Dances from English Dance & Song, 1921–1989
A research project by John Sweeney
Browse the project on Contrafusion
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.
Read John’s article about the dances for EDS, December 2023
Please note that these dances are notated with gendered language. Gender-free calling is increasingly becoming the accepted norm, a position adopted and encouraged by EFDSS.
