Some Online Dances:
https://groups.io/g/RJDF/wiki/20963 OR https://bit.ly/Online_Dances (This page's URL)
All are free (or at least in part) - Donations appreciated
Some may be archived
Some events do not post their exact live link until show time, or it is not always immediately obvious where it is;
others require you contact them for the link.
(Past versions of this list with prior events can be found by clicking on "revisions" in upper right corner of this page)
Suggested additions, revisions, corrections, etc welcome: <RJDF+owner@groups.io>
Updated: 2020-07-11 2:15pm EDT (UTC-4)
(See REOCCURRING DANCES listed after first time on this list & single date Dances)
SA 7/11 3-4:45pm (8-9:45pm UK)
London Barndance Contra
with Vertical Expression
https://www.verticalexpressioncontra.co.uk/
and Caller Lynne Render
hosted by London Barndance Contra
https://www.facebook.com/LondonBarndance/
SU 7/12 6:50pm
Syracuse Country Dancers Online English Country Dance
7-8pm Dance
favorite English Country Dances adapted for dancing for one or two
accompanied by recorded music
Email Caller: Carmen Giunta <giuntacj@gmail.com> to join the dance
hosted by Syracuse Country Dancers
https://syracusecountrydancers.org/
SA 7/18 2-4pm
Romani Dance Workshop with Sani Rafiti
hosted by the Folk Arts Center of New England
$10 suggested donation
SA 7/25 2-4pm
Dances from the Balkans with Lee Otterholt
hosted by the Folk Arts Center of New England
$10 suggested donation
SA 8/1 2-4pm
Dance Review Session
hosted by the Folk Arts Center of New England
$10 suggested donation
SA 8/8 3-4:30pm (8-9:30pm UK) (tentative)
London Barndance Contra
hosted by London Barndance Contra
https://www.facebook.com/LondonBarndance/
https://www.barndance.org/virtual.html
REOCCURRING DANCES (sorted by start time, then day of week):
Wednesdays and Fridays 1pm
English Country Dance
"Easy English Country Dance" taught and called for virtual dancing
Email Marcia for an invitation: alex (dot) shevits (at) gmail (dot) com
hosted by Country Dance & Song Society (CDSS)
3rd Saturdays 1-2pm (10-11am PDT)
"5 Things... Inside the Dancing Mind of..."
A Historical Dance web chat with various leading artists, teachers, and experts
of the HISTORICAL Dance community across the continent and, sometimes, the world
http://www.historicalteaanddance.org/
https://www.facebook.com/HistoricalTeaAndDanceSociety/
http://www.historicalteaanddance.org/ThirdSaturdayWebinar.html/
Sundays 2pm
English Country Dance
"Easy English Country Dance" taught and called for virtual dancing
Email Marcia for an invitation: alex (dot) shevits (at) gmail (dot) com
hosted by Country Dance & Song Society (CDSS)
Tuesdays 3pm (8pm Edinburgh)
Stuck at Home Ceilidh
Scottish Ceilidh dancing
hosted by the Edinburgh Ceilidh Club
http://edinburghceilidhclub.com
https://www.facebook.com/EdCeilidh/
Fridays 6:45pm
Toronto English Country Dance Assembly Dance
7-9pm Dance
hosted by the Toronto English Country Dance Assembly
email info@tecda.ca for link each week
Tuesdays 7-9:30pm (through August)
Folk Dancing by the Fountain
7:00-7:30pm: Learn a slightly more challenging dance.
7:30-9:00pm: Dancing for all. Every dance will be taught!
9:00-9:30pm: Dancing by request.
hosted by the Folk Arts Center Of New England & UMass Lowell Folk Dance Club
https://www.facebook.com/UMLFolkDance/
http://www.facone.org/programs/outdoor-dances.html/
http://www.facone.org/about-what-is-folkdancing.html/
2nd & 4th Saturdays 7-9pm
Virtual Contra Dance
Dance 7:30-8:30pm
hosted by Toronto Contra Dance
http://www.tcdance.org/coronavirus-response.php
https://www.facebook.com/TorontoContraDance
1st & 3rd Thursdays 7:45pm
Mt. Airy Contra
Dance: 8-9pm
hosted by Mt. Airy (PA) Contra Dance
https://www.facebook.com/mtairycontra/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/zoomcontra/
Fridays 8:15-10:30pm (7:15-9:30pm CDT) (through August)
Virtual International Folk Dance Lessons
with Caren Grantz Keljik
http://www.carengrantz.com/p/virtual-folk-dance-village.html
4th Fridays 8:15pm (7:15 CDT)
virtual Dance!
mostly English Country Dance, some Contra
hosted by Scissortail Traditional Dance Society
https://www.facebook.com/groups/scissortail/
1st & 3rd Fridays 8:30pm (7:30pm CDT)
Virtual Contra "Dance" Gathering
hosted by Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers
Find out how more:
https://www.facebook.com/midmotraditionaldancers
Wednesdays 8:45-10pm
virtual Dance
hosted by Bloomington (IN) Old-Time Music & Dance Group (BOTMDG)
Details: http://bloomingtoncontra.org
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1548507412088405/
Link in newsletter or contact: communications@bloomingtoncontra.org
Tuesdays 9-10pm (6-7pm PDT)
"5 Things... Inside the Dancing Mind of..."
an English Country Dance web talk series
with a different notable Dance leader and/or historian each week
with various leading artists, teachers, and experts
from the English Country Dance community across the continent!
http://www.historicalteaanddance.org/
https://www.facebook.com/HistoricalTeaAndDanceSociety/
http://www.historicalteaanddance.org/TuesdayEveningWebinar.html/
Saturdays 9-9:30pm
Wooster Contra Dance
Susan English calls to recorded music by top musicians
hosted by Balance and Swing, Wooster (OH) Dance
Contact for link:
communications@bloomingtoncontra.org
Thursdays 10pm-Midnight (7-9pm PDT)
Lake City Virtual Contra Dances
(Dancing 10:30-11:30pm)
with various musicians and callers
hosted by Seattle Dance
http://seattledance.org/contra/lakecity
Saturdays 10-11pm (7-8pm PDT)
Saturday Evening Waltz Parties
with various musicians
hosted by Sarah Lee https://www.facebook.com/sarahjlee
and by North Bay Country Dance Society (NBCDS) https://nbcds.org
https://nbcds.org/saturday-evening-waltz-parties-on-zoom/
More/other Dance & Song online events:
Country Dance & Song Society (CDSS)
https://www.cdss.org/community/covid19/online-events
Other online Concerts; Play, Dance, and/or Sing alongs; Workshops; Museums; Courses; and Radio from around the World:
https://groups.io/g/RJDF/wiki/Online_Sessions_etc OR https://bit.ly/Shut_In