Where to practice folk dance France

Created in 1945, the Breton Circle of Nantes is one of the main actors in maintaining the Breton culture in Nantes and Loire-Atlantique. The assoc organises traditional Breton dance courses: gavotte, year-ord, hanter, wrinkled, avant, quadrille, maraîchine, round of Sautron or gavotte of the Aven, kerouézée, passepieds…. They take place on Wednesday evening and often bring together more than 100 dancers… A moment of sharing well in the Breton spirit! The Breton Circle in Nantes also offers a workshop for children between the ages of 6 and 12, all levels on Wednesdays from 18 am to 19 pm. Every Friday evening, a singing group meets as of. Annual membership includes access to these dance courses, within the limits of available places… During the year, don't miss fest, Breton balls, conférencés and other outings.

Young Champagne is an association of adults and children who dance regional folklore. Performances in costumes of Troyes, dating from the 1850 s and in place for soyottes, swing, quadrilles, jig, where you must lift the very high leg, or the corporate dance of gardeners. Rehearsals take place at home every Wednesday from 19 am to 21 pm. It takes at least 13 years to register. The association has numerous events: the festival of music in Troyes, the feast of the apple at Village…

Every first Thursday of the month, the MJC Pont des Demoiselles in Toulouse offers a traditional ball workshop. Traditional music teachers and their students can take the stage to test their repertoire, make people dance and put themselves in the situation of ball musicians. This is a real moment of conviviality and sharing, where amateur and experienced dancers can join the musicians on stage to enjoy the music.

The MJC of Castanet-Tolosan is committed to the transmission of the heritage repertoire in all its diversity in a convivial and festive way by proposing traditional dance classes. In a collective practice, you can take part in dance classes of the Oc country and of the neighbors (Basque Country, Berry...) as well as of traditional dances of Europe (Balkans, Ireland, Catalan countries...) for all levels. The group also participates in several festive events during the year.

Scaër is a small town in Brittany's Finistère region. Among the town's cultural attractions is the Association Culturelle Arabesque, which offers oriental dance courses. The association is located at Beg Roz Stang and offers courses for all levels, from beginner to advanced. In addition to oriental dance, Scaër also offers other cultural and leisure activities, such as exhibitions, concerts and festivals.

Beginners or experienced dancers, it is the pleasure of dancing to discover and practice that brings together the members of the Club de danses d'Occitanie et d'ailleurs de Tournefeuille one Tuesday per month. The association proposes to learn the numerous dances that can be found in traditional balls all over France, but especially those more specific to the Occitanie region: rondeaux, bourrées, béarmais jumps... To practice, a ball open to all is organized once a quarter.

For more than forty years, the Occitan Center for Traditional Music and Dance has had as its goal the dissemination of traditional music and dance, the sensitization and transmission as well as the conservation and valorization of this vernacular heritage. It organizes concerts, offers courses as well as training courses of Occitan song, and also organizes workshops of initiation. To your instruments: accordion, oboe, Gascon bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy..