The Circulators invite you to dance with us Friday evenings at the Recital Hall in San Diego's beautiful Balboa Park from 8:00 - 9:30 PM. We dance at the plus level, with rounds between tips. Steve Woodard is our caller, Richard Cartwright and Milton Alexander are our cuers. Couples, singles, and children (with adult supervision) are welcome. The entrance donation is $5.00 per person, unless it is a special dance with an out-town-caller. Children 13 and under are free.
Our party night is normally every 4th Friday. Take a look at our calendar and dress up to match the occasion. We have out-of-town callers on many of our 5th Friday dances.
For the hearing impaired and those wearing hearing aids, Circulators is proud to have a sound enhancement system. With your own pocket FM radio receiver and earphones or ear buds, you can tune into the Circulators' frequency and receive the caller's voice directly. Distracting noises, reverberation, or distance from the sound source will not interfere with your ability to hear the caller or cuer.
It's summer time! Put away those petticoats, bloomers, and long-sleeved shirts for summer attire. Shorts, short-sleeved shirts or whatever can help keep you cool while you work up a sweat dancing is acceptable to wear to our dances.
Our DBD (Dancing By Definition) summer workshop has started. Learn basic, mainstream, and plus calls from different positions than normally used by most callers. The workshop is from 7:00 - 8:00 and will continue through September 1. $5.00 per person pays for the workshop and the regular club dance.
Our next class for new dancers begins September 8 & 15 with new students being accepted both evenings. Classes are Friday evenings from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Recital Hall. Your first night of dancing is free and the following classes are $5 per session or $50 for classes September through December. Children 10 - 16 are free with paid adult. We welcome both new dancers and folks who have danced in the past and would like to renew their skills. See our flyer for more details.
Square dancing is a lot of fun and good exercise. You meet people from all walks of life and all ages. Give it a try if you have never square danced, or if you vaguely remember it from your elementary school days. We think you'll like it!
Contact Ed & Jackie Renger 858-277-7499, Ron Higley 858-578-6854, or Elisa Carlucci 619-392-3246 if you have questions.
The Circulators host special dances with nationally-known callers throughout the year. We are sure you will thoroughly enjoy yourselves. Here is what we currently have planned. See our calendar for more information. We hope you will come and join us.
| Date | Caller | Cuer | Information |
| August 4 | Dan Nordbye | Richard Cartwright | flyer |
| December 22 | Ken Bower | Rochelle Catt | - |
Steve Woodard has been calling for the club since 1981. He began square dance calling while serving in the Army in Germany. We consider him one of the best callers in the southern California area. He enjoys calling a challenging dance and we like him keeping us on our toes. He calls at many dances and festivals throughout California, Nevada, and Arizona. Please contact Steve if you'd like to contract him for a dance. He can be reached at 619-742-4570 or via e-mail.
Richard & Judy Cartwright: Richard square danced when he was in 5th and 6th grades and enjoyed it very much, so when the kids were old enough (1991), Richard and Judy decided to give it a try. The rest of the story is a natural progression from square dancing, to round dancing between square dance tips, to becoming more and more involved in round dancing. "We enjoyed teaching a round dance class for a couple of years, but currently our situation prevents us from starting a new class. We hope to get back into teaching before long. We look forward to seeing you on the dance floor."
Milton & Karen Alexander: I have been dancing all my life. Besides square, round, and line dance, I enjoy country and western, clogging, ballroom, and even Charleston! In the 80's I was dancing in most of the Country Western clubs in San Diego when I noticed clogging and I HAD to learn that!! Lucky decision...Karen and I met during lessons. We've been dancing together ever since (33 years). Cueing locally with San Diego Square Dance Association and Back Country Association is where I want to be. I thoroughly appreciate the dedication and hard work involved in these associations to keep dancing available to us all.
| Presidents: |
Ron Higley Elisa Carlucci |
858-578-6854 619-392-3246 |
| Vice Presidents: | Ed & Jackie Renger | 858-277-7499 |
| Secretary: | Darlene Niezgoda | 619-448-1426 |
| Treasurer: | Carol Windham | 858-279-7693 |
| Senior Representatives: |
Dennis Taylor Patti Blakeslee |
619-291-4411 619-291-1403 |
San Diego Square Dance Association
The Book of Las Fiestas (SDSDA)
Palomar Association (North San Diego County)
Back Country Association
(East San Diego County)
Dancer Digest (San Diego Country Tri-Association)
California State Square Dance Council
2017 USA West Square Dance Convention
in Rock Springs, WY (August 16 - 19)
SDSDA Fiesta de la Cuadrilla
in San Diego (November 3 - 5)
California State Square Dance Convention
in Yuba City (April 20 - 22, 2018)
67th National Square Dance Convention
in Kansas City, MO (June 27 - 30, 2018)
2018 USA West Square Dance Convention
in Reno, NV (August 16 - 18, 2018)
68th National Square Dance Convention
in Atlanta, GA (June 26 - 29, 2019)
69th National Square Dance Convention
in Spokane, WA (June 17 - 20, 2020)
Basic/Mainstream/Plus Call Definitions
Animations for calls from Mainstream through C3B