CDSS Country Dance & Song Society
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www.cdss.org
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The Boise Valley Square Dance Hall, Inc. joined the CDSS in January of 2018. As a group affiliate member we join a national organization who promotes all genres of dance throughout the United States bringing people together for fun, recreation, dance, song and great social activities. The Board of Directors is proud to join this prestigious group with a goal of bringing dance to as many people as possible and assisting dance groups to put on their programs. Providing a quality and affordable dance hall is an important part of developing dance programs in our community.
You are invited to join the CDSS as an individual dancer or for groups as an affiliate group member. Visit the CDSS website by clicking on the link above to get more information on the CDSS and join this great dance organization.
You are invited to join the CDSS as an individual dancer or for groups as an affiliate group member. Visit the CDSS website by clicking on the link above to get more information on the CDSS and join this great dance organization.
In March 1915, in New York City, and then in Boston and other cities, groups of people met with Cecil J. Sharp, the English musicologist and collector of folk songs, who was on a teaching/lecture tour, sharing his knowledge of English traditional song and dance. Sharp had founded the English Folk Dance Society (EFDS) in London in 1911, and four years later, he helped establish several American branches of EFDS. The Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS), one of the oldest folk organizations in the United States, evolved from those American groups.
CDSS today is an education and arts service nonprofit, promoting participatory dance, music and song rooted in both English and North American culture, including historical and modern contra, square and English country dance, morris, sword and garland dance, English and American clogging, traditional songs, and the vibrant music which supports them. We are passionate that dance, music and song bring joy and strength to individuals and communities, and we advocate strongly for their vitality and sustainability by offering artistic, educational and organizational support to their participants.