John Sweeney's collation of historical dances published in English Dance & Song magazine is an excellent external resource for callers, educators or anyone looking for some social dances!
John’s Contrafusion website lists over 200 dances published between 1921 and 1989. Information includes the writer of the dance, set formation, and year of publication, as well as a short description of each dance, alongside a separate page for each dance notation.
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About the English Folk Dance and Song Society’s Resource Bank
The Resource Bank collects together hundreds of practical materials for use in formal and informal teaching and learning contexts, in schools and also in community settings. All of the materials are free and downloadable. They make imaginative use of folk song, music, dance, drama and other arts.
The resources have developed out of innovative projects and initiatives run by the English Dance and Song Society Education team over the past decade or so. You can find resources suitable for your subject or setting by filtering by Topic, Key Stage and/or Audience.
The Resource Bank was developed through The Full English project with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
