Other Folk- or Ethnic-Related Sites
St. Louis Area - General Folk or Dance Sites
St. Louis Area - Ethnic Organizations
Nearby Areas (within 300 miles or so of
St. Louis)
- Folk Dance Council of
Chicago - Up-to-date information on folk dancing in the Chicago area;
groups listed by weekday and also keyed to a map.
- International Folk
Rhythms, Ltd. -
Operating out of the Chicago area, owner Joan Amsterdam has been a regular attraction at
IFDA workshops for many years as a dealer of recordings, books, costumes, and other
folk-related items. Also deals by mail order.
- Balkanmusic.com -
Guide to several ethnic Balkan orchestras and performers mostly in the Chicago and Milwaukee
areas; links to other folk-dance ensembles and related organizations.
- KCFolk Calendar -
Kansas City area international folk dancing, contra dancing, and special events.
Lyrics and translations for some common folk-dance songs; other items of folkloric interest.
- International Folk Dance in Lawrence, KS - Calendar; learning to folk
dance; resources.
- Topeka Folk
Dancers - Basic information and map.
Also Bob Shapiro's Recreational Folk
Dancing site which has notes on many folk dances and links to dance groups,
dance information, and other resources.
- Tulsa International Folk
Dancers - Regular activities; special events; news on folk dancing in Tulsa, OK.
- Oklahoma City
International Folk Dancers - Basic information; other dancing in Oklahoma.
- Indiana University
International Folk Dancers (Bloomington, IN) - Schedule; lists of dances taught; links;
other resources.
- Indy Folk
Dancers (Indianapolis, IN) - Schedule; pictures; other information.
Other Areas
- Balkanarama
(Mike Gordon) - Information on this Seattle-based Balkan band, directory to other bands,
folklore and cultural links grouped by country, sheet music archive, instruments, jokes, etc.
- East European Folklife Center (EEFC)
- Producer of the Balkan summer workshops at Mendocino (CA) and Mt. Washington (MA);
also maintains an E-mail list specializing in Balkan music and dance.
- Tamburitza Association of
America - Annual Tamburitza Extravaganza; Hall of Fame.
- Folk Music, Dance, and
Handicraft in Hungary (Táncház Egyesület or Dance House Guild of Budapest)
- Has táncház directory and information on camps, festivals, music groups, etc.
- Hungarian Folklore
(Árpád Fábián Kovács, University of Maryland)
- Essays on Hungarian folklore and heritage; lists of ensembles and events; also has
a Hungarian Folklore E-mail list.
Note: This list is still under development.
Special priority is being given to St. Louis and nearby links, but the "Other Areas"
will be expanded as well.
Views and opinions expressed on this page are strictly those of the
International Folk Dance Association of University City, which is not sponsored by
or otherwise connected with Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
URL for this site (home page): http://www.stlouisfolkdance.org
URL for this page: http://www.siue.edu/folkdance/othersites.html
Written by Roger Hill
(rhill@siue.edu), revised 2003 Nov 3