OTHER INTERESTING LINKS

Organizations

Country Dance and Song Society www.cdss.org

Cross-Cultural Dance Resources www.ccdr.org

Folk Arts Center of New England www.facone.org

International Organization of Folk Art www.iovworld.org

Northwest Folk Dancers Incorporated (NFDI) is a non-profit "umbrella" organization that promotes folk dancing and ethnic events in the Northwestern United States and around the world. http://www.scn.org/arts/nfdi

The Society for Folk Dance Historians http://www.sfdh.org

Folklore Villlage www.folklorevillage.org

Dance Camps and Workshops

Stockton Folk Dance Camp www.folkdancecamp.org  Over 60 years old and still attracting hundreds of dancers from all over the world every July/August.

Jim Gold International www.jimgold.com -- International folk tours. Jim Gold organizes Folk Tours to countries such as Bulgaria, Greece, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Croatia several times a year.

Southwest International Folk Dance Institute www.swifdi.org Sponsors an annual summer folk dance camp ("August Camp" in Socorro, N.M., just south of Albuquerque.

Kentucky Dance Foundation--Kentucky Dance Institute, International Folk Dance Camp and Music www.folkdancer.org

Scandia Camp Mendocio--/www.ScandiaCampMendocino.org Scandia Camp Mendocino is a week-long camp for those interested in the folk dance, music, and culture of Scandinavia, especially Norway and Sweden.  Each summer since 1980, some of Scandinavia’s most distinguished teachers have come to share with us their cultural expertise and infectious love of their dance and music traditions.

Pinewoods Camp http://pinewoods.org is a dance camp in Massachusetts held June through Labor Day.

Costuming and Accessories

Traditional Czech Costuming and Accessories www.dvorana.cz

Romanian Folk Costumes and Accessories www.costumes.ro

Other Resources

Sanna Longden, Videos, music, books, teaching tips, and resources for those who teach folk dance in schools and communities. http://www.FolkStyle.com

Bob Shapiro's site www.kansasfolk.org/folkdance (he's based in Kansas) has an interesting collection of articles, a list of where to dance, dance notations, lots of dance-related materials. SORRY THIS SITE IS DOWN WHILE BOB FINDS A NEW SERVER but you can contact Bob at rshapiro11@cox.net

Dick Oakes' site http://phantomranch.net/folkdanc/folkdanc.htm also has a collection of dance-related materials - including costumes, articles, biographies of dance teachers/leaders, pronunciation guides, and sheet music.

Contemporary Balkan and Western Asian music found Elderly Instruments http://www.elderly.com/ or call Chris Rietz at 517-372-7880.

Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. (North) http://www.folkdance.com Besides the list of places to dance in Northern California, it has an ever-increasing number of dance notations available for free.

Folk Dance Federation of California (South)   http://www.socalfolkdance.org
Besides the list of places to dance in Southern California, it publications, contacts, history, forms, and a calendar.

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