Square Dance Caller and Teacher
801 Lake Mendocino Dr. #11
Ukiah, CA 95482
Phone: 707-462-0239
Email: loj@pacific.net
Email: loj@loj.name
Web: www.loj.name
Weekly Schedule
| Monday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
| Frontier
Twirlers Willits Center for the Arts 71 E. Commercial St. (upstairs; enter in back) Willits, CA 7:00 to 8:00: Class (started Sept. 2016) 8:00 to 9:00: Plus dancing and workshop |
Singles &
Pairs Monroe Hall 1400 W. College Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 7:00 to 8:00: Plus review (started 11/30) 8:00 to 9:00: Plus dancing and workshop |
Ukiah Promenaders Bartlett Hall at the Ukiah Senior Center 495 Leslie St., Ukiah 7:00 to 9:00: Club 50 class and dancing (Sustainable Square Dancing -- see jerrystory.com) Currently on hiatus -- not enough people to dance. Taking signups for a new class -- please contact me! |
Party Dances
Around here, these Saturday-night dances are generally called "hoedowns", but when I first learned to square dance in northeastern California they were always called "party dances." Whatever you call them, they're a lot of fun, and just about everyone looks forward to them. If you'd like me to call one for your club, email me.
(I'm also maintaining a list of party dances I know of that are put on by clubs in Northern California but outside of the SF Bay and Sacramento metropolitan areas, here.)
| 2017 | |
| January 8, 2017 (Sunday) | NCSDA Anniversary Dance Morello Park Elementary School 1200 Morello Park Drive Martinez, CA Afternoon dance 2-5pm, with other NCSDA top callers |
| January 20, 2017 (Friday) | Heels and Souls Big Band Dance (Rounds by Joe Scarlatella) Felicia Mahood Auditorium 11338 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA |
| February 3, 2017 (Friday) | Steppin' Pards Black and White Ball Dennis Earl Elementary School 4091 N. Olive Dr. Turlock, CA |
| February 4, 2017 | Circle 'n Squares Afternoon New Dancer Dance Monroe Hall 1400 W. College Ave. Santa Rosa, CA |
| February 18, 2017 | Boots and Belles Napa Senior Center 1500 Jefferson Napa, CA |
| March 11, 2017 | Cloverleafs Anniversary Dance Neil Road Center 3925 Neil Road Reno, NV |
| March 17, 2017 (Friday) | Rogue Squares "It's Time To Wear Green" dance (Rounds by Mary Nutt) Rogue Valley Square Dance Center 3377 Table Rock Rd. Medford, OR |
| March 31, 2017 to April 1, 2017 | Gone to North State Dancers' Association Jamboree, Oroville, CA |
| April 8, 2017 | Circle 'n Squares Monroe Hall 1400 W. College Avenue Santa Rosa, CA |
| April 9-12, 2017 | Gone to CALLERLAB Convention, Mesa, AZ |
| April 15, 2017 | Gone to Canyon School Reunion, Lakehead, CA |
| April 22, 2017 | Private event (MB) |
| April 29, 2017 | ASDSC 5th Saturday Dance (Rounds by MaryAnn Callahan) Veterans' Memorial Hall Royer Park Roseville, CA |
| May 12-14, 2017 | Gone to Nevada ICC Silver State Festival, Reno, NV |
| May 20, 2017 | Committee to Promote Square Dancing Butterfly Ball Camden Community Center 3369 Union Ave. San Jose, CA |
| May 26-28, 2017 | Gone to NCSDA Golden State Roundup, San Ramon, CA |
| June 17, 2017 | Single Skirts n Flirts Back To 50s Dance Oakdale Grange F & Lambuth Oakdale, CA |
| June 21-24, 2017 | Gone to 66th National Square Dance Convention, Cincinnati, OH |
| July 15, 2017 | Scott Erwin's Day at the Races Petaluma Speedway Petaluma, CA Gates open at 4:30, Mud Packing at 5:00; Racing at 5:30; Demo at 7:15ish Info: Scott Erwin 510-701-3311 |
| August 4, 2017 (Friday) | Capitol Cutups 48th Anniversary Dance Carson City Senior Center 911 Beverly Dr. Carson City, NV |
| August 17-20, 2017 | Gone to USAwest Convention, Rock Springs, WY |
| August 26, 2017 | Swingin' Squares Campout Hereford Ranch RV Park and Campground 17855 Doty Rd. Hat Creek, CA |
| September 1-2, 2017 | Plumas County Homegrown Americana Festival (Rounds by Erin Byars) Plumas Sierra Fairgrounds Quincy, CA With Scot & Erin Byars |
| September 24, 2017 (Sunday) | Bootjack Stompers (Rounds by Mirdza Ward) Bootjack Stompers' Hall 4662 Mormon Bar Crossing Mariposa, CA |
| October 7, 2017 | Paradise Ridge Runners Veterans' Memorial Hall Skyway & Elliott Paradise, CA |
| October 20, 2017 (Friday) | Rogue Squares Halloween (Rounds by Mary Nutt) Rogue Valley Square Dance Center 3377 Table Rock Rd. Medford, OR |
| October 27-29, 2017 | Gone to ASDSC Harvest Hoedown, Yuba City, CA |
| November 4, 2017 | Farmers & Farmerettes 56th Anniversary (Rounds by Bob Ensten) Fremont, CA |
| November 11, 2017 | Oasis Squares Veterans' Day Dance Eagles' Hall 7977 Reno Hwy. Fallon, NV |
| 2018 | |
| January 19, 2018 (Friday) | Tentatively reserved (HAS) |
| February 24, 2018 | Star Promenaders Birthday Dance Rogue Valley Square Dance Center 3377 Table Rock Rd. Medford, OR |
| March 25-28, 2018 | Gone to CALLERLAB Convention, Albuquerque, NM |
| April 6-7, 2018 | Gone to NSDA Jamboree, Oroville, CA |
| April 14, 2018 | Tentatively reserved (CNS) |
| June 27-30, 2018 | Gone to 67th National Square Dance Convention, Kansas City, MO |
| December 8, 2018 | Red Ribbon Squares Marine Park Center Marine St. at 16th St. Santa Monica, CA |
| 2019 | |
| June 26-29, 2019 | Gone to 68th National Square Dance Convention, Atlanta, GA |
| 2020 | |
| June 17-20, 2020 | Gone to 69th National Square Dance Convention, Spokane, WA |
| July 17-18, 2020 | Tentatively reserved (SP) |
Note: If it says "tentative," then I've verbally agreed to the date and consider myself bound, but don't yet have a contract in hand. If it says "Gone to..." then it's not an event that I'm calling -- I've just blocked out the time to attend the event. In that case, if you're very convincing, I could be talked into changing my plans... :-)
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