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A variety of Folk Dancing information is available on the www and in the News Groups. Here are some that I have come across in the normal course of browsing. Mainly covering Essex, but then I'm biased as that's where I live. For those unfortunates who do not live in this part of the world, I've included sites that give the rest of you a better coverage. Many of the folk dance clubs in Essex are ones with which we carry out a regular "Caller Exchange".  Many do not have a web presence as yet. If any of these links appear "dead" I would be grateful if you drop me a line and let me know.

Associations

English Folk Dance & Song Society
Chief Executive:
Martin Frost, Cecil Sharp House
2 Regent's Park Road, LONDON, NW1 7AY, UK
Essex Folk Association
Affiliated to EFDSS, The aim of the EFA is to promote traditional folk customs, music, song and dance.
Chairman: Alan Cartwright Tel: 01255-421064
Grand Union Structured Training Organisation
(GUSTO)

The London Barndance Company

Some other
Folk Dance
Clubs in Essex
Billericay Folk Dance Club
Venue: W.I. Hall, St Edith's Lane, Billericay.
1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Tues.
Contact: Pam Langridge. 01277-623248
Chelmsford Folk Dancers
If you came in via a search engine, that's where you are.
Venue: British Legion Hall, Chelwater Gt. Baddow, CHELMSFORD, Essex.
2nd, 3rd & 4th Tues.
Contact: Janet Barclay
Janet-NoSpam-@barclay.demon.co.uk Tel: 01621-828576
Colchester Folk Dance Club
Venue: St. John's Green School Alternate Weds.
Contact: Sheila Abbott 01026 573394
Grand Ceilidh Club
Southend Rugby Club, Sumpters Way, Southend.
Contact: John Morgan.
grand.ceilidh-NoSpam-@ntlworld.com 01702-203695
Hatfield Peverel Folk Dance Club
Venue: New Village Hall, Maldon road, Hatfield Peverel.. Thurs
Contact. Pam Warren 01245-380527
Purleigh & District Folk Dance Club
Venue: Purleigh Village Hall 1st Wed, Purleigh Pavilion other Weds.
Contact: Ivy Romney 01255-222008
Romford & Brentwood FDG
Venue: Chadwick Hall, St. Michaels Church, Main Road, Gidea Park.
Contact: Kath Pollard 01708-473646
Sandon Scottish Country Dance Club
Venue: Sandon School, Sandon, Essex.
Contact Eileen Hatwell, 01277-211488
Touchstone Folk Dance Club
Venue: Wivenhoe Congratational Church Hall
Every Thursday 8.00-10.00
Contact John Terry 01206 230490

  Other Display teams
Jovial Beggars
 Venue: Mark Hall Community Centre, Harlow.
Contact Eric Probert
EricDProbert-NoSpam-@compuserve.com Tel 01245-259914
Mandrake Morris
Venue: Royal Marine PH. Walton on the Naze. Contact: Liz Bruce. 01255-676960
Scrambled Leggs
Venue: Scout Hall, Bardfield, Vange, Contact: Nicola Crisp
ScrambledLeggs-NoSpam-@crispsite.flyer.co.uk Tel 01702-476347

Callers
Sibby
Tel: 01702 354414, Mobile/Text 07957 448186
email sibby-NoSpam-@worldonline.co.uk

  Bands

Folk Camps

Other sites that have somewhat better links pages than mine
Webfeet
For links to English Folk Dance Clubs and Events
Try Martin Nail's site
For English folk and traditional music sites
Folk Music and Dance Resources in and Around Essex Essex Folk News Links Pages. designed to give a comprehensive guide to all folk sites in and around the county as well as selected national sites.
Essex Folk Association Services include:
Archive material, register of trainers, schools liaison. Band and callers lists, liaison with East Anglian Folk Council and regional sports and arts councils.
The Morris Organisations' Combined Membership
County List
International Folk Dancers Of Ottawa
One of the best site for worldwide links
Country Dance and Song Society (of America)
Affiliated Group Web-Sites
International Folk Dance Resource Guide 

Publications

Efn Magazine
To keep up to date on the Folk Scene in Essex

English Country Dance Definitions

Hugh Stewart
Definitions from Elements of English Country Dance

Dance Lists

Some dances we do.

The Round
Cambridge University
English Country Dance Club 
Includes
Palmer's Pocket Playford on the Web
Kentucky Running Set

Thomas Green
Playford
The English Dancing Master
John Playford's first edition (1651)
The Library of Congress collection of dance instruction manuals 1490-1920
Playford scanned and in text form.
Cambridge Country Dance
Michael Robinson has transcribed all the tunes of Playford 1651 in abc format. Text
Kentucky Running Sets

Cambridge University

Contra Dances
Anthony Stone
Cambridge Contra Dance
Contra Dances
Contradancers of Hawaii
Collection of Traditional Contradances
Including Dances from Pride and Prejudice – Can’t get away from playford
And the Music
John Chambers' music directory
If you're into multimedia, then you will find the music to some of the dances we do here.
Eric Foxley
Thoughts on Playing for Folk Dancing

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