Square Dance Callers' Association of Northern California (SDCANC)

Welcome To the SDCANC Home Page!


Next Meeting


August 8, 2010

Rollingwood Recreation Center
2395 Greenwood Dr.
San Pablo, California


Record Review at 11:30am
General Meeting at 12:30pm

CLICK HERE TO SEE A MAP
(Google Maps)

2010 Meetings


  • January 10
  • February 14
  • March 14
    (St. Patrick's Day Dance)
  • April 11
  • May 16
  • June 13
  • July 11
  • August 8
  • September 12
    (Indian Summer Hoedown)
  • October 10
  • November 14
    Dinner meeting
    La Strada, San Pablo?

Dark in December



Upcoming Events

Newer Caller Workshops

Our April 11, June 13 and August 8 meetings will include open-mike practice time for people who are learning to call. (Plus the opportunity for critiques from more experienced callers.)

Dancers needed!!!

Callers can't practice calling without dancers to call to on the floor!  All dancers willing to help give a hand to some talented newer callers are welcome to join in.


Green Callers Dance
Sponsored by the Vaca Valley Ramblers
joined by the SDCANC

Sunday, August 29, 2009
2:00 to 5:00 PM
McBride Senior Center
91 Town Square Place (near Kendal & Dobbins)
Vacaville, CA
Click here for flier (815KB PDF)    -----    Click here for map (Google)


Indian Summer Hoedown

September 12, 2010
2:00 to 4:30pm

Rollingwood Recreation Center
2395 Greenwood Dr.
San Pablo, CA
Click here for flier (214K PDF)  -----  See meeting announcement (above) for map link

Association Information

From the by-laws:
The Association is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to foster and encourage American Square and Round dancing, to exchange calls and ideas among callers, to provide members with an information service covering music, equipment and facilities, to publish a Code of Ethics to which all members shall subscribe, and to support State and National organizations that dedicate themselves to the orderly promotion of Square and Round Dancing.

Current membership dues are only $35.00 per year (January thru December), payable by January 1. See the table below for the Treasurer's email address. (Click on the name -- it's a link.)

We subscribe to Al Stevens' note service, Notes for European Callers, which is available to members right here in the Members Area. (Note: you must have a username and password to enter the Members Area. When you join the Association, send the username and password you wish to use to the Web Committee via email. If we pick them for you, you might not remember them as well!)

Over 90% of our Association membership has Internet access. A great deal of our business and discussions between meetings are now done electronically, both through this website and through our "SDCANC-Forum" email list for discussing Association business. This has shortened our business meetings considerably.

The Association is also affiliated with CALLERLAB and receives their newsletter Direction. We also purchase some of the CALLERLAB convention session recordings which are available to our members to check out and return.

Most of our meetings are on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Contact any member or board member (below) to get the meeting location and come as our guest. You will also see the date and location of the next meeting at the top of this page.

For additional information contact the Membership Chairman or any member of the board below. You can also download a copy of our Membership Application in PDF format to complete and bring to a meeting, if you are ready to join. You'll need Adobe Reader (or a compatible program like Foxit Reader) to view and print the application.

[NOTE: Please read the Association Bylaws and Standing Rules before completing the Application.]

2010 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
- OFFICERS -
President (2007-10) Steve Myers
Vice President Wayne Janssen
Secretary Jim Diffey
Treasurer Bert Swerer
- COMMITTEE CHAIRS -
Historian Mike Amell
Liaison to NCSDA vacant
Liaison to SCVCA vacant
Membership Lawrence Johnstone
Web Lawrence Johnstone
Program vacant
Publicity Bert Swerer
Sunshine Darlene Culligan