New dancers welcome! No need to BYO Partner.

We offer

• a contra dance on most Sundays
• an English Country dance in Santa Barbara on Wednesdays
• an English Country dance in Ventura on the first Sunday of each month.

A typical Sunday evening event includes mostly contra dances (what's that?), maybe a circle mixer, some square dances or Anglo-American barn dances, two waltzes and another couple dance.

The English Country dances (what's that?) feature dances in a variety of formations, tempos, moods, etc., published as early as the 17th century.

Other Dance Groups

Contra and/or English Country dances in other areas:

• Ojai
• Los Angeles Area -- California Dance Coop
• Orange County -- The Living Tradition
• San Luis Obispo
• Riverside (Contra)
• Riverside (English)
• Lancaster
• San Diego (Contra)
• San Diego (English)
• Fresno
• Sonora
• Santa Cruz
• Monterey
• San Francisco Bay Area:
  • BACDS (Contra, English, Display)
  • BAERS (English Regency)
  • Berkeley Folk Dancers (Contra)
  • Queer Contra Dance
• North Bay Area
• Sacramento Area
• Auburn and Nevada City
• Reno/Carson City
• Contra Dance Links for this sector of the galaxy
• ECD all over the U.S.

Other kinds of social/recreational dancing in the area:

• Ballroom Dance in the same location as our contra dances
• Dance Away (free-form dancing)

Music Links

• Songtree Music Series
• Trinity Backstage
• Ojai Folk Music Series

More Links

• Santa Barbara Revels

• What is contra dance?
• What is English Country Dance?

The SBCDS is a member of the Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS) (are you?) and of the Folk Dance Federation of California (South).

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