Useful links to square dancing resources on the World Wide Web.
L/G/B/T Links:
Links for lesbian/gay/bisexual/trans dancers, callers, and their friends...
IAGSDC Main Website
The official website of the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs (A Gay & Lesbian Organization). This is the primary resource for L/G/B/T dancers and callers, and for those wishing to dance with or call to our community. Start here for information on IAGSDC events, clubs, and conventions.
Bradley Bell Directory
The electronic version of the Bradley Bell Directory. (If you don't know what the Bradley Bell is, look it up in the IAGSDC Mini-FAQ).
Square Dance Travel Guide
Looking for an IAGSDC (or L/G/B/T-friendly) square dance club on your next vacation or business trip? Paul Asente now maintains the Travel Guide, which was originally compiled by Freeman Stamper.
Callers & Calling:
Links for and about callers who work with the L/G/B/T community.
gaycallers.org - Gay Callers Association
Yes, there really is an association for L/G/B/T callers ... and for straight callers who happen to call a lot to the L/G/B/T community. Aside from raising consciousness about the IAGSDC and L/G/B/T dancing at CALLERLAB each year ... the GCA also runs a yearly Caller School which is both highly regarded and a safe environment for people who've never been to a caller school before.
moveto.com - Andy Shore's Website
Andy is the club caller for El Camino Reelers and Foggy City Dancers. His website contains a great deal of useful information for callers, including a huge list of singing calls, dancer position diagrams, and links to other sites.
all8.com - Rich Reel's Square Dance Caller Notes
Rich has spent years diligently compiling choreography, and tips for callers. The result is a truly incredible and comprehensive choreography resource. Everything from get-ins and get-outs to ring figures I’ve never been able to find elsewhere. (Thank you, Rich!)
ceder.net - Vic & Debbie Ceder's Square Dance Resource Net
It's not enough that Vic is one of the most skilled callers in the world, with a slightly skewed perspective that leaves both dancers and callers breathless and grinning from ear to ear at each dance. He's also the author of the Ceder Square Dance System (CSDS) choreography program, and in his copious spare time, along with his lovely wife Debbie, Vic wrote "The Ceder Chest", book series. The Ceder Chests are books of call definitions that no higher-level dancer should be without.
squarez.com - A Caller's Weblog
Squarez.com is the brainchild of Kris Jensen, one of my favorite callers. Mentored for years by the very playful, let laid-back Bill Eyler, Kris has emerged as a caller and calling personality in her own right. In many ways, she manages to out-twist Bill ... and that, my friends, is twisted indeed. Kris edits the GCA Call Sheet newsletter, and is an exceptionally talented writer. I love reading her blogs, and suspect you will, too.
callerlab.org - CALLERLAB
The definitive source of modern western square dancing. The CALLERLAB site doesn’t have a lot of information yet, but it does have HTML and PDF versions of all of the call lists. Very handy for settling those arguments about what the “official” definition of a call is.
General Square Dancing Links:
Links to general square dancing resources, not IAGSDC- or L/G/B/T-related.
Western Square Dancing - DOSADO.COM
Founded by Rob French, DOSADO.COM quickly became an essential resource for all square dancers and square dance callers. A few years ago, Bill & Peggy Heyman took over the site, and expanded it even more. This site is also where I buy most of my square dance music.
Content © Allan Hurst 1995-2003 - Updated 07 September 2006