Dancelist data
This repository contains the data behind https://folkdance.page/ and https://balfolk.org/, lists of social folk dance events. Additions and corrections are welcome, subject to the listing policy below.
Code for the website itself is in a separate repository.
Listing policy
This list is for social folk dance events which are open to the public. This includes both regular social dances, special one-off dances and multi-day events such as festivals.
In scope | Out of scope |
---|---|
Social folk dances, such as balfolk, contra and ceilidh | Performance dances, such as Morris |
Other styles of social dance, such as Lindy Hop, forró or tango | |
Folk dance festivals | Folk music festivals without a substantial social dance component |
Regular or one-off social dance events with live music | Concerts |
Events open to the public | Private parties or clubs |
In-person events | Online events |
Format
Event data is in YAML format under events, with generally one file per location or organisation. Each file may contain one or more events.
Required fields
An event must have at least a name, a start date and end date (they may be the same), a country, a
city, at least one style, and at least one of workshop
or social
must be true. The first line of
the file should be a modeline referring to the JSON schema). For example:
# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../events_schema.json
events:
- name: Clandestine Mazurka in Northampton Square
start_date: 2022-02-13
end_date: 2022-02-13
country: UK
city: London
styles: [balfolk]
workshop: false
social: true
Dance styles
The styles
field should contain one or more of the following values:
Value | Meaning |
---|---|
balfolk |
Balfolk, a group of French and other European dances |
contra |
American contra dancing |
e-ceilidh |
English ceilidh |
ecd |
Playford and other English Country Dances |
ceili |
Irish céilí |
irish-set |
Irish set dancing |
italian |
Italian dances, such as pizzica and tarantella |
polish |
Polish folk dances, such as oberek and kujawiak |
reeling |
Scottish reeling |
s-ceilidh |
Scottish cèilidh |
scd |
Scottish country dance |
scandi |
Swedish, Danish and Norwegian dances, such as Polska, Schottis, Sønderhoning and Pols |
Optional fields
Field name | Usage |
---|---|
details |
A longer description of the event, one sentence. |
links |
One or more URLs with more information of the event. This should ideally include both a Facebook event page and a non-Facebook page. |
bands |
A list of bands playing at the event. |
callers |
A list of callers calling at the event, for called dances such as contra and ceilidh |
price |
The price (or range of prices) of the event, including currency. e.g. "£5-15" or "free". |
organisation |
The organisation who is running the event. |
For example:
# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../events_schema.json
events:
- name: Bristol Contra Dance
details: All welcome of any level of experience for great dancing to amazing gender-free calling and brilliant music.
links:
- "https://bristolcontra.wordpress.com/"
- "https://www.facebook.com/events/690727345267580/"
start_date: 2022-02-18
end_date: 2022-02-18
country: UK
city: Bristol
styles: [contra]
workshop: false
social: true
bands:
- Bearded Dragons
callers:
- Charlotte Rich-Griffin
price: £6-£15
organisation: Bristol Contra