Contra, Folk, and Square Dance Organizations
You 2 Can Dance - (Videos of Square, Round & Contra Dancing)http://www.you2candance.com
CALLERLAB -- The International Association of Square Dance Callers
CALLERLAB
Country Dance and Song Society – (Membership, Programs, Sales, Newsletter and other Links)
www.cdss.org
The Lloyd Shaw Foundation – (Dance Camps, Catalogue, Membership, Archives, History)
www.lloydshaw.org
ARTS Alliance – (The Alliance for Rounds, Traditional, and Square Dancing)
www.arts-dance.org
NEFFA – (The New England Folk Festival Association)
http://www.neffa.org
Choreography Sources
Community Dance Resource including Community Dance Journal Linkshttp://dances.callerlab.org
The Caller's Box, a contra dance database
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/
Michael Dyck's Contradance Index – (An Index to Over 4000 Contras)
http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/index.html
Contra Music Sources
Also see the organization links above for CDSS and Lloyd ShawNew England Dancing Masters
www.dancingmasters.com
DOSADOMusic.com – (A source for square and round dance music)
https://www.dosadomusic.com
Music for Callers
www.musicforcallers.com
Information about Contra Dancing
What is Contra Dance? – (Information on Contra Dance)http://www.sbcds.org/contradance/whatis/
Wikipedia – (Contra Dance Definition)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_dance
Dance Festivals
(Also see the Calendar Page)Contra Dance Festivals – (Information about Contra Dancing Festivals)
www.contradancelinks.com/festivals.html
National Square Dance Conventions
75th National Square Dance Convention® https://75nsdctx.com
Waco, Texas, June 24-27, 2026, Claudia and Gary Lester, General Chairman
76th National Square Dance Convention® https://76nsdc.com
Loveland, Colorado, June 23-26, 2027, Art and Lilly Hardin, General Chairs
77th National Square Dance Convention® https://77nsdcfl.com
Daytona Beach, Florida, June 28 - July 1, 2028, Trent and Beth Hubbert, General Chairmen
(Updated or Revised June 2026)