Worldwide Folk Dance Links

There are hundreds of websites pertaining to various aspects of recreational folk dancing. We're happy to share with you some of our favorites which offer a wide range of information and also connect you to other links. The following are regional, national and international organizations which can provide you with valuable information:

More sites will be added regularly


CANADA:

Montreal: Association montréalaise des arts et traditions populaires (AMATP) 

Ontario: Ontario Folk Dance Association (OFDA)

Ottawa/Hull: International Folkdancers of Ottawa (IFDO)

Sherbrooke: Les Pieds de Velours

Toronto: Int'l Folk Dance Club Univ. of Toronto

Winnipeg: Manitoba International Folkdance Association

Saskatoon: Saskatoon International Folk Dance Club

Edmonton: Edmonton International Folk Dancers

Calgary: Folk Dance Fridays

Vancouver: Vancouver International Folk Dancers (VIFD)

Halifax: Folkdancers' Association of Nova Scotia

 

U.S.A.:

National: Folk Dance Association (Site has not been updated since 2005)

National: National Folk Organization (NFO)

National: East European Folklife Center (EEFC)

California: Folk Dance Federation of California (North)

California: Folk Dance Federation of California (South)

California: Stockton Folk Dance Camp

California: Mendocino Folklore Camp

Colorado: Boulder International Folk Dancers

New England: Folk Arts Center of New England

New England & more: The Dance Gypsy

Chicago: Folk Dance Council of Chicago

Chicago: Ethnic Dance Chicago (Paul Colins)

Florida: Florida Folk Dance Council

Louisiana: Crescent City Int'l Dancers (New Orleans)

Maine: Mainewoods Dance Camp

Minnesota: Tapestry Folk Dance Center

Missouri: IFD of University City (St. Louis)

New Jersy: Folk Dancing in NJ

Pennsylvania: Dancing in and around Philadelphia

Texas: Texas International Folk Dancers

Hawaii: International Folk Dancers of Hawaii (IFDH)

Washington D.C.: International Folk Dancing

Wisconsin: Door County Folk Festival

Seattle & Northwest: Folk Dance Directory

San Francisco: Folk Dance Directory

 

Other countries:

Austria: Vienna International Folk Dance Pages

Australia: Folk Dance Australia (Site not updated since 2004...)

Australia: Folk Dancing in Australia (listings seem to be recent)

New Zealand: Folk Dance New Zealand

United Kingdom: Society for International Folk Dancing

Italy: FARE (Roberto Bagnoli) - Reggio Emilia

France: Le Grand Bal de l'Europe (Gennetines)

Israel: Dunav Balkan Dancers (Jerusalem) - Great Website!

Japan: National Folk Dance Federation of Japan (mostly in Japanese)

Various international organizations:

Conseil international des organisations de festivals de folklore et d'arts traditionnels (CIOFF)

International organization of folk art (IOV)

International concil for traditional music (ICTM)

Conseil international de la danse (CID)

 

International teachers/specialists (Websites) :

Turkish Dances: Ahmet Lüleci (Boston, MA)

Romanian Dances: Cristian Florescu & Sonia Dion (Montréal, QC)

Armenian Dances: Tom Bozigian (California)

Armenian Dances: Tineke Van Geel (Netherlands)

Bulgarian Dances: Jaap Leegwater (Netherlands)

Bulgarian Dances: Iliana Bozhanova (Bulgaria)

Bulgarian Dances: Daniela Ivanova (Bulgaria)

Polish Dances: Richard Schmidt (Montréal, QC)

Russian Dances: Hennie Konings (Netherlands)

 

Last update: 13.08.2007

 

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