CDS Boston Centre is but one of several organizations in the Boston (Massachusetts) area dedicated to folk dance and folk music. We are also affiliated with national and international organizations and, by extension, with other local groups in other areas, all with similar or related goals and purposes. Some of these organizations include:
- The Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS) — USA-based umbrella organization for English and Anglo-American folk dance and music in North America.
- Pinewoods Camp Inc. — Music and dance camp near Plymouth, MA.
- The Folk Arts Center of New England (FAC) — For a recorded listing of area dances (including weather cancellations), call the Folk Arts Center’s Folk Fone at 781-438-4387. This recording is updated several times each week & includes contra, English, Scottish, and international dances.
- The New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) — mid-April in Mansfield, MA
- The Dance Gypsy — Information on dances, bands, and callers of contra, english and other traditional dance forms in New England.
- Amherst Area English Country Dancers
- Amherst Contra Dance — Also lists other Western MA contra dances
- Boston (Jamaica Plain) Gay and Lesbian Contra Dancers
- Boston (Jamaica Plain) Gender-Free English
- Challenging Contra Dance Series at the Scout House
- Greater Boston Ritual Dance & Drama
- The New Hampshire English Country Dance Society
- Kingston Rhode Island English Country Dancing
- Wondering what English country dancing looks like? Lots of videos here: http://lambertvillecountrydancers.org/videolist.php
- Video from one of our ECD & ice cream dances in 2009
- Playing with Phantoms – ECD music to play along with online