| So excited to share my newest adventure with all of you - check out my first singing call on Rhythm Records - I Will Survive. This tune was a blast to record and I'm loving this fun take on a classic! Thanks Wade Driver for this amazing opportunity! |  |
|
0 Comments
It was amazing to see so much of my square dance family at the 70th National Square Dance Convention in Jackson, MS. It felt so good to be back! |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I had an absolute blast calling and cueing my first dance in Kansas! Exactly 10 years ago I attended my first caller school in this exact room - what a joy it was to share this afternoon with some new KS friends!
|
|
Excerpt from the CALLERLAB DIRECTION Newsletter November-December 2020:
Executive Director Transition
The Board of Governors have approved Teresa Berger as the new Executive Director effective December 1, 2020. Dana will remain on staff as the Assistant Executive Director to assist Teresa.
Dana has served as the Executive Director of CALLERLAB since 2009. During his tenure, Dana had a tremendous impact on the organization. We are grateful for his leadership and continued expertise in the Home Office.
Executive Director Transition
The Board of Governors have approved Teresa Berger as the new Executive Director effective December 1, 2020. Dana will remain on staff as the Assistant Executive Director to assist Teresa.
Dana has served as the Executive Director of CALLERLAB since 2009. During his tenure, Dana had a tremendous impact on the organization. We are grateful for his leadership and continued expertise in the Home Office.
| Check out an article Teresa wrote that was published in the November December issue of DIRECTION. | 
| ||
Teresa presenting during the 2021 CALLERLAB Virtual Meeting
So proud of our recent Mainstream graduates:
Chris, Grace, Karen, Ron, Teresa & Gene!
We didn't get to take a whole group picture but glad we got to celebrate all of you before the quarantine started. Can't wait to see you all back on the dance floor.
Chris, Grace, Karen, Ron, Teresa & Gene!
We didn't get to take a whole group picture but glad we got to celebrate all of you before the quarantine started. Can't wait to see you all back on the dance floor.
 Chris, Grace & Karen |  Karen, Teresa, Ron & Gene |
We had a ROARING good time at the Scatter 8’s New Year’s Eve square dance. It's always a good time calling for the Scatter 8's!
    |  |
So proud of our recent Mainstream graduates, Lois, Jeff, Frank, Sue, Larry & Peggy! We are having a blast dancing in La Porte each week.
Frank & Elisa Berger, General Chairman
2019 marked the 30th Anniversary for the Indiana Square & Round Dance Convention. This was also my 10th year to call at the Indiana Convention! Time sure flies when you’re having fun.
Not only was this a special year for the state and for me, it was also exciting because my parents were the General Chairman – they did an amazing job! Shout-out to the entire Convention Board for a great event!
Friday night my family hosted the after party. We had several performances and even a live showing of Dancer Feud (in the style of Family Feud). It was a great time!
Not only was this a special year for the state and for me, it was also exciting because my parents were the General Chairman – they did an amazing job! Shout-out to the entire Convention Board for a great event!
Friday night my family hosted the after party. We had several performances and even a live showing of Dancer Feud (in the style of Family Feud). It was a great time!
Saturday I hosted 2 Hex workshops. The morning session introduced the idea of dancing with 6 couples in a hexagon formation. During the afternoon, we learned more about how to adapt calls to the hexagon. Everyone had a great time learning and practicing something new!
|
Andrew and I got to call some hot hash on Saturday evening. Thanks to Kristy for the video. Make plans to join us next year in French Lick – November 6, 7, 8, 2020! 
|
|
My home club celebrated our 60th Anniversary! What a special night! Thanks so much to everyone who came out to celebrate. Check out the event album on the Star Righters Facebook Page for more photos from the night.
A huge shout-out to the dance leaders who shared their talents to help me with the dance: Chuck Witt, Bobby Poyner, Andrew Berger, Pat Bryant, Wanda Martin & Eddy Martin.
Regardless of where I travel, Star Righters Square Dance Club will always be home for me. Here’s to the next 60 years!
A huge shout-out to the dance leaders who shared their talents to help me with the dance: Chuck Witt, Bobby Poyner, Andrew Berger, Pat Bryant, Wanda Martin & Eddy Martin.
Regardless of where I travel, Star Righters Square Dance Club will always be home for me. Here’s to the next 60 years!
I had a great weekend calling and dancing at the Michigan State Square Dance Convention in Lansing, MI! Featured callers, Bob Asp, Curt Braffet & Tom Manning did a great job throughout the weekend. I enjoyed seeing many of my friends from Michigan and making new friends too!
The 68th National Square Dance Convention did not disappoint!
I started the week at the GSI Caller School and had the privilege of learning from some incredibly talented callers. A special thanks to the staff for working so hard to support caller education.
I started the week at the GSI Caller School and had the privilege of learning from some incredibly talented callers. A special thanks to the staff for working so hard to support caller education.
Barry Johnson, Kimberly Curlee, Ted Lizotte, Tony Oxendine, Charlie Robertson, Scott Bennett, Dee Dee Dougherty-Lottie, Walt Burr, Brad Caldwell, Me, Jack & Sherry Pladdys, Lisa Lincoln, Al Hipkins
| I spent the rest of the week calling, dancing, working the CALLERLAB booth, networking, and having an absolute blast! A major highlight of the Convention was dancing to and calling with the Ghost Riders Square Dance Band! They were even gracious enough to stand for a picture with me! If you can't tell, I was super excited! ☺️ |  |
Glad everyone got the color memo! Black & White for the win!
I hope you enjoy these photos from the Convention. You can click on the photos to view them larger. This is not even close to a complete representation of all of the fun I had! It is always so great seeing old friends and making new ones too!
Thanks to everyone who made this week so memorable! ❤
Thanks to everyone who made this week so memorable! ❤
|
|
May brought a new adventure for me - it was my first time calling in Florida! Mike & Wanda David are good friends of my family. They moved to Florida several years ago and invited me to come call for their club, The Orange Blossoms in The Villages, FL. What a fun dance! Thanks so much to Mike & Wanda for their generous hospitality and to The Orange Blossoms for such a warm welcome.
|
| Thank you to everyone who made the 46th CALLERLAB Convention so memorable! I'm incredibly appreciative of the support and encouragement I have received so far and grateful for the opportunity to work for this organization. A special shout out to the Home Office staff and volunteers for all they do behind the scenes! Check out some photos of the event below. |  The Home Office Staff and Volunteers worked so hard to put on a fantastic convention! |
| What better way is there to bring in a new year than square dancing? I sure can’t think of a way! :-) Thanks to the Scatter 8’s for having me call and for all the dancers who made the night so much fun! | |
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!
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
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
| 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! |  |
 |  |
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! ☺
| 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! |  |
| 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 |  |
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'. |  |
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!
| 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!
We had a great time calling at Scatter 8's in Bluffton, IN for their New Year's Eve Dance. The night was filled with great food, dancing, games, and people! Thanks to Scatter 8's for having us and to all the dancers who made the night so much fun!
 |  Always fun working with Dave & Judy Mouton! |
Happy New Year!
We just got back from another fun-filled weekend at the Indiana State Square Dance Convention in French Lick, IN. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to put together a great event! We had a great time dancing, visiting the vendors, catching up with old friends and calling! Check out a video and some photos below.
Special thanks to John for sharing this video!
The Berger Family on Saturday
|
Star Wrongers place 2nd in the competition - Congratulations!
|
Sewing Seminar with Elisa - Sew Simple Bandana Skirts and More!
|
|
2016 Convention Board Members
A great turnout on Saturday night!
