Dance, Music, & Song Camps“It will be, without a doubt, the most fun you’ve had in a long time.”
–Helen Whitty
August 17-23, 2026 // Plymouth, MA
Dance, sing, play, repeat: contra party in the woods!
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Program Description
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Schedule
Arrival & Departure
Monday Arrival Schedule:
| 3:00 p.m. | The earliest you can start arriving at camp |
| 4:30-6:00 | Welcome party / lifeguard on duty for swimming |
| 6:00 | Tour of camp starting from the Camp House |
| 6:30 | Dinner |
| 7:30 | Orientation gathering |
| 8:15 | Opening night dance and party |
Sunday Departure Schedule:
| 7:45-8:15 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 10:00 a.m. | Final departure |
Daily Schedule
| 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:35-8:50 | Morning song |
| 9:00-10:00 | Class Period 1 |
| 10:15-11:15 | Class Period 2 |
| 11:25-12:00 | Gathering |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:45-2:45 | Class Period 3 |
| 3:00-4:00 | Class Period 4 |
| 4:15-5:15 | Class Period 5 |
| 5:30-6:15 | Raccoon Bar and old-time jam |
| 6:30 | Dinner |
| 8:00-10:30 | Evening dance |
| 10:30 onward | After-dance activities |
Class Descriptions
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Dance Terminology
| Contras and squares | TBD |
| Couple dances | TBD |
CDSS camps use a variety of calling terms, including gendered and non-gendered role terms, as well as positional language, at the discretion of each week’s Program Director. Read more about CDSS and dance calling language here.
Registration and Fees
Camp fees cover all accommodation, meals from dinner on the arrival day to breakfast on the departure day, and all of the various dance, music, and song events in the program.
This year, all of our weeks have sliding scale pricing for adults to help make camp financially accessible to more people. The fee you choose will not affect your chance of getting into camp.
How it works:
- The standard camper fee covers program staff pay and travel costs, facility fees, and all of the other costs associated with running this camp week.
- The higher price options allow you to add an additional amount to your registration fee to help make camp more accessible to more people. Thanks for supporting this community!
- If the standard camper fee doesn’t work for you, no worries! Feel free to choose one of the lower price options.
- If the lower price tiers still leave camp out of reach for you, we encourage you to apply for a scholarship and/or work exchange. See our Scholarships page for more details
Sliding Scale Fees
| Standard Fee (2025) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $850 | $1,000 | $1,125 | $1,200 | $1,350 | $1,500 |
You can find more information about the registration process here.
Staff
Program Directors
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Bands include:
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