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29th Indiana Square and Round Dance Convention

11/6/2018

I had a fantastic time at the Indiana Square and Round Dance Convention!

Friday night started out with a great dance by featured caller Tom Miller. The theme was "Back to the 50's" and I love seeing so many people dressed in 50's attire! Saturday was full with square and round dancing at all levels, workshops, competition, education sessions, and more!
Finally we ended a packed weekend with the Sunday morning Gospel Finale!

The Indiana Convention is one of my favorite times of the year because I get to see so many good friends in one place!

Join us next year in French Lick for our 30th Convention - November 8, 9 & 10, 2019!

It's always an honor to get to call with Kristy! Check out the above video of us calling on Friday night in the main hall just before the President's Ball.

Some of the amazing volunteers at the registration desk

Just some of the callers who shared their talent at the Convention this year.

It's always great to call with Kristy Williams and Amanda Skidmore!

The Convention Board put on a fantastic convention! Thanks for all of your hard work.

Great crowd on Sunday morning

Andrew's Wedding

9/27/2018

Just wanted to share a quick family life update for those of you checking in to the Berger Callers blog.
You may have noticed a new face out on the dance floor and in our family photos. On August 18, 2018, Andrew and Jillian got married! It was a beautiful day and so nice to have family and friends come together to celebrate. The day came together perfectly - weather was lovely (hot but not raining), food was delicious, dancing and music were lively, and there was plenty of laughter to go around.
Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Berger! Welcome to the family, Jillian!

WIPAC

9/3/2018

The Bergers: Teresa, Frank, Elisa, Andrew & Jillian

It’s been awhile since the whole gang has been together for a square dance but this weekend we all made it up to Wisconsin for the WIPAC weekend!

Andrew and I were both honored to be asked to call! You can hear one of our tips on this Facebook live video. A special thanks to Mom for the video.

We had a blast seeing many familiar faces and meeting many new folks too. We enjoyed dancing to the many talented callers on staff - they really pulled out the stops on the choreography!

A special thanks to Noah Siegmann for inviting us to call and coordinating such a great weekend! The Siegmann Band put on an incredible gospel concert on Sunday morning as well! We also had the privilege of calling with their band during the live music hour – what an honor! You can listen to some of their inspirational music by clicking on their photo below.

It is so nice to have good friends who share such lovely photos! Check out some of the photos from the weekend below! We had a great time!

Dancing on Friday night Photo Credit: Glinda Torvik

Such fun sharing the stage with Bob Asp on Friday night! Photo credit: Glinda Torvik

Duet time! Video screenshot credit: Glinda Torvik

The weekend was held at the beautiful Washington County Fairgrounds Exposition Center. There was plenty of space to dance in the Plus hall. Photo credit: Andrew Berger

Illinois State Square Dance Convention

7/31/2018

I had a great weekend calling, cueing, and dancing at the Illinois State Square Dance Convention! A special highlight for me was the opportunity to call with Tom Miller. Such an honor to share the stage with an incredible caller.
Love seeing old friends and making new ones too!

67th National Square Dance Convention 2018

7/4/2018

More than 3,100 dancers attended the 67th National Square Dance Convention in Kansas City, MO. I was one of those lucky dancers! The Convention offers a variety of programming for attendees including squares, rounds, lines, contra, education panels, seminars, sewing clinics, and plenty of opportunities for networking with attendees from around the world! We danced from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM Thursday through Saturday and had an absolute blast! I had so much fun seeing old friends and making new ones too! I've posted a short slideshow below.

The highlight of my weekend was on Saturday night when I had the honor of calling with the Ghost Riders Square Dance Band for the first time! These guys are incredible and so much fun to work with. Check out the video below!

Super thanks to Eric Henerlau for taking the video! ☺

CALLERLAB Convention 2018

4/16/2018

I had a great time at the CALLERLAB Convention this year in Albuquerque, NM. It was so much fun to network with other callers, listen to some of the legends of square dancing, and brainstorm about the future of the activity!

Lesson Graduation 2018

2/26/2018

We had a great group for square dance lessons in Three Oaks! I am so proud of the square of students. We had such a fun, diverse group! Our youngest graduate just turned 7 years old.
#squaredancing

Indiana State Convention

11/5/2017

Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to put together another awesome Indiana State Square and Round Dance Convention! I had a great time dancing, catching up with old friends, calling and even cueing this year! We'll see you again in 2018 at French Lick for 'Back to the 50's'.

Registration

The Star Wrongers placed 1st in the competition!

Star Wrongers place 1st in the competition! Congrats to Arlyn, Norm, Rose, Larry, Andrew, Jillian, Frank, and Teresa!

Gospel round-up to finish the convention

Gospel round-up at the end of the convention on Sunday - Such fun singing with this group!

Youth Party on Saturday

Youth Party on Saturday

We had just a little fun! ;-)

We had just a little bit of fun! :-)

Kentucky State Convention

9/30/2017

In September, I attended my first KY State Square Dance Convention!
This was my first time calling in Kentucky.
I had a great time calling, dancing, and seeing our Kentucky friends!

Wisconsin State Square & Round Convention

8/6/2017

I had a blast calling and dancing at the Wisconsin State Square & Round Dance Convention. This was my first time calling and dancing in Wisconsin and I felt very welcome! So glad Mom and Dad let me tag along on their trip!

This weekend was especially memorable as this was my first time calling with a live band! Shout out to the Siegmann family for providing outstanding live music for the Inspiration hour and during the last hour of dancing! Check out the video of my song with the band and some pictures from the weekend below!

~Teresa

The Siegmann family band did a fantastic job on the live music Sunday afternoon!