Folk

» Ballet Folklorico Perú
   Traditional group in New York, USA offering performances and children's dance school. Includes details of founders and musicians, image gallery, events schedule and on-line ticket sales.

   
   http://peru.typepad.com/

» Ballet Folklorico Viva Panama
   Panamanian cultural, educational, and entertainment organization offering dance tours. Includes dancer biographies, past and future performances, reviews, articles on culture, image galleries, video clips and contact details.

   
   http://www.vivapanama.org/

» Bolivia Mia
   Internationally recognised group of folkloric Latin performers who enjoy entertaining the public with Bolivian Culture in Sydney. With news and media.

   
   http://www.boliviamia.com.au/

» Cambodian Classical Dance
   Features profile of Chamroeun Yin, a Cambodian dancer, and general information about court dances, and the techniques.culture, Cambodian music

   
   http://users.rcn.com/tskramer/

» Cambodian Dance Photo Gallery
   This photo gallery depicts the Angkor Dance Troupe of Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. It shows most of the major folk and classical dances, as well as costuming, rehearsals, and other behind-the-scenes activities.

   
   http://andrewpagephoto.com/cambodiandance/

» Celtic Bompa's Folk Dancing Site
   Dance explanations for traditional dancing focused towards Irish dancing, bal folk, flamenco and Argentinian tango.

   
   http://celticbompa.4t.com/

» Collage Dance Ensemble
   Professional company, based in USA, offering traditional choreographies and more modern interpretations of folk dance. Includes aims, history, details of the repertory, director, artistes and shows, press reviews and contact information.

   
   http://www.collageusa.org/

» Dance in the Land of Heaven
   International dance and music festival in Nepal. Includes profile, registration, program, location and contact details.

   
   http://www.nepaldance.com/

» Dancilla
   Database of folk dances from the world, containing videos, audio and information about dances. Search facility.

   
   http://www.dancilla.com/

» Dancing at Idlewild Church
   Schedules and contacts for regular Contra, Cajun, and Scottish Country dances in Memphis, Tennessee. Links to other dance groups in the Southeast.

   
   http://www.hometown.aol.com/horselovers/dancingatidlewildchurch.html

» Dancing for Busy People
   Square dances, mixers, contra dances, line dances, books, articles and references for dance and recreation leaders, school teachers, college professors, church activities directors, and camp leaders.

   
   http://www.d4bp.com/

» Dancing the Web
   Details of events and venues for folk dancing in Australia and Colorado, USA.

   
   http://dancingtheweb.com/

» Dansglädje
   Swedish traditional social dancing in the Stockholm region. Includes dance calendar, event reports, dance techniques, and dance descriptions with video clips. [English/Swedish].

   
   http://dansglad.se/

» Eastbourne International Folkdance Festival
   UK. Annual festival offering recreational English and American country dance together with International workshops. Includes programme with list of performers and booking details.

   
   http://www.eiff.org.uk/

» Everest Nepal Cultural Group
   Aims to conserve and develop Nepalese cultural heritage. Includes profile and notes on authentic traditional dances.

   
   http://www.encg.folkfestivals.org/

» Folk Dance Council of Chicago (FDCC)
   Directory of folk and ethnic dance groups in the Chicago area, USA.

   
   http://members.aol.com/fdccpub/

» Folk Dancing - Virtual Finland
   Article on Finnish folk dance covering history, characteristics, and modern organizations.

   
   http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=27060

» Folklorama
   Annual two week multicultural extravaganza, held by the Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg.

   
   http://www.folklorama.ca/

» Grufolpawa
   Panamanian folklore group in Washington DC, United States. Includes profile, events calendar and image galleries. [Spanish/English]

   
   http://www.walterstjones.com/grufolpawa/

» Gruppo Folcloristico Agilla e Trasimeno
   Folk group in Perugia, Italy performing dances and songs from Italy. With pictures, videos and calendar of events.

   
   http://www.agillaetrasimeno.it/index_en.php

» How to Start a Folkdance Club
   Bruce Botelo presents organization instructions, budget planning, and equipment tracking.

   
   http://www.scn.org/arts/nfdi/howto.html

» Iberian Folk Dance and Music Society
   Recreational and display group based in London, UK. Includes profile, events calendar and history.

   
   http://www.communigate.co.uk/london/iberiandance/

» International Folk Festival
   Official site of the annual festival in Varna, Bulgaria. Includes regulations, schedule, and registration details. [Bulgarian/English]

   
   http://www.varnafolk.org/

» Kababayang Pilipino - cultural performing arts group
   Filipino cultural performing arts group in British Columbia, Canada. Includes profile, repertoire, audio and video clips, image gallery, news, events, booking information, forum and contact details.

   
   http://kababayangpilipino.org/

» La Compagnie Folklorique Fanny Thibout
   Belgium. Traditional (18th and 19th century) folk dances, songs, games and music. Includes information about the dances and the costumes, and a list of events. [Dutch/English/French/Walloon].

   
   http://www.cfft.be/

» Lahing Kayumanggi
   Cultural group based in London, UK, performing traditional folk dances and songs of the Philippines. Includes profile, information on regional dances and Philippines history, image galleries, and contact information.

   
   http://www.lkdance.org.uk/

» Les Panards Dansants
   French and Breton traditional music and dance in Leeds, UK. Includes lyric collection, information on dances and details of meetings, workshops, venues, and events.

   
   http://www.frenchdanceleeds.co.uk/

» Lloyd Shaw Foundation
   The foundation seeks to preserve and foster square dancing, contra dancing, round dances, mixers and quadrilles, folk dances of the American people.

   
   http://www.lloydshaw.org/

» Lotus Arts & Dance
   Multicultural dance association in New York, offering lessons, workshops and performances of traditional ethnic forms of dance and music.

   
   http://lotusmusicanddance.org/

» Lous Tchancayres
   Dance group from Mont de Marsan (Landes, France) that perpetuates the local traditional dances, both with and without stilts. Site contains background about the use of stilts in the area.

   
   http://lous.tchancayres.free.fr/index-eng.html

» Mundo Etnico Foundation
   Dutch non-profit organization which promotes dance cultures from the South Pacific, by means of seminars, book publications and CDs with music of many Polynesian islands. [English/Dutch]

   
   http://www.mundoetnico.nl

» NEFFA LinkFest: Folk Dancing
   A directory of folk dancing pages

   
   http://www.neffa.org/Top/Folk_Dancing/

» Nordic Fiddles & Feet
   Annual week long Swedish and Norwegian music and dance dance festival Virginia, USA. Includes schedules, profiles of instructors, image galleries, and registration information.

   
   http://www.nordicfiddlesandfeet.org/

» Nordiska Folkdancers
   Scandinavian performance group from Seattle,USA. Includes history, photograph galleies of events and of regional costumes from Scandinavian countries.

   
   http://home.comcast.net/~ja_visst/nordiska/

» Northern California Spelmanslag
   Scandinavian music and dance organisation, with information on events and tune transcriptions.

   
   http://members.aol.com/jglittle/ncs.html

» Northwest Folkdancers
   The "Where to Folk Dance Organization" for the Pacific Northwest.

   
   http://www.scn.org/arts/nfdi/

» Northwest Folklife
   A multi-cultural arts organization dedicated to serving the ethnic, traditional, and folk arts communities of the Northwest US.

   
   http://www.nwfolklife.org/

» Nusantara
   Performing arts company based in the UK, specialising in South East Asian dance, music, and drama styles, particularly Indonesia, Malaya, and Thailand, offering workshops and school programs.

   
   http://www.nusantara.co.uk/

» Nyfte
   National Youth Folklore Troupe of England. Members are aged between 10 and 18.

   
   http://www.nyfte.org.uk/

» Raices Folk Dance Group
   Argentinean and Uruguayan group based in Sydney, Australia. Includes profile, and image galleries.

   
   http://www.raices.org.au/

» Rancho Folclórico de Kearny, New Jersey
   Official site of the Portuguese Folkloric Dance group of Kearny, NJ: Os Sonhos de Portugal. It shows the history, current members, music, and photos of the group, which preserves the traditions and culture of the Northern region of Portugal: o Alto Minho.

   
   http://freewebs.com/sonhosdeportugal/

» Recreational Folk Dancing
   Notes for folk dances from many countries and reviews of related sites.

   
   http://www.recfd.com/

» Royal Days International Folk Dance Festival
   Royal Days International Folk Dance Festival held annually in Szekesfehervar, Hungary.

   
   http://www.kiralyinapok.hu/

» Runringen Folkdanslag
   Recreational group from Sweden performing dances from Sweden, Finland, Russia and the Baltic states. Includes profile, history, calendar, image gallery and contact information. [English/Swedish].

   
   http://www.runringen.org/

» San Antonio Folk Dancers
   Non-profit organization in Texas. Contains basic information for interested people and some links to other folk dance related sites.

   
   http://www.sanantoniofolkdancers.org/

» Scandia D.C.
   Recreational and performance group promoting Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Swedish and Norwegian music and dance in Washington D.C., USA. Includes meetings and events calendar, and repertoire.

   
   http://users.erols.com/s526/

» Spen Valley Longsword Dance Team
   Perform traditional dances of Yorkshire; information about their history, performances, practices, photo galleries, and contacts. [Cleckheaton, UK]

   
   http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bradford/

» Stoughton Norwegian Dancers
   Performing high school group in Wisconsin, United States. Includes profile, history, schedule of performances and image galleries.

   
   http://www.stoughtonnorwegiandancers.net

» Tal-Kin-Jeri Dance Group
   South Australian dance group researches and performs traditional dance and story of the Ngarrindjeri people by dance and totem.[May not work in all browsers].

   
   http://members.tripod.com/tal_kin_jeri/

» Tanzgruppe Bolivia
   Performance group based in Vienna, Austria. Includes details of rehearsals and performances, information on dances and traditions, and image galleries. [English/German/Spanish].

   
   http://home.schule.at/teacher/evelinerochatorrez/index_tgr.htm

» Tapestry Folkdance Center
   Offers opportunities for the general public to experience the joys of dance and music throughout the world on the folk dance floor.

   
   http://www.tapestryfolkdance.org/

» The Dance Gypsy
   Calendar/newsletter for the New England dance community. Subscription information, a list of dances organized by type, state and related links.

   
   http://www.thedancegypsy.com/

» Turun Kansantanssin Ystävät ry
   Brief details of the annual festival of the Turku Folklore Association in Finland.

   
   http://www.rytky.fi/

» Underbank Hall, the Home of Charles James Fox
   Maintains the tradition of the Langsett Fox Dance, which is held annually on the Saturday nearest the Hunter's Moon (late October). Includes biography, history, and midi tunes.

   
   http://www.renardine.btinternet.co.uk/fox/

» Vinok Worldance
   Canadian company, offering shows with music and dance of many cultures of the world.

   
   http://www.vinokworldance.ab.ca/

» Volkdansvereniging NVS
   Society promoting English, Scottish, Irish and American dance activities at local and national level in the Netherlands. Includes profile, directory, events, photo-gallery, CD and teachers list, and membership information. [English/Dutch].

   
   http://www.nvs-dance.nl/