Other websites

• Folk Dance Federation of California
• Folk Dance Federation of California, South
• Folk Dance Links -- Many links to Folk Dance clubs and sites
• Sapphire Swan Dance Directory -- Links to all forms of dance, Ballet to Zydeco
• Folk Dance Association - Comprehensive folk dance directory
• Folkworks - A newspaper dedicated to promoting Folk Music, Dance, Storytelling, and other folk arts in the greater Los Angeles area
• Narodni Folk Dancers, 12405 Woodruff Ave, Downey, CA
• Contra and English
  • Pacific Contra Dance Links - Links to many contra dance events
  • Contra and English Dances in the Los Angeles area
  • The Living Tradition -- traditional music and dance (mostly Anaheim/Bellflower area)

Contra dancing at Harwood Lodge

The 14th annual Mt. Baldy Dance Weekend, sponsored by The Living Tradition, was held April 5-7, 2013. Stay tuned for 2014.

Musicians:
Rich Scher, keyboard
Emil Olguin, mandolin
Bonnie Insull, flute

Caller: Frannie Marr

Below: the gang from 2013.

Harwood Lodge - maps & info

Chris and I have been fortunate to have hosted and/or overseen many dance weekends at the Sierra Club's Harwood Lodge, at Mt. Baldy, north of Claremont, CA. Here's a writeup of lodge's history by Mary Morales and an article I wrote for Folk Dance Scene around 1984.

American and International Folk Dance and Music around Los Angeles

I started International dancing when I was a student at UC. There are lots of folk dance sites on the web so I'm listing only a few events I'm involved with. Links to other websites are at the bottom of the page.