Introducing July 4th Weekend 2026!
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Great dancing, beautiful music, rejuvenating singing, brilliant tune swaps, exuberant parties—CDS-Boston Centre's July 4th session has it all. Come for English dancing, contras and squares, rapper, morris, longsword, and step dancing, singing classes and sessions, and craft class. Spend all day and all evening dancing to and learning from fabulous musicians. Off the dance floor there’s lots of time and space to make music, catch up with old friends and friends you’ve just met, and soak up the beauty of Pinewoods Camp.
July 4th celebrates both the depth of traditions and the exciting new evolutions of English, ritual, and American music and dance. Join us! |
Featuring teaching by
Joanna Reiner Wilkinson—English Country Dance
Sue Rosen—English Country Dance
Lisa Greenleaf—Squares & Contras
Gillian Stewart—Longsword and Step Dancing
Sam Overbeck—Rapper and Cotswold Morris
Mary Alice Amidon—Harmony Singing
Jamie Beaton—Porch Singing
Laura Sprung—Crafts
Sue Rosen—English Country Dance
Lisa Greenleaf—Squares & Contras
Gillian Stewart—Longsword and Step Dancing
Sam Overbeck—Rapper and Cotswold Morris
Mary Alice Amidon—Harmony Singing
Jamie Beaton—Porch Singing
Laura Sprung—Crafts
and music by
Karen Axelrod
Doug Creighton
Amy Engelsberg
Eric Martin
Naomi Morse
Owen Morrison
Anna Patton
Ben Schreiber
Doug Creighton
Amy Engelsberg
Eric Martin
Naomi Morse
Owen Morrison
Anna Patton
Ben Schreiber
Sound engineering by Dereck Kalish
Read more about the program staff on the Program & Staff page.
The following dance terminology will be used during the weekend:
Contras & Squares: Larks & Robins
English Country Dance: Positional and Larks & Robins
English Country Dance: Positional and Larks & Robins
The July 4th Session at Pinewoods Camp is a program provided by the Country Dance Society, Boston Centre (CDS-BC), an Anglo-American dance organization based in the Greater Boston Area.
The session is held at Pinewoods Camp, a traditional dance and music camp in Plymouth, Mass. that is owned and operated by the non-profit organization Pinewoods Camp, Inc (PCI).
For more info, contact the 2026 Co-Chairs, Ray Schneider, Karen Axelrod, and Joanna Reiner Wilkinson at [email protected].
The session is held at Pinewoods Camp, a traditional dance and music camp in Plymouth, Mass. that is owned and operated by the non-profit organization Pinewoods Camp, Inc (PCI).
For more info, contact the 2026 Co-Chairs, Ray Schneider, Karen Axelrod, and Joanna Reiner Wilkinson at [email protected].
Banner photo by Jack Honeysett, 2021.
