by Dan Roy | Apr 23, 2024 | Meeting Minutes
The Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Square & Round Dance Federation took place at Crestwood Secondary School on Saturday April 20 at 12 noon. The meeting was well attended with several guest from the T&D area. Minutes will be posted as they become...
by Dan Roy | May 17, 2022 | Newsletters
Greetings to all Ontario dancers! – (PDF Printable Version) At his time of year clubs are usually celebrating the graduation of new dancers and also the end of another dance season. Unfortunately, many clubs did not dance this 2021/22 dance year; some due to...
by Dan Roy | Oct 31, 2021 | Articles
Traditional contra dancing and modern western square dancing are both dynamite dance activities to get involved in. They each have their own flavour and cultural norms. Let’s look at similarities: Both dance forms have a caller who teaches and calls the dances. Both...
by Dan Roy | Mar 5, 2021 | Articles
The Evolution of Modern Square Dancing When most people hear the term “square dancing”, they immediately think back to their memories of school dance programs, where they tried to interpret what to do upon the commands of “do-si-do” and “allemande left.” For many, to...
by Dan Roy | Mar 5, 2021 | Articles
How to Begin? There are over 100 square and round dance clubs across Ontario, most of whom have weekly dance nights where you can participate in a regular dance program. Clubs may host special dances on Theme Nights, or others such as Valentine’s Dances. You should...
