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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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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
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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:
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