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Subject Advice

Folk Dance - Barn and English

Contact the adviser, Ian


About the adviser

I started Calling in 1967 at school, and then my big break was running our Playford group (dances 1600-1900) for 3 months.

Later on in life, I called at several EFDSS (English Folk Dance and Song Society) affiliated clubs covering Wiltshire, Bristol, Somerset and Devon.

I am a life member of the society and have caller insurance with them. I took up Scottish Dancing in 1967.

I run Weston-super-Mare folk dance group.

Occassionally I am invited to Call for the odd Barn Dance.

At folk festivals I try and dance as much American Contra and Squares as I can.

Resources

Playford

https://round.soc.srcf.net/

American Square

https://newsquaremusic.com/sioindex.html

American Contra's

NH Country Dance 

https://www.nhcountrydance.com/music/rpdlw_archives.html

www.dance.ravitz.us/  

Country dance and song society USA

www.cdss.org

Scottish

https://rscds.org/

https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/

https://my.strathspey.org/dd/

Additional resource 

The supplier I use the most, as they have a lot of second hand stock given to them when a lot of callers retire, is https://folksales.com/