Dance, Music, & Song CampsAugust 13-17, 2026 // Plymouth, MA
Songs and English and American dance inspired by the deep blue!
Program Description
Brand new in 2026! This 4-night/3-day mini-session will feature favorite (and often requested!) program elements from various other sessions, drawing inspiration from its two adjacent sessions. In its first two years, the mini-session will fall between Harmony of Song & Dance and American Dance & Music Week and will have a particular focus on song.
The theme for 2026 is: SEA Session
Songs and English and American dance inspired by the deep blue!
Sail away with us through
- beautiful waves of English country dancing
- contra dancing as hot as the sun
- and songs old and new, telling stories of the sea, sailors, and their voyages and work
Schedule
Arrival & Departure
Thursday 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 |
Monday 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 |
| 6:30 | Dinner |
| 8:00-10:30 | Evening dance |
| 10:30 onward | After-dance activities |
Class Descriptions
2026 info coming soon!
Dance Terminology
| American dance | TBD |
| English country dance | 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
Check back soon for fee information.
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