ENGLISH DANCING

HOUSTON, TEXAS OPPORTUNITIES:

Scottish Country Dancing and More
(occasionally includes English Country
& English Ceilidh dances)

Most 4th Tuesdays:
 
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE
   7:30 to 10:00 pm
admission $3.00

      Open to all.
All dances are taught.
Good music
and a lot of fun.

Oxford Hall
1135 Oxford
in the Heights
 
For more info:
Mike Head

Oxford Hall is a nonsmoking venue
 
for schedule changes see

 

Society for Creative Anachronism
   - Dance Events - Houston, TX

 

LINKS:

ENGLISH DANCE DESCRIPTIONS, HISTORY

English Country Dance - history
 BASIC INFORMATION MODERN ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE  

Elements of English Country Dance (definition of terms)
Ballroom Dance Manuals, Library of Congress, 1490 - 1920
Dance List with instructions

Palmer's Pocket Playford
English Dancing Master, Playford (Merri Pranksters)
English Dancing Master, Playford (Jeff Lee)
The Dancing Master, 1651-1728 (Robert Keller)
Michael Barraclough English dance notations
Renaissance Dance Cheat Sheets
Del's Dance Book
Dance Sheets (Will Linden)
In Step with Jane Austen (NY Times Article)
English Country Dance and Its American Cousin
Virginia Reel
Winston Dance Descriptions
Three Left Feet Dance List

Sapphire Swan Dance Directory
Other Country / Contra Links
ECD Mailing List (with links)
The Letter of Dance
Colonial Dancing Master
Dancetime, History of Dance
 

RELATED GROUPS & ORGANIZATIONS

Country Dance Society, Boston Centre
Central Illinois English Country Dancers

Jane Austen Society of North America
Republic of Pemberley (Jane Austen)
Society for Creative Anachronism
Earthly Delights

Netherlands ECD
Princeton Country Dancers
Toronto English Country Dancers
Victoria (Canada) ECD Society
ECD in New Haven
Upper Valley ECD (Vermont)
ECD Rochester, NY
Elegant Arts Society (NY)
Country Dancers of Westchester, NY
San Diego (Cal) ECD
Santa Barbara (Cal) ECD Society
Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceildihs (London, UK)
 

ANNUAL BALLS

Seattle English Country Dance Ball
The Strafford Ball (with dance instructions from past 5 years)
Country Dance New York Archives
Central Illinois Christmas Ball

Folklore Society of Greater Washington Spring Ball
South California Playford Ball

 

DRESS

 Regency Dress in Jane Austen's Time (1775 - 1817)
Victorian Lady (League City, Texas)  

The Costume Page
Regency Images

Austentation Regency Accessories
Jas Townsend 18th Century
Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion

Ready to Wear
Regency Regalia
Renaissance Ribbons
Sense & Sensibility Clothing
Sense & Sensibility Patterns
Simplicity Costume Page
Regency Fashion Page

SUPPLIES

COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY
Boston Centre ECD Collection
English Folk Dance and Song Society  
SCA Dance CDs and Books

MUSIC, BANDS, TEACHERS, CALLERS

Bare Necessities
Colin Hume
Nicholas Broadbridge
Amherst Early Music (Connecticut)
Bells & Motley
Colonial Music Institute
Pavane Renaissance Dance & Music Ensemble
 Christmas & SCA Dance Melodies for Flute & Recorder  
Cotswold Music Society

English Folk Music - Wild Goose Records
Folk Music Index

 

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This page maintained by Dianna Shipman.

Dianna Shipman biographical information

Page updated June 27, 2006