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Bands, Musicians, and Singers
- Tom Bozigian Middle Eastern Orchestra La Mirada, California. Tom Bozigian leads a folklore orchestra which has produced numerous recordings.
- Chookasian Armenian Concert Ensemble Fresno, California. John has been playing Armenian and Middle East folk music for over 35 years.
- Chubritza International Folk Band Arcata, California. Balkan and international folk music played on traditional instruments
- Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble Oakland, California. Develops new audiences for music rooted in Balkan, Slavic, and Caucasian women's vocal traditions.
- Nevenka East European Folk Ensemble North Hollywood, California. A group presenting folk dance music and songs from Bulgaria and Macedonia.
- Veselba San Pedro, California. Playing folk dance music for all. (Email only)
- Zhena Folk Chorus San Pedro, California. This group proudly presents a unique array of lovingly crafted presentations for your special events.
Boots and Shoes
- Anello & Davide, Ltd. London, England. The premier brand in dance boots and handcrafted shoes.
Calendars and Events
- FolkWorks Folk Dance Calendar Southern California places to go.
- Folk Dance Federation of California, North Folk Dance Calendar Northern California places to go.
- Folk Dance Federation of California, South Folk Dance Calendar Southern California places to go.
- National Folk Organization Folk Dance Calendar Southern California places to go.
Camps and Institutes
- August Dance Camp Socorro, New Mexico. Offering world-class dance opportunities in the heart of beautiful New Mexico.
- Balkan Music & Dance Camp Mendocino, California. Celebrating the joy and diversity of Balkan dance and music.
- English Dance Week Aptos, California. Featuring an eclectic mix of dance, music, and singing workshops.
- Fall Folk Dance Camp Simi Valley, California. Three days and two nights of folk dancing, arts and crafts, walks, and friendship.
- International Folkdance Camp Hopewell Junction, New York. A warm and welcoming camp featuring great teachers.
- Kolo Festival San Francisco, California. A two-day camp celebrating the Balkans and nearby countries.
- Lark Camp Mendocino, California. Music, song, and dance workshops in the Mendocino Woodlands.
- Mainwoods Camp Fryeburg, Maine. This camp offers ethnic festivities, wonderful people, friendly atmosphere, and incredible ethnic meals.
- Mendocino Middle Eastern Music & Dance Camp Mendocino, California. Spend a week in the Coastal Redwoods of the Northern California's Mendocino Woodlands.
- New Mexico August Folk Dance Camp Soccoro, New Mexico. August Folk Dance Camp has been offering world-class dance opportunities in the heart of beautiful New Mexico.
- Razzmatazz International Folk Music and Dance Camp Mendocino, California. Campers enjoy delectable meals and snacks and an atmosphere of joy, camaraderie, and celebration.
- Scandia Camp Mendocino Mendocino, California. Presents the opportunity to learn in depth about the folk music, dance, and cultural traditions of Scandinavia.
- Stockton Folk Dance Camp Stockton, California. Northern California's premier folk dance camp taking place every summer since 1948.
- Ti Ti Tábor Hungarian Dance Camp Gig Harbor, Washington. Offering a rich immersion experience into authentic Hungarian folk culture for adults and children alike.
Dance Notes
- A Mind Less Ordinary Cèilidh Dances More than 25 English Cèlidh dances described here.
- American Indian Dance Notes Julia Buttree describes many American Indian dances.
- Bali Folk Lots of international dances and songs.
- Barn Dance Repertoire Barn Dance has notes for 125 English dances.
- BetBasoo's Assyrian Folk Dances Peter Pnuel BetBasoo has 30 Assyrian dances noted.
- Bettis' Dance Notes Andy Bettis has some 60 international dance descriptions in HTML format.
- Carnie's Folkdance Musings Andrew Carnie has at least 50 international dance descriptions in PDF format.
- Contra Dance List Cambridge has some 225 contra dances, all notated.
- Copper Knob Stepsheets George has more than 68,000 stepsheets of line dances on this site.
- Deering's Folk Dance Notes Tom Deering has nearly 40 balkan dances here.
- Estienne's Country Dance Book Greg Lindahl has some 25 English dances described.
- Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. (North) Dance Descriptions The Federation, North has many international folk dance notes available.
- Folk Dance Federation of California, South, Inc. Dance Descriptions The Federation, South has many international folk dance notes available.
- Folk Dance Footnotes Gabriola, British Columbia. Don Buskirk's site that has folk dance notes and music.
- Folk Dance Instructions Facebook has links to many international dance instructions.
- Folk Dances Choreographed by Jim Gold Jim has nearly 120 dances online with videos.
- folkdancing.com There are 28 Scandinavian dances notated here, plus an Explanation of Dance Holds and a Glossary of Terms.
- Freewheeler's Contra Dancing Freewheelers describe the Hambo, Polka, and Schottische.
- Grand Chain – Cèilidh Dances About 20 English Cèilidh dances notes are listed here.
- Grand Chain – Scottish Dances About 20 Scottish dances notes are listed here.
- Hirsh's International Teaching Notes Carol Hirsh has described over 140 international dances.
- Imber's Israeli Folk Dancing Martin Imber has about 300 israeli dances described here.
- Internet Archive English Dances Nearly 20 English dances described here.
- Irish and Scottish Dance Descriptions Scott MacHaffy has notated a dozen Scottish dances.
- McMonagle's Zwiefacher Patterns Patrick McMonagle has a complete list of Bavarian Zwiefacher dance patterns.
- Miami Valley FD Dance Notes Miami Falley Folk Dancers' list of international dance notes.
- Palmer's Pocket Playford More than 50 English country dances by William Palmer from the Playfore Ball programmes.
- Pluck and Squeeze Welsh Dances There are 10 dances here from Wales.
- Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary Dances Scottish dance "cribs" and instructions for some 5,000 Scottish country dances.
- Shapiro's Folk Dance Notes Bob Shapiro has links to nearly 1,500 international dance notes.
- Thrir Venstri Foetr English Country Dances More than 60 English Country Dances are notated here.
- Webfeet Dance Instructions Many English Cèlidh dance links are here.
- Animated Folk Dance GIFs Naohisa Hamada [MARUCHO] created dozens of absolutely amazing animated folk dancers, one of which (replicated 5 times) is shown above!
Music
- Best of NAMA CD David Owens was the director of NAMA.
- Internet Archive John Clements' 78rpm music collection.
- Midi Files, Sheet Music, and YouTube Links Seymour Schlien has hundreds of these kinds of links.
Organizations
- AMAN Folk Ensemble Alumni Society Los Angeles, California. A website for the latest news and information about AMAN alumni.
- East European Folklife Center Berkeley, California. Promotes, celebrate, and educate the public about traditional and traditionally based music, dance, and cultures of the Balkans.
- Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. Northern California federation of folk dance groups with much more information!
- Folk Dance Federation of California, South, Inc. Southern California federation of folk dance groups with much more information!
- International Dance Association of San Diego County San Diego, California. A non-profit organization that covers the dance groups of San Diego.
- National Folk Organization Orem, Utah. Promotes and encourages the exchange of folk dance and dance related folklore in the U.S. and abroad.
- Northwest Folk Dancers Inc. Woodinville, Washington. A non-profit "umbrella" organization that promotes folk dancing and ethnic events.
- Royal Scottish Country Dance Society San Gabriel Valley, California. Sponsors classes in Scottish Country Dancing at locations throughout Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
- Santa Barbara Country Dance Society Santa Barbara, California. Did we mention how FUN it is? Some of us get sore cheeks from smiling so hard!
- Society of Folk Dance Historians Austin, Texas. The only collection maintained on a daily basis by and for folk dance historians.
- South Coast Folk Society Coos Bay, Oregon. An association of various folk dance groups.
- Square & Folk Dance Federation of Washington Washington State. An organization that promotes Square and Folk Dancing in Washington state as a means of recreation.
Performing Groups
- Claddagh Dance Company Irish – Ventura, California. Adding a touch of authentic Irish culture to the lives of Southern California communities.
- Gulistan Dance Theater Los Angeles, California. A highly-trained and versatile mid-eastern dance ensemble attired in dazzling authentic and original costumes.
- Gypsy Folk Ensemble Los Angeles, California. An ethnic dance company formed to preserve, perform, and teach traditional folk dances from various countries around the world.
- International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance Gardena, California. Setting the standards in Dance Orientale (belly dance).
- Kárpátok Hungarian Folk Ensemble Los Angeles, California. If you like to dance come on down to the Magyar Haz.
- Kayamanan Ng Lahi Los Angeles, California. The Philippines rich cultural diversity is celebrated with resounding rhythms of drums, metal gongs, and rondalla instruments.
- Krakusy Polish Folk Dance Ensemble, Inc. Los Angeles, California. Dancing its way into the hearts of American and European audiences alike, this group is an ambassador of Polish culture.
- Performing Folk Dancers of Balboa Park San Diego, California. Dedicated to the promotion and preservation of international folk dancing.
- Pride of Erin Ceili Dancers San Diego, California. A non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of Irish culture.
- Spindulys Lithuanian Folk-Dance Ensemble Lithuanian – Los Angeles, California.
- Syrtaki Folk Dance Ensemble Laguna Woods, California. Lee Otterholt's performing group from Laguna Beach, CA.
- Westchester Lariats, The Westchester, California. This performing group's repertoire includes folk dances from around the world as well as American traditional, vintage, and social dances.
Players
- Folkdance Jukebox (Proprietary) This is a laptop computer from Dick Killian with a software program that allows you to program all of your folkdance music. Does not support diacritics. Comes with the music for more than 800 folk dances, as well as over 1,000 dance descriptions, costume information, and an online manual. Check with Dick Killian for current pricing.
- MITPlayer (for Windows) A wonderful program for folk dance groups, this software, originally programmed by Neil Rosen and now by Murray Spiegel, was originally written for the MIT Folk Dance Club. Program only. The software now includes the ability to add diacritical marks (Free).
- SqView Player (for Windows) Developed for Square Dance Callers, this program allows the user to change Tempo, Pitch, Speed, and Volume and has a clock! Program only. Does not support diacritics (Free).
- Winamp Modern Folk Dance Skin (for Windows) The Winamp Modern Folk Dance Skin has been modified from the standard Winamp Modern Skin to make it easier to use. Requires one plugin, and some configuration to achieve the optimum configuration. Program only. Does not support diacritics (Free).
Resources
- Folk Dance Federation of California San Francisco, California. Inc. Lots of folk dance resources available.
- Folk Dance Federation of California, South, Inc. Los Angeles, California. Huge amount of folk dance resources.
- National Folk Organization Orem, Utah. Lots of folk dance resources.
Shops
- Balkan Bazaar Greensboro, North Carolina. A wonderful attic of folk treasures to be discovered.
- BalkanFolk Sofia, Bulgaria. An online shop for folklore music, Bulgarian traditional instruments and costumes, souvenirs, books, and more.
- Ernst Licht Oley, Pennsylvania. A leading traditional German clothing company which offers full range of costumes inspired by the regional cultures of Germany.
- International Folk Rhythms, Ltd. Northbrook, Illinois. Music from around the world, ethnic dance videos, books, imported danceear, and more.
- Lark in the Morning Mendocino, California. Instruments, books, DVDS, informative articles, and more.
- Bourque-Moreau Associeés Folklore Productions Bossard, Québec. Offers a variety of services and products that include workshops, educational programs, books, recordings, and videos.
- Romanian Folk Costumes Bucuresti, Romania. Romanian blouses and costumes of Romania.
Miscellaneous
- Tupans etc. Seattle, Washington. Articles on tupans, tupan sticks, how to re-bag a gajda, etc..