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Updated on January22 at 6:30 PM

The next Louisville ECD class will be February 1.

Due to the threat of heavy snow and the promise of very cold temperatures, the regularly scheduled meeting on Jan 25 is cancelled.

 

Our next meeting will be February 1 for our

Potluck and Dance to the music of Keltricity 

Please join us!

3 - 5 PM

St. Andrews Episcopal Church

$5 at the door


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It is clear that not everybody checks their e-mail these days. If you wish to be notified about Louisville ECD activities using another medium, let me know ... well, this is awkward ... let me know via e-mail what alternative vehicle to use to contact you.

Once a year we have a special dance with Keltricity playing. Deborah Denenfeld is calling this dance.
Once a year we have a special dance with Keltricity playing. Deborah Denenfeld is calling this dance.
Our Once a Year dance with Keltricity
Our Once a Year dance with Keltricity
At the Jane Austen Festival Grand Ball back when it was held at Spalding University. Don Corson is calling, Keltricity is playing, and Kathy (in blue) is waiting for her turn to get into the thick of a dance.
At the Jane Austen Festival Grand Ball back when it was held at Spalding University. Don Corson is calling, Keltricity is playing, and Kathy (in blue) is waiting for her turn to get into the thick of a dance.

 


Dance Opportunities Coming up in the "Area"

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Third Saturdays, Louisville

Birds of a Feather English Country Dance, 4 - 6 PM

Live Music, varying callers.

1228 E. Breckinridge St, Louisville, KY

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February 1 2026: Louisville, Louisville English Country dancers

(Hey! that's US)

Potluck and dance to the music of Keltricity

Schedule:

1:00: set up

2:00 pot luck meal

3:00 Dance to the music of Keltricity

5ish clean up

Program:

Take a Dance

The Ragg

Trip to Provence

The Female Saylor

Hole in the Wall

The Disbanded Officer

Mistwold

The Farmer's Joy

My Lady of the Lake

Dover Pier

Well Hall

The Potter's Wheel

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March 27-29, 2026 Nashville Country Dancers’ 43rd Playford Ball

Caller - Jenna Simpson

Music by Tim Con Brio: Jonathan Jensen, Elke Baker & Paul Oorts

https://www.nashvillecountrydancers.org/playford-ball

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A list of English (and contra) dance events in North America is at

https://cdss.org/events/

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  • Want to know more about English Country Dance?


HERE IS A VIDEO explaining ECD to new dancers:
http://www.henryandjacqui.com/ECD/

Wikipedia’s description is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_country_dance

​Traveling?  A list of ECD groups across the USA can be found at:
http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/~winston/ecd/hotbeds.htmlx

Want to travel to an ECD Event? Here is a list of special events and weekends :

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y6q3Ff6bp3iUYG8ZQM1kv1rK7EvIf-TykX4795N7Xsw/edit?usp=sharing

Or, go to the CDSS calendar for events and weekends that include more than English Country Dance:

https://cdss.org/events/

A general source of dance information with links to ECD, ceilidh, and other dance information.
Be warned, once you go here you are at risk of losing a couple of hours.
https://www.webfeet.org/efolk/

Animations of lots of dances.
http://www.dancekaleidoscope.org.au/Dance.html

A set of videos showing how to do 22 formations:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL98115A77C0A52C39

Alan Winston’s ECD Mailing List (Discussion group) and links to more than you thought you wanted to know:
http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/%7Ewinston/ecd.htmlx

English dance is slow and stately? Uhmmm, check out this video of the London Folk Dance display team:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIIOMCz0jFc

Anthony Heywood and Colin Hume's dance database of more than 19,000 dances, searchable by dance name, choreographer, source, type, and tune sources is an amazing resource.  Find it at: https://barndances.org.uk/Antony/index.php