Get ready to dust off your boots as Country Thunder and Stampede approach!
Join the Calgary & District Square and Round Dancers Association at the new containR site in Inglewood for a free square dancing event! Whether you're a complete beginner or a seasoned dancer, everyone is welcome to join. It’s also a perfect chance to learn about local clubs offering square dancing, clogging, and choreographed ballroom dance around Calgary.
Join us in the afternoons from June 26th-28th for some fun, exercise, and to learn something new!
Clubs in Calgary and area are:
- Cue Steps Choreographed Ballroom Dance club – Sunday – Winston Heights hall
- Banff Trailers Square Dance club – Monday and Friday – Cambrian Heights hall
- Cochrane Wild Rose Square Dance club – Monday – Cochrane
- Queens and Jacks Square Dance club – Monday and Saturday – Canyon Meadows hall
- Dots and Dashers Square Dance club – Tuesday and Saturday – Sunalta hall
- Double A’s Square Dance club (Advanced & Challenge) – Tuesday and Saturday – Lorne Smith’s home
- Wheatland Whirlers Square Dance club – Wednesday – Strathmore
- Fancy Double “C” Cloggers club – Wednesday – Winston Heights hall
- Acey Pluses Square Dance club (Plus) – Thursday – Winston Heights hall
Rockyview Ramblers Square Dance club – Friday – North Haven hall
Featured Artists
Calgary & District Square and Round Dancers Association · Dance
Calgary & District Square and Round Dancers Association is the umbrella group for seven Square Dance clubs, a Choreographed Ballroom Dance club, and a clogging club in Calgary and the greater area.
The clubs welcome new dancers in September and/or January, with some accepting new dancers year round. There are several levels to Square Dancing – Mainstream, Plus, Advanced, and Challenge – and Choreographed Ballroom Dancing – Beginner to Phase IV+.A caller is required for Square Dancing and a cuer is required for Choreographed Ballroom Dancing and Clogging. There are many benefits to social dance – physical activity, mental stimulation, social benefits, and low costs. Dancers describe their dancing experience as life changing, stress relieving, fun times, awesome friendships, and good therapy. There is Square Dancing, Choreographed Ballroom Dancing, and Clogging in many areas of the world, so you can travel
and dance anywhere.