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Other Dances in Texas and Oklahoma
Austin dances contras every Wednesday, 1st Fridays, and 3rd Saturdays, and ECD on 2nd Fridays.
Austin Contra Dances
Bryan/College Station dances contras on 1st Saturdays.
Bryan/College Station
Dallas dances contras on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturdays, and ECD on 4th Saturdays.
North Texas Traditional Dance Society
San Antonio dances contras on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays.
San Antonio Contra Dancers
Oklahoma City dances contras on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays.
Scissortail Traditional Dance Society
Tulsa dances contras on the 1st Saturday of each month.
Tulsa Barn Dance
See Ted Crane's National Dance Database or Charlie Seelig's Contradancelinks for dances held in other parts of the country. These sites are not always accurate so be sure to call or email before attending an out-of-state dance.
Miscellaneous Links
The Country Dance and Song Society is the national organization dedicated to supporting and promoting traditional forms of American and English song and folk dancing.
There is a wonderful explanation on the CDSS site of English and American dances as usually done in the United States.
Here's a link to David Smukler's Cracking Chestnuts articles, originally published in the CDSS News. "Chestnuts" refers to some of the old dances that are still favorites in many contra communities. If you are at all interested in the roots of contra dance and in exploring the changes that have occurred over time, we invite you to enjoy David's well-written articles. And don't miss David Millstone's background pieces, linked at the bottom of the Cracking Chestnuts page.
Looking for contra or English Country dance music? Try CDSS, CDBaby, and Contracopia.
Local Links
Our local callers Grant Goodyear and Joseph Pimentel have their own web sites, as do the bands Fish & Chips and Perfect 5th. Just click on their names.
Callers: here are the HATDS Callers' Guidelines (PDF).