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North Texas Traditional Dance Society |
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Contra Dancing at the Plaza 
When In Doubt, Swing! Dance Weekend |
What's New (See the Schedule page for details)
Sign up for our Yahoo Groups to get messages delivered directly to your email mailbox. DANCE HOTLINE PHONE NUMBER: 972-546-8858 Sat May 5, 8-11 pm: Contra Dance at the Plaza in Carrollton. FRI May 11, 8-11 pm: Contra Dance in FORT WORTH! Sat May 12, 6-10 pm: Pot Luck & Contra Dance at the Garden & Arts Bldg in Irving. FRI May 18, 7-10 pm: Benefit Contra Dance at the Garden & Arts Bldg in Irving. Sat May 19, 8-11 pm: Contra Dance at the Lutheran Church in Dallas. Sat May 26, 8-11 pm: English Country Dance, now at the Lutheran Church in Dallas. |
Non-NTTDS Events
Sat May 5, 5:15 - 8 pm: Brave Combo will play at the FREE Cottonwood Arts Festival in Richardson (Belt Line Road just East of Coit). More Info
1st and 3rd Saturdays: Old-Time Music Jam, 2-4:30 pm at Dallas Heritage Village in Old City Park.Contact: Dean Barber, 972-890-3733, .
June 8-10 Flamingo Fling Contra Dance weekend in Oklahoma City, featuring Cis Hinkle calling to the music of the Syncopaths. Limit of 100 dancers, so sign up soon.
Listen to and/or read the transcript of a recent article about Contra Dancing on Public Radio.
Join our Meetup group 
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Write a review about us in our
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We are now using a survey created by Ridge Kennedy (see his web site danceambassadors.googlepages.com) to get feedback from our dancers. We'd appreciate it if you would spend a few minutes to take the survey. The board will use the results for future planning. Thanks.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED
for Producer, Drinks,and Sound. We'll train you! Here is the description of volunteer duties.
To help out, contact Vice President Steve Babula
About Us
The North Texas Traditional Dance Society (NTTDS) was chartered in 1986 as a non-profit educational organization to promote a better understanding and appreciation of American folk dancing, its music, its history, and related folklore. It is an group affiliate of the Country Dance and Song Society. We are an all-volunteer organization, based in Dallas.
The main kind of dance we do is called Contra Dancing. It is a form of American folk dance derived from English Country Dancing. It has no fancy footwork, so is easy (and fun) enough for beginners to enjoy almost immediately, especially with occasional help from our friendly experienced dancers.
By far our most popular activities are the Community Dances we hold almost every week: English Country dances on 4th Saturdays, and Contra dances on most other Saturdays. These are open to the public and feature live music in a smoke- and alcohol-free environment. No experience is needed, because all the dances are taught. You don't need to bring a partner. We encourage everyone to change partners for each dance.
Every spring we hold a weekend dance festival, featuring a nationally-known band and caller. This draws over 100 people from Texas, Oklahoma, and a several other states.
The club also has a Performance Group that does demonstrations at various social and cultural events, encouraging audience participation. To have us dance at your event, contact Linda Mrosko, , Home: 903-451-5535, Work: 903-677-5333, Cell: 903-288-4401
For more information, see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Then check our Dance Schedule or call our "dance hotline" 972-546-8858 and come to one of our dances. We hope you will, and are looking forward to dancing with you.
To join or renew, print the membership form, fill it out, and mail it in. Membership forms are also available at all our dances.