What is English Country Dance?
English country dancing is an accessible social dance form with a history going back several centuries. Perhaps you’ve seen a Jane Austen movie with longways sets, partners facing and dancing down the line. This tradition has moved into our own times with old and new choreographies—some serene, others lively—danced to lovely small-ensemble music. It is danced with simple walking or skipping steps in time to the music. All dances are taught and the figures are called to prompt the dancers.