This repository contains the data behind https://folkdance.page/ and https://balfolk.org/, lists of social folk dance events. Additions and corrections are welcome, subject to the listing policy below.
Code for the website itself is in a separate repository.
This list is for social folk dance events which are open to the public. This includes both regular social dances, special one-off dances and multi-day events such as festivals.
In scope | Out of scope |
---|---|
Social folk dances, such as balfolk, contra and ceilidh | Performance dances, such as Morris |
Other styles of social dance, such as Lindy Hop, forró or tango | |
Folk dance festivals | Folk music festivals without a substantial social dance component |
Regular or one-off social dance events with live music | Concerts |
Events open to the public | Private parties or clubs |
In-person events | Online events |
Event data is in YAML format under events, with generally one file per location or organisation. Each file may contain one or more events.
An event must have at least a name, a start date and end date (they may be the same), a country, a
city, at least one style, and at least one of workshop
or social
must be true. The first line of
the file should be a modeline referring to the JSON schema). For example:
# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../events_schema.json
events:
- name: Clandestine Mazurka in Northampton Square
start_date: 2022-02-13
end_date: 2022-02-13
country: UK
city: London
styles: [balfolk]
workshop: false
social: true
The styles
field should contain one or more of the following values:
Value | Meaning |
---|---|
balfolk |
Balfolk, a group of French and other European dances |
contra |
American contra dancing |
e-ceilidh |
English ceilidh |
ceili |
Irish céilí |
irish-set |
Irish set dancing |
italian |
Italian dances, such as pizzica and tarantella |
playford |
Playford and other English Country Dances |
polish |
Polish folk dances, such as oberek and kujawiak |
reeling |
Scottish reeling |
s-ceilidh |
Scottish cèilidh |
scd |
Scottish country dance |
scandi |
Swedish, Danish and Norwegian dances, such as Polska, Schottis, Sønderhoning and Pols |
Field name | Usage |
---|---|
details |
A longer description of the event, one sentence. |
links |
One or more URLs with more information of the event. This should ideally include both a Facebook event page and a non-Facebook page. |
bands |
A list of bands playing at the event. |
callers |
A list of callers calling at the event, for called dances such as contra and ceilidh |
price |
The price (or range of prices) of the event, including currency. e.g. "£5-15" or "free". |
organisation |
The organisation who is running the event. |
For example:
# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../events_schema.json
events:
- name: Bristol Contra Dance
details: All welcome of any level of experience for great dancing to amazing gender-free calling and brilliant music.
links:
- "https://bristolcontra.wordpress.com/"
- "https://www.facebook.com/events/690727345267580/"
start_date: 2022-02-18
end_date: 2022-02-18
country: UK
city: Bristol
styles: [contra]
workshop: false
social: true
bands:
- Bearded Dragons
callers:
- Charlotte Rich-Griffin
price: £6-£15
organisation: Bristol Contra