Welcome to the
Spokane Folklore Society

We can help you get in touch with other people in the Spokane, Washington, area who are interested in music, dance, and folk arts. Find out what's happening on the calendar  or check out our upcoming Festivals and Camps. Two of our major projects each year are the Lady of the Lake Dance Camps  and the  Fall Folk Festival, which will take place Nov. 8 and 9, 2008 at Spokane Community College. 

One of our main activities with SFS is Contra Dancing. Contra dancing is a type of traditional dance from New England. Dancers face each other in "contra" lines and move up and down the formation as couples in figures directed by a caller. The Virginia Reel is a dance in this style. You don't have to be experienced - the caller teaches all the moves. Special clothes are not necessary. No partner is needed - Singles and couples are invited.  Click here for some pictures of a typical local Contra dance.

If you are interested in having the Folklore Society help sponsor your event, please download this .pdf form here.  (Acrobat reader required)

You can see some beginning Contra dancers at the  2005-6 1st Night page 

If this is your first visit to our site, please read more about the Spokane Folklore Society: its organization and mission. We hope that you will join us, and subscribe to our monthly newsletter and come to one of the Lady of the Lake Camps.