CDSS Publications

The CDSS publications program is guided by our mission to preserve English and American traditional dance, music and song, to promote their new expression and support the communities where they continue to thrive. These publications may be found online through Resources & References or through our Store.

We welcome suggestions and inquiries. Please contact Pat MacPherson, pat@cdss.org.

E-Library

Coming Soon: Charles Bolton's collected dances
Robert G. Dalsemer, West Virginia Square Dances (online-pdf; CD-ROM)
Mary Dart, Contra Dance Choreography: A Reflection of Social Change (online -html)
Robert M. Keller, The Dancing Master, 1651-1728: An Illustrated Compendium (online database; CD-ROM)
Napier, Patrick E, Kentucky Mountain Square Dancing (online - pdf (17M))
Ted Sannella, Annotated Discography and Bibliography from Ted Sannella's Swing the Next (online - html)
CDSS, GEMS: The Best of the Country Dance and Song Society's Diamond Anniversary Music, Dance and Song Contest

How-To

CDSS, Dances for a Crowded Hall: Self-Contained English Dancing (booklet)
CDSS, Dancing in Schools (booklet)
CDSS, Family and Community Dances (booklet)
CDSS, Make it Happen! A Manual for Creating Leadership Training Events (online)
CDSS, Starter Kits: How to Guides for All Sort of Things (online)
Bruce Hamilton, Notes on Teaching Country Dance (booklet)
Larry Jennings, Dan Pearl and Ted Sannella, The Contra Connection and Ted Sannella's Basically for Callers (booklet)
Ted Sannella, Calling Traditional New England Squares (booklet with CD)

Dance Collections: American

CDSS, Legacy: 50 Years of Dance and Song (book)

Kate Van Winkle Keller and Ralph Sweet, A Choice Selection of American Country Dances of the Revolutionary Era, 1775-1795 (book)

James Morrison, Twenty-four Early American Country Dances: Cotillions and Reels for the Year 1976 (book)

Ted Sannella, Balance and Swing (book)

Ted Sannella, Swing the Next (book)

David Smukler with David Millstone, Cracking Chestnuts: The Living Tradition of Classic American Contra Dances (book)

Dance Collections: English

Helene Cornelius and Francis Attanasio,
   Favorites of the Boston Centre: Dances for Volume 1 (booklet)
   More Favorites of the Boston Centre: Dances for Volume 2 (booklet)
   Simple Pleasures: Dances for Volume 3 (booklet)
    Modern Treasures: Dances for Volume 4 (booklet)

At Home: Dances for Volume 5 (booklet)

Strong Roots: Dances for Volume 9 (booklet)
New Shoots: Dances for Volume 10 (booklet)
Kate Van Winkle Keller and Genevieve Shimer, The Playford Ball, 2nd Edition: 103 Early English Country Dances (book)

Music Collections: American

The Playford Consort, Sweet Richard (cassette)
The Playford Consort, Young Widow (cassette)

Music Collections: English

Marshall Barron, Eric Leber, Chuck Ward, Step Stately: Two and Three Couple Dances from 17th and 18th Century England (cassette)

The Claremont Country Dance Band, Juice of Barley (cassette)
The Claremont Country Dance Band, Popular English Country Dances of the 17th and 18th Centuries (cassette)
Phil Merrill and Marshall Barron, By Popular Demand (cassette)