If you're thinking about trying folk dancing as a possible new hobby, pastime or recreation, you might like to learn a bit about it before attending your first dance. If you've already done some folk dancing and discovered how much fun it is, you may possibly want to know more. And if you've become an experienced folk dancer, you probably want to delve deeper into its history, traditions and dance styles. Regardless of your level, we hope you'll find enough folk dance articles, essays and web sites here to be able to learn as little or as much as you wish.
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This page presents information about American Country dance, including Southern mountain big circle. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Macedonian, Romanian and all other forms of Balkan dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Ballroom dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Cajun/Zydeco dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Clog dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Contra dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Country-Western dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about English Country dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about English Ritual dance, including Border, Molly, Morris and Sword. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Historical dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Hungarian dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about International dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Irish Dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Israeli dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Polish dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Round dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Scandinavian dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Scottish dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Social dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Swing dance, including Lindy, Shag and Be-Bop. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Traditional Square dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Turning dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Vintage dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about Western Square dance. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
This page presents information about other types of dance, including African, Asian, French-Canadian, German, Italian, Latin American and Russian. There are links to reprinted articles, original essays and web sites discussing the nature and background of this type of folk dance.
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