Folk dancing & regional dance holidays
Ceòlas
based: Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
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A summer school for music, language and dance, held in the Gaelic-speaking community of South Uist. On offer is tuition in singing, piping, fiddle playing, Scottish dance (reels, quadrilles and step dancing) and the Gaelic language.
| folk/regional dance | Scotland |
Folk Camps
based: Mid Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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Holidays for anyone who enjoys folk festivals, making music, singing, dancing and camping; attracting a complete cross section of people – including single parent families. Each year Folk Camps finds beautiful UK locations to host events which include week-long fully-catered summer camps, self-catered camping weekends and winter hotel breaks. Their Workshop Weekends concentrate on singing, dancing and music.
| single parent | concerts/music festivals | music playing courses | folk/regional dance | Wales |
Halsway Folk Dance Holidays
based: Somerset, UK
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Folk dance holidays at Halsway Manor residential centre in the Quantock Hills, Somerset. The Halsway Manor Society is a charitable trust which aims to promote English folk music, dance and song. Dancing holidays include workshops, evening dances and free time to explore the local area.
| folk/regional dance | England |
Jim Gold International Folk Dancing Tours
based: New Jersey, USA
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Worldwide folk dance tours, meeting and dancing with local folk dance groups and enjoying folk music, museums, festivals, crafts, architecture and history in the company of expert guides and folk dance specialists. Recent destinations include: Argentina, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Romania, Spain ...
| folk/regional dance | Worldwide |
Scottish Country Dancing & Walking Holidays
based: West Yorkshire, UK
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Sociable, friendly combined Scottish country dancing and walking holidays in England and Scotland. With morning dance workshops with experienced dance leaders and evening dances. Holidays are 4-nights and are held in lovely parts of the UK and include optional guided walks led by experienced leaders.
| folk/regional dance | Scotland | England |
Costa Del Folk
based: Lancashire, UK
5-day British folk festivals in the sunshine of Ibiza or Portugal. Offering 4 and 5-star hotels, poolside entertainment, fine food and drink – plus sunshine and great folk music.
| folk/regional dance | Ibiza | Portugal |
Folk Weekend Oxford
based: Oxfordshire, UK
Folk music and dance weekends in Oxford, featuring English folk and Morris dancing.
| folk/regional dance | England |
Folk dance holidays, vacations and courses to learn and take part in traditional country dancing, regional dances and folk dancing in the UK, abroad in Europe and Worldwide. We also list multi-day country music and folk festivals featuring traditional dance and music.
Popular folk dances: the list below shows some of the most notable folk and regional dances from the UK and Europe:
UK & IRELAND
Barn Dances: dances to folk music taking place in a barn or similar building.
Céilidh: traditional Scottish or Irish group dances.
Clog Dancing/Clogging: dances performed while wearing wooden clogs.
English Country Dance: the traditional social dances of England.
Morris Dancing: Traditional English dance is originating from the 15th century.
Irish Dance: including the popular Irish Step Dance made popular by the Riverdance dance show.
Square Dancing: an English dance for four couples arranged in a square.
EUROPE
Ball de Bastons: a weapon dance originating in Portugal and Spain.
Fandango: a lively Spanish dance for couples, with guitars, castanets and hand-clapping accompaniment.
Greek Dancing: traditional dances since ancient times.
Maypole Dancing: a traditional dance around the tall wooden pole that's part of folk festivals in the UK and Europe.
Hora: a linked circle folk dance from Romania and Israel.
Kolo: a communal circle dance from south-eastern Europe.
Italian Folk Dance: including the Tarantella, Calabrian Tarantella, Pizzica, Monferrina and Ballu Tundu.
Jota: the national folk dance of Aragon, north-eastern Spain.
Polka: a lively traditional couple dance of Bohemian folk origin.
Polska: traditional dances of the Nordic countries.
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