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| Abbreviation | CDSS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1915 |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | Easthampton, Massachusetts[1] |
Region served | United States and Canada |
Membership | 2400 individuals and 260 affiliate groups[2] |
| Katy German | |
Budget | $1.2 million (2021)[3] |
Staff | 12[4] |
| Website | www.cdss.org |
The Country Dance and Song Society (abbreviated CDSS) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote participatory dance, music, and song with English and North American roots.[5][6][7][8][9]
- ^ "Office Staff". Country Dance and Song Society. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Country Dance & Song Society - About". CDSS. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "CDSS 2021 Financial Statement" (PDF). CDSS. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Country Dance & Song Society - About". CDSS. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Hast, Dorothea E. (1993). "Performance, Transformation, and Community: Contra Dance in New England". Dance Research Journal. 25 (1): 21–32. doi:10.2307/1478188. JSTOR 1478188. S2CID 147023859.
- ^ Horton, Laurel (2001). "Material Expressions of Communality among Dance Groups". Western Folklore. 60 (2/3): 203–226. doi:10.2307/1500377. JSTOR 1500377.
- ^ Larkin, Leah (3 January 1971). "The old dances rock along". The Courier-Journal. p. 92. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Foster, Cathy (24 January 1982). "Country dancing revival is sweeping the country". The Daily Register. Christian Science Monitor. p. 47. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Walkowitz, Daniel J. (2010). City Folk: English Country Dance and the Politics of Folk in Modern America. New York University Press. pp. 2, 235–236, 244, 258, 273–274.