
Worcester Contra Dance
8-11 pm (instruction at 7:30) on most 2nd Saturdays, September-June,
Wesley United Methodist Church, 114 Main Street, Worcester, MA

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Scandinavian dance in Massachusetts

Arlington:
FAC/Scandia Boston Scandinavian Sundays (781-438-4387)
1:30-5 pm on monthly Sundays, September-December,
Park Avenue Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Road, Arlington Heights, MA

Scottish country dance in Massachusetts

List:
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Boston Branch
List of classes sponsored by RSCDS-Boston and others in Massachusetts

Bedford:
Scottish Country Dancing (617-244-6914)
1-2:30 pm on Tuesdays,
The Bedford Senior Center (COA), 12 Mudge Way, Bedford, MA

Brookline:
RSCDS Boston, Brookline Class (617-864-8945, 617-244-6914)
7:30-9:30 pm on Sundays, September-May,
Church of Our Saviour, 25 Monmouth Street, Brookline, MA

Cambridge Class in Watertown:
RSCDS Boston, Cambridge Class
7:45-10:15 pm most Mondays,
Canadian-American Club, 202 Arlington Street, Watertown, MA

Great Barrington:
RSCDS Boston, Great Barrington Class (call to confirm: 413-344-3023, 413-698-2944)
7:15-9:15 pm on Wednesdays, year-round,
Berkshire Pulse, 3rd floor, 420 Park Street, Housatonic, MA

Newton:
RSCDS Boston, Newton Class (call to confirm: 617-244-6914)
10:30 am-12 noon on Wednesdays, year-round,
Newton Lower Falls Community Center, 545 Grove Street, Newton, MA (September-mid-June;
VFW Post 440, 295 California Street, Newton (June-August)

North Chelmsford:
RSCDS Boston, Nashua Class, North Chelmsford (978-764-4538, 508-574-1533)
7-9 pm on 1st Fridays, year-round,
31 Princeton Street, North Chelmsford, MA

Northampton:
RSCDS Boston, Northampton Class (413-527-3407)
7-9:30 pm on Thursdays, September-May,
Florence Civic Center, 90 Park Street, Florence (a village of Northampton), MA

Salem:
RSCDS Boston, Salem Class: Wee Bluets (617-462-1925)
8 pm (beginners 7:30) on Thursdays, year-round,
First Universalist Society of Salem, 211 Bridge Street, Salem, MA

Stow:
RSCDS Boston, Stow Class (978-897-2466)
7:30-10:30 pm (children 6:30-7:30) on 2nd and 4th Fridays, September-June,
Old Stow Town Hall, 375 Great Road, Stow, MA

Watertown:
RSCDS Boston, Cambridge Class
7:45-10:15 most Mondays,
Canadian-American Club, 202 Arlington Street, Watertown, MA

Yarmouth:
Scottish Country Dancing (call to confirm: 508-432-3711)
7:30 pm on Thursdays,
Yarmouthport Congregational Church, 329 Main Street/Route 6A, Yarmouthport, MA

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Swing, vintage, waltz in Massachusetts

Swing - List:
DanceNet: Swing Dancing in Boston and Beyond
Listings for Greater Boston and New England

Vintage:
Commonwealth Vintage Dancers
Various classes and special events in eastern MA

Waltz, Concord:
FAC Mostly Waltz for Boston (781-438-4387)
2-5:30 pm on monthly Sundays, September-May,
Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA

Waltz, Greenfield:
Greenfield Mostly Waltz
7-10:30 pm on 1st Fridays,
Guiding Star Grange, 401 Chapman Street, Greenfield, MA

More lists

Folk Dancing ’Round Boston
Listings of series and special events in Greater Boston for international, contra, English, Israeli, Scandinavian, and Scottish dancing

Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut Contra Dance, Square Dance, and Waltz Schedule
Comprehensive listing of scheduled events in southern New England

The Dance Gypsy
Listings for contras, folk dance, and other traditional dance forms in the US and Canada

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