Directory of Traditional Square Dance Callers

Please read the Wikipedia article on traditional square dance for a clear description of the style of dancing this directory is intended to support. There are many online directories for MWSD callers, such as this Caller and Cuer Database.

Most callers are happy to travel for a gig. Many have a live band they work with, and most own their own sound system. These are good questions to ask the callers you're considering hiring.

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name & contact	location	styles
Jim Tait Email 734-776-6848	MI - Dearborn Heights	American Western style square dancing, old time country dancing
Virginia Reed Email 814-642-2494	NY - Olean
Janine Smith Email 301-926-9142	MD - Gaithersburg
Nils Fredland Email 603-903-2369 http://nilsfredland.com	NH - Keene	Old-time mountain style, traditional Western style
Seth Tepfer Email 770-289-3204	GA - Decatur	Southern squares, new England quadrilles, occasional singing squares
Chrissy Fowler Email http://chrissyfowler.com	ME - Belfast
Bob Isaacs Email 732-846-6230	NJ - New Brunswick	All styles of squares
Carol Ormand Email 608-213-1618	WI - Madison	New England, southern, western, and the derivatives thereof, excluding MWSD
Tony Parkes Email 978-670-9333	MA - Bedford	New England squares, singing squares, squares of the 1950s, quadrilles
David Millstone Email 603-448-2950	NH - Lebanon	New England style squares, singing squares, some traditional western, squares from the 1950s, 19th century quadrilles
Phil Jamison Email 828-258-8473	NC - Asheville	Traditional southern squares and Appalachian big sets, traditional western squares
Lynn Ackerson Email 510-292-0304	CA - El Cerrito	New England quadrilles, traditional Western style, and Southern visiting couple squares
Pat Tognoni Email 303-827-5828	CO - Arvada	Southern, New England, Western squares; dances for those using wheelchairs
Bob Dalsemer Email 828-389-0218 http://bobdalsemer.com	NC - Hayesville	Appalachian, traditional New England, traditional Western and singing squares
Erik Hoffman Email	CA - Oakland
Michael Ismerio Email 503-808-0362 http://michaelismerio.com	IN - Bloomington	Traditional southern squares, big set dances
Bill Martin Email 360-695-4361	WA - Vancouver	Old-fashioned, traditional & Southern-style squares
Zach Hudson Email 503-665-5439	OR - Troutdale	Traditional Southern squares
Ridge Kennedy Email 973-731-3691	NJ - West Orange	Lancers, New England quadrilles, southern squares, old fashioned western squares from the 50s and 60s, running sets, singing squares
Paul Silveria Email http://squaredancepaul.com	OR - Portland	Traditional (old-time) squares
Masha Goodman Crawford Email 209-296-7706 http://banjodancer.com	CA - Pine Grove	Appalachian visiting couple squares, big circle "running sets," early western squares
Evie Ladin 510-502-0400 Email	CA - Oakland
Beth Molaro Email 828-277-4068	NC - Asheville	Southern patter-style squares
Jeremy Korr Email 909-437-4923	CA - Los Angeles	New England quadrilles, traditional western, traditional style modern, singing squares
Vincent Masciarelli Email http://vmdanceinstructor.com	PA - Philadelphia	Old-time traditional squares
Ralph Sweet Email 860-749-4494	CT - Enfield	Traditional squares, singing and patter squares
Wendy Graham Email 970-903-9402 http://www.PerkyPantsDance.com	CO - Durango	Southern, Appalachian big sets/Kentucky running sets, Western, New England
Caroline Oakley Email 503-282-8091 http://squaredancefever.com	OR - Portland	Visiting couple squares, two-couple figures
Sue Hulsether Email 608-629-6250	WI - Viroqua	Southern, Appalachian, traditional Western, New England
Adina Gordon Email 828-230-9266 http://adinagordon.com/	VT - Brattleboro	quadrilles/New England, Western, Southern
Sue Rosen Email 617-965-0542	MA - Newton