Welcome!

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 4^th Friday. Take a look at our calendar and dress up to match the occasion. We have out-of-town callers on many of our 5^th 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.

What to wear? Summer is coming to a close, but while we are still having warm weather you're more than welcome to wear clothes that will keep you comfortable. But as the weather cools, we ask that you resume wearing appropriate square dance attire.

Calendar of Events

Class

Our class for new dancers began in September. They are learning basic moves. If you belong to another beginning class and would like more floor time or if you danced in the past and would like to renew your skills, come join us! The more you dance, the more comfortable you become and the better you dance. Classes are Friday evenings from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Recital Hall. Classes are $5 per session. Children 10 - 16 are free with paid adult.

Contact Ed & Jackie Renger 858-277-7499, Ron Higley 858-578-6854, or Elisa Carlucci 619-392-3246 if you have questions.

Out-of-Town Caller Dances

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.

Caller and Cuers

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 5^th and 6^th 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.

Club Officers
2017-2018

Links

San Diego Square Dance Association

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

Conventions

SDSDA Fiesta de la Cuadrilla in San Diego (November 3 - 5)

California State Square Dance Convention in Yuba City (April 20 - 22, 2018)

67^th 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)

68^th National Square Dance Convention in Atlanta, GA (June 26 - 29, 2019)

69^th National Square Dance Convention in Spokane, WA (June 17 - 20, 2020)

General Information

Where's the Dance?

DOSADO.com

Basic/Mainstream/Plus Call Definitions

Animations for calls from Mainstream through C3B