The Country Dance and Song Society (abbreviated CDSS) is a
nonprofit organization that seeks to promote participatory dance, music, and song with English and North American roots.[5][6][7][8][9]
History
CDSS began in 1915 as a series of American chapters of the
English Dance and Folk Society established by
Cecil Sharp.[10] The organization consolidated in 1940 and grew steadily through the present.[11] Today, it supports over 260 local affiliate groups.[12]
CDSS runs several week-long summer camps at
Pinewoods Dance Camp (MA),[16] Camp Cavell (MI), Agassiz Village (ME), and Camp Louise (MD).[17] They also run web chats[18] and other online programs year-round.[19]
References
^"Office Staff". Country Dance and Song Society. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^Walkowitz, Daniel J. (2010). City Folk: English Country Dance and the Politics of Folk in Modern America.
New York University Press. pp. 2, 235–236, 244, 258, 273–274.
^Rhone, Jeffrey (2017). "The Challenge and Benefit of Evaluating Folk Dancing Quality". General Music Today. 31 (1): 10–15.
doi:
10.1177/1048371317713068.
S2CID149080455.