SQUARE DANCING
1. Taminations
We highly recommend Taminations as a resource to learn and review the calls. It includes the written definition for movements and plays an animation for each call. Free Taminations apps are also available for smartphone or PC from Google Play as well as the Apple and Microsoft stores.
All the Mainstream 2026 Moves are available
Example of one of the moves. This screen includes a player that shows an animation of how the move is executed
2. Videos
If you prefer watching real people dance, videos of square dance lessons with demos of the movements are available on the internet.
YouTube videos of mainstream lessons are also available from @cyberpoint.
3. CALLERLAB Definitions
The official Definitions and List of New Mainstream Calls are available for download on the CALLERLAB website.
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ROUND DANCING
1. YouTube Videos
Some YouTube searches:
- Round Dance Phase II Waltz
- Round Dance Two Step beginner
- Round Dance Rumba basics
- Choreographed ballroom dancing lessons
Useful sources of YouTube instructional videos of round dance steps and dances in several dance rhythms include:
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@rounddance7832 (Round Dance)
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@SqDcaller (Dennis Viscanti)
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@DanceDemos (Dance Demos)
2. Cue Sheets
ROUNDALAB, the International Association of Round Dance Teachers, provides a searchable collection of cue sheets on its website that is available for downloads.
3. Lists of Dance Steps for Different Rhythms
The links below provide lists of the steps included in the recommended curriculum for four popular round dance rhythms:
4. Round Dance Clubs in the Fraser Valley Region of British Columbia
Circle 8’s offers round dancing instruction at the Phase II and III levels for new dancers and those wishing to enhance their round dancing skills. These dance sessions are round dancing only.
When: Sundays 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Where: Charles Rummel Hall, 3630 Lozells Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Cuers: Nicholas and Caitlyn Brendzy
Other clubs in the Fraser Valley which offer round dancing are listed in the Valley Circle – Online Edition of the Fraser Valley Square & Round Dance Association
