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A studentDancing Folk is the campus's folk dancing group, most known for holding monthly [[contradance]]s, but whose dances often include selections of square, hambo, polka, waltz, English country, and anything else the members want to experiment with. The group was founded in the 1997-run 1998 academic year by Ethan Plunkett '00 and Julia Goren '01, alongside their sister group that hosts and band, [[ContradanceRude Cider]]s about once a month.

It The contact person for the Folk is in the process of restructuring, so if you love contradance and want to take an active part in planning dancesMolly Hawkins, <email >Amelia.A.E.Hawkins@williams.edu</email>. [[Ariel Heyman]] and [[Daniel Rosensweig]] are the co-chairs for the fall 2006 season, while Molly will be away from campus. ==History in people== One can recount much of the history of the Folk just by going through the people who have lead it over the years. '''Ethan Plunkett '00''' founded Dancing Folk in his sophomore year. At the April 22, 1998 meeting of [[College Council]], Ethan is [http://wso.williams.edu/cc/minutes/04-22-98.html on the record] as requesting $195 for a dance May 8, though this was probably not the first dance. Ethan was the Folk's first caller, and was also the first person to pass on training and dances to the next generation. Among others, he wrote "The Witch Flew the Coop", the contradance of his most called after he left for its inclusion of the popular, but dangerous, swinging star figure. '''Julia Goren '01''' was a close help to Ethan if not co-founder with him, and was the first leader and founder of Rude Cider, a band formed in Spring 1998 so that there could be live music at the campus contradances the Folk put on.