National and Regional Organizations
- Country Dance and Song Society – classes, camps, workshops, searchable calendar, grants, articles, podcasts, videos
- New England Folk Festival Association – books, historical essays, events, photos, videos
- National Folk Organization – grants, conferences, mentorship program, events
- Lavender County and Folk Dancers – gender-free dancing since 1988, queer dance camps
- John C. Campbell Folk School – classes for callers, musicians, and dancers
What’s Contra Dance?
- It’s Not a Square Dance: It’s a Contra Dance! from Spotlight STL (2017; 4 minutes)
- Contra Dance by The Charlotte Observer (2011; 2 minutes)
- Why We Contra Dance by the Altanta Contra Dancers (2011; 8 minutes)
- Youth Flock to Contra Dancing by All Things Considered (2010; 4 minutes)
For Dancers
- Glossary of contra dance terms
- Beginner workshop with Seth Tepfer (2025)
- Beginner workshop with Janet Shepherd (2023)
- Beginner workshop with Claire Takemori (2023)
- Beginner workshop with Diana Palumbo (2023)
- Beginner workshop with Charlotte Crittenden (2023)
- Beginner workshop with Cis Hinkle (2013)
- Beginner workshop with George Marshall (2011)
- Contra flourishes on Instagram @alexthedancecaller
For Callers
- The Caller’s Box – searchable database of dances
- Shared Weight – email lists to talk shop (contra, ECS, trad, positional, organizers, musicians)
- Contra Database – search and add dances; design, save, and share programs
For Musicians
- Traditional Tune Archive – search over 80,000 tunes
- The Session – search tunes, sessions, and events
Know a great resource that we should add? Let us know!
