Everyone is welcome at Culver City English Country Dance (CCECD)! Come alone, with a friend, or with a partner. We enjoy meeting and dancing with people of all ages and all levels of dance experience. The dances range from simpler to more complex, and are culled from the whole spectrum of English country dancing, from earliest published dances of the English Renaissance to wonderful new dances written today in the traditional style.

Culver City’s English country dances are always accompanied by live music, performed by respected traditional dance musicians. Instruments range from violins and cellos, to fifes and drums, to keyboard and accordion. Every dance is taught and prompted by some of the best dance leaders Southern California has to offer, allowing everyone from first-time dancers to experienced dancers to enjoy themselves.

Our Vision Statement:

Culver City English County Dance strives to be a vibrant, welcoming, and inclusive dance community sharing fellowship through social English Country Dance.

Our Mission Statement:

Culver City English Country Dance is a social dance encompassing the spectrum of ECD from the 17th Century to the present. Welcoming to youth and adults of all experience levels, we promote community and encourage good dancing through friendly dancers, live music, and a pleasant and informal atmosphere.

We meet every second and fourth Sundays, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., at Lindberg Park Stone House, 5041 Rhoda Way (on the corner of Rhoda and Ocean Drive), in Culver City.

No partner or experience is necessary. Dress is casual (and the hall gets very warm in summer), but please bring clean, low-heeled, soft-soled shoes to change into.

We use a Sliding Scale/Pay What You Can model, with a suggested admission of $15. No one will be turned away!

In addition to our regular social dances, there are many formal and fancy dress balls and special events held throughout the year, including our Playford-to-the-Present English Country Dance Ball. This formal ball for experienced dancers is usually held around the first weekend in October, and welcomes incredible callers and musicians from across the country. The registration flyer and more information can be found on our Playford-to-the-Present page, or on the Playford page of the SCCDC website.

Click to see photos from previous years’ Playford-to-the-Present Balls.

Next:

Have a look at our Calendar, or see a list of our upcoming CCECD dances.

Learn more about Culver City English Country Dance by reading about our current organization committee or a brief history of our group.

See our roster of Callers or Musicians, or see the list of all the dances we’ve done since our founding in 2006.

Read more about English Country Dancing, its definition and history, and watch some of our favorite ECD videos, both from our dances and from our favorite movies.

See videos of English country dances taken at our CCECD dance.

See our list of other local dances and balls.