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CDSS Online Programs and Camps
Online Programs
Global Terminology & Positional Calling
Winter Family Gathering & Workshops
Camp Weeks
Family Week at Pinewoods
Harmony of Song & Dance
Family Week at Ogontz
English Dance Week at Pinewoods
American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods
Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell
Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise
Early Music Week at Pinewoods
Campers' Week
Week-Long Intensives
English Dance Leaders Course
Take Five: A Longsword Intensive
Contra Dance Callers Course
Contra Dance Musicians Course
Traditional Music & Dance for Music Teachers
Accademia
Life at Camp
Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, MA
Camp Cavell, Lexington, MI
Camp Louise, Cascade, MD
Ogontz Camp, Lyman, NH
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Scholarships
Camp Staff
Past Years
2020
Family Week at Pinewoods 2020
Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2020
English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2020
Family Week at Ogontz 2020
Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2020
American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2020
Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2020
Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2020
Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise 2020
2019
Family Week at Pinewoods 2019
Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2019
Family Week at Ogontz 2019
English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2019
American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2019
Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2019
Cascade of Music & Dance at Camp Louise 2019
Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2019
Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2019
  • CDSS Online Programs and Camps
  • Online Programs
    • Global Terminology & Positional Calling
    • Winter Family Gathering & Workshops
  • Camp Weeks
    • Family Week at Pinewoods
    • Harmony of Song & Dance
    • Family Week at Ogontz
    • English Dance Week at Pinewoods
    • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods
    • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell
    • Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise
    • Early Music Week at Pinewoods
    • Campers’ Week
  • Week-Long Intensives
    • English Dance Leaders Course
    • Take Five: A Longsword Intensive
    • Contra Dance Callers Course
    • Contra Dance Musicians Course
    • Traditional Music & Dance for Music Teachers
    • Accademia
  • Life at Camp
    • Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, MA
    • Camp Cavell, Lexington, MI
    • Camp Louise, Cascade, MD
    • Ogontz Camp, Lyman, NH
  • Register!
  • Scholarships
  • Camp Staff
  • Past Years
    • 2020
      • Family Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Family Week at Ogontz 2020
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2020
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2020
      • Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise 2020
    • 2019
      • Family Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2019
      • Family Week at Ogontz 2019
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2019
      • Cascade of Music & Dance at Camp Louise 2019
      • Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2019

CDSS Dance, Music, & Song CampsDance, Music, & Song Camps

CDSS Dance, Music, and Song Camps

Family Week at Pinewoods

Family Week at Pinewoods

“It’s a soul-nourishing reminder of the power of music and dance to connect people and bring joy.”

–Ellen Saltonstall

July 17 – 24, 2021 // Plymouth, MA

Bring your whole family tree to these woods

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Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods

Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods

“Take the leap, it will change your life in ways you could never imagine.”

Matt Reyna

July 24 – 31, 2021 // Plymouth, MA

For singers who love to dance and dancers who love to sing

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Family Week at Ogontz

Family Week at Ogontz

“You will have so much fun and gain a bigger family by the end of the week.”

–Kristen Planeaux

July 31 – August 7, 2021 // Lyman, NH

The week children take their families to

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English Dance Week at Pinewoods

English Dance Week at Pinewoods

“Camp is an opportunity to expand your horizons and experience new things as well as improve your dancing. The setting is beautiful and the people are wonderful.”

–George Cherepon

July 31 – August 7, 2021 // Plymouth, MA

Familiar paths, innovative repertoire

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American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods

American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods

“It will be, without a doubt, the most fun you’ve had in a long time.”

–Helen Whitty

August 7 – 14, 2021 // Plymouth, MA

Dance, sing, play, repeat: party in the woods!

We are hoping to be able to have camps in person in 2021, but will be monitoring the COVID-19 situation and will adjust our plans as necessary. The health and safety of our community is our top priority.

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Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell

Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell

“A week of music and dance and song, of love and beauty―heavenly!”

–Cathy Arps

August 15 – 22, 2021 // Lexington, MI

Variety is the Spice of Camp

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Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise

Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise

“We started by bringing our children; now, our teens bring us.”

–Tom Cole

August 16 – 22, 2021 // Cascade, MD

For Adults & Families
Your community is here

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Early Music Week at Pinewoods

Early Music Week at Pinewoods

“Fabulous music and dance in a magical setting.”

–Lorraine Graves

August 14 – 21, 2021 // Plymouth, MA

Epics and Odysseys

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Campers’ Week at Pinewoods

Campers’ Week at Pinewoods

“You can’t overestimate the value of spending a week creating a community, with its own way of thinking and performing, that is unique to that group of people in that place and that time. Where else can you dance, sing, talk and laugh together all week long, in a peaceful and beautiful setting?”

–Ellen Harrison

August 21 – 28, 2021 // Plymouth, MA

Where YOU are the defining ingredient

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Site Map

  • CDSS Online Programs and Camps
  • Online Programs
    • Global Terminology & Positional Calling
    • Winter Family Gathering & Workshops
  • Camp Weeks
    • Family Week at Pinewoods
    • Harmony of Song & Dance
    • Family Week at Ogontz
    • English Dance Week at Pinewoods
    • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods
    • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell
    • Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise
    • Early Music Week at Pinewoods
    • Campers’ Week
  • Week-Long Intensives
    • English Dance Leaders Course
    • Take Five: A Longsword Intensive
    • Contra Dance Callers Course
    • Contra Dance Musicians Course
    • Traditional Music & Dance for Music Teachers
    • Accademia
  • Life at Camp
    • Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, MA
    • Camp Cavell, Lexington, MI
    • Camp Louise, Cascade, MD
    • Ogontz Camp, Lyman, NH
  • Register!
  • Scholarships
  • Camp Staff
  • Past Years
    • 2020
      • Family Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Family Week at Ogontz 2020
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2020
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2020
      • Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise 2020
    • 2019
      • Family Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2019
      • Family Week at Ogontz 2019
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2019
      • Cascade of Music & Dance at Camp Louise 2019
      • Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2019

The CDSS Mission

We connect and support people in building and sustaining vibrant communities through participatory dance, music, and song traditions that have roots in English and North American culture.

The mission of CDSS camp programs is to…

  • Explore living and evolving traditions in an immersive setting with high-caliber staff.
  • Foster a safe and inspiring space for teaching, learning, and skill-building.
  • Cultivate a welcoming and inclusive intergenerational community that integrates dancers, singers, and musicians within a satisfying program, with room for all to contribute.
  • Support participants in developing skills and connections that will help them strengthen their local communities.

Contact Us

Country Dance & Song Society
116 Pleasant Street, Suite 345
Easthampton, MA 01027-2759
413-203-5467 • camps@cdss.org
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