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    • Positional Calling for Contra Callers
  • Camp Weeks
    • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods
    • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods
    • Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise
    • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell
    • Early Music Week at Pinewoods
    • English Dance Week at Pinewoods
    • Family Week at Agassiz Village
    • Family Week at Pinewoods
    • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods
  • Week-Long Intensives
    • Advanced Ensemble Intensive
    • Community Sing Leaders Intensive
    • English Dance Leaders Training in Music
    • English Dance Musicians Course
  • Camps and Covid-19
  • Scholarships
  • Register!
    • 2023 Fees
    • Deposits and Payments
    • Cancellations
    • Waiver
  • Life at Camp
    • Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, MA
    • Camp Cavell, Lexington, MI
    • Camp Louise, Cascade, MD
    • Agassiz Village, Poland, ME
  • Past Years
    • 2022
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise 2022
      • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2022
      • Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • Family Week at Ogontz 2022
      • Family Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2022
    • 2021
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2021
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2021
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2021
      • Virtual Kaleidoscope: Online Camp 2021
    • 2020
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise 2020
      • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2020
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Family Week at Ogontz 2020
      • Family Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2020
      • Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2020
    • 2019
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Cascade of Music & Dance at Camp Louise 2019
      • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2019
      • Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Family Week at Ogontz 2019
      • Family Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2019

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  • CDSS Camps and Online Programs
  • Online Programs
    • Positional Calling for Contra Callers
  • Camp Weeks
    • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods
    • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods
    • Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise
    • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell
    • Early Music Week at Pinewoods
    • English Dance Week at Pinewoods
    • Family Week at Agassiz Village
    • Family Week at Pinewoods
    • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods
  • Week-Long Intensives
    • Advanced Ensemble Intensive
    • Community Sing Leaders Intensive
    • English Dance Leaders Training in Music
    • English Dance Musicians Course
  • Camps and Covid-19
  • Scholarships
  • Register!
    • 2023 Fees
    • Deposits and Payments
    • Cancellations
    • Waiver
  • Life at Camp
    • Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, MA
    • Camp Cavell, Lexington, MI
    • Camp Louise, Cascade, MD
    • Agassiz Village, Poland, ME
  • Past Years
    • 2022
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise 2022
      • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2022
      • Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • Family Week at Ogontz 2022
      • Family Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2022
    • 2021
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2021
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2021
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2021
      • Virtual Kaleidoscope: Online Camp 2021
    • 2020
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise 2020
      • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2020
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Family Week at Ogontz 2020
      • Family Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2020
      • Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2020
    • 2019
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Cascade of Music & Dance at Camp Louise 2019
      • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2019
      • Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Family Week at Ogontz 2019
      • Family Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2019

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

Week-Long Intensives

English Dance Leaders Training in Music

January 16, 2023By acampbellCamp Weeks, Week-Long Intensives
English Dance Leaders Training in Music

August 12-19, 2023 // Plymouth, MA

Take your calling to the next level!

During Early Music Week at Pinewoods

Register now!

 

Join us for an intensive course for experienced English dance leaders who want to improve their programming, teaching and calling through a greater understanding of the music.

Wooden recorders

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English Dance Musicians Course

January 28, 2022By acampbellWeek-Long Intensives
English Dance Musicians Course

August 14-20, 2023 // Cascade, MD

Take your playing to the next level!

During Cascade of Music & Dance at Camp Louise

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Community Sing Leaders Intensive

January 28, 2022By acampbellWeek-Long Intensives
Community Sing Leaders Intensive

June 17-24, 2023 // Lexington, MI

Take your skills to the next level!

During Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell

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Advanced Ensemble Intensive

November 22, 2019By acampbellWeek-Long Intensives
Advanced Ensemble Intensive

August 12-19, 2023 // Plymouth, MA

Renaissance and Baroque music for advanced musicians and singers

During Early Music Week at Pinewoods.

Register now!

The Advanced Ensemble Intensive program offers a week-long focus on small ensembles led by Frances Fitch, Michael Barrett, Emily O’Brien, with Jonathan Oddie and Lisa Terry.

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Contra Dance Callers Course

November 22, 2019By acampbellWeek-Long Intensives
Contra Dance Callers Course

August 6-13 // Plymouth, MA

Take your calling to the next level!

During American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods

Register now! Read More

Site Map

  • CDSS Camps and Online Programs
  • Online Programs
    • Positional Calling for Contra Callers
  • Camp Weeks
    • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods
    • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods
    • Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise
    • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell
    • Early Music Week at Pinewoods
    • English Dance Week at Pinewoods
    • Family Week at Agassiz Village
    • Family Week at Pinewoods
    • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods
  • Week-Long Intensives
    • Advanced Ensemble Intensive
    • Community Sing Leaders Intensive
    • English Dance Leaders Training in Music
    • English Dance Musicians Course
  • Camps and Covid-19
  • Scholarships
  • Register!
    • 2023 Fees
    • Deposits and Payments
    • Cancellations
    • Waiver
  • Life at Camp
    • Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, MA
    • Camp Cavell, Lexington, MI
    • Camp Louise, Cascade, MD
    • Agassiz Village, Poland, ME
  • Past Years
    • 2022
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise 2022
      • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2022
      • Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • Family Week at Ogontz 2022
      • Family Week at Pinewoods 2022
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2022
    • 2021
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2021
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2021
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2021
      • Virtual Kaleidoscope: Online Camp 2021
    • 2020
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Cascade of Music & Dance at Louise 2020
      • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2020
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Family Week at Ogontz 2020
      • Family Week at Pinewoods 2020
      • Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods 2020
      • Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2020
    • 2019
      • American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Campers’ Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Cascade of Music & Dance at Camp Louise 2019
      • Dance, Music & Spice at Cavell 2019
      • Early Music Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • English Dance Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Family Week at Ogontz 2019
      • Family Week at Pinewoods 2019
      • Harmony of Song & Dance 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 334
Easthampton, MA 01027-2784
413-203-5467 • camp@cdss.org
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