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
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday | Saturday |
Oakmont Squares Oakmont East Rec Center 7902 Oakmont Dr. Santa Rosa, CA 7:00 to 9:00pm: SSD dancing and class tips, alternating |
Singles &
Pairs Monroe Hall 1400 W. College Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 7:00 to 9:00pm: Plus dancing and workshop |
Ukiah Promenaders Bartlett Hall at the Ukiah Senior Center 495 Leslie St., Ukiah 7:00 to 9:00pm: SSD class and dancing Still On Hiatus Until Further Notice |
Vaca Valley Ramblers Veterans Hall 549 Merchant St. Vacaville, CA 7:00 to 8:00pm: SSD dancing 8:00 to 9:00pm: Plus dancing |
Singles & Pairs Class Monroe Hall 1400 W. College Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 2:00 to 4:00pm: Teaching SSD (started Feb. 18) |
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.)
2023 | |
June 10, 2023 | Singles & Pairs Monroe Hall 1400 W. College Ave. Santa Rosa, CA |
June 21-24, 2023 | Gone to 72nd National Square Dance Convention, Mobile, AL |
July 8, 2023 | Circle n Squares Monroe Hall 1400 W. College Ave. Santa Rosa, CA |
July 26-29, 2023 | Gone to 20th USAwest Convention, Albuquerque, NM |
August 12, 2023 | Ribbons and Souls Hollywood's Golden Era (Rounds by Jim Spence) Culver City Veterans' Memorial Bldg. 4117 Overland Ave. Culver City, CA |
August 19, 2023 | Private event (GM) |
September 1-3, 2023 | Plumas County Homegrown Americana Festival Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds Quincy, CA With Michael and Heather Haworth and Erin Byars |
September 16, 2023 | Celebration for Scot Byars Veterans' Hall Royer Park Roseville, CA Many invited callers and cuers Round dancing in afternoon Potluck in early evening (nondancers invited and encouraged!) Advanced followed by Plus in evening |
October 14, 2023 | Mavericks Veterans' Hall Royer Park Roseville, CA |
November 11, 2023 | Farmers & Farmerettes 62nd Anniversary Dance Newark Pavilion 6430 Thornton Ave. Newark, CA |
December 31, 2023 (Sunday) | Rockin' Jokers Glass Slipper Ball (Rounds by Sue Harris) Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church 728 W. Fremont Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 8:30 pre-rounds, squares+rounds 9pm-midnight |
2024 | |
March 25-27, 2024 | Gone to 49th CALLERLAB Convention, Grapevine, TX |
April 13, 2024 | Circle 'n Squares Monroe Hall 1400 W. College Ave. Santa Rosa, CA |
June 26-29, 2024 | Gone to 73rd National Square Dance Convention, Milwaukee, WI |
November 9, 2024 | Ribbons and Souls Veterans' Memorial 4117 Overland Ave. Culver City, CA |
2025 | |
June 25-28, 2025 | Gone to 74th National Square Dance Convention, Shreveport, LA |
November 8, 2025 | Ribbons and Souls Veterans' Memorial 4117 Overland Ave. Culver City, CA |
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... :-)