Callerlab is the internation association of square dancecallers, and is the largest square dance association in the United States. Square dance is a folk dance for four couples that was first described in 17th century England but was also quite common in France and throughout Europe, but which has become associated with the United States of America due to its historic development in that country. ... Image File history File links logo for callerlab File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... American Callers Association (ACA) is the second largest association of square dance callers in the United States. ... Square dance is a folk dance for four couples that was first described in 17th century England but was also quite common in France and throughout Europe, but which has become associated with the United States of America due to its historic development in that country. ... Caller is a person that calls dance figures in round dances, line dances, square dances, contra dances, etc. ...
CALLERLAB exists to improve square dancing: to recruit, promote, and maintain the square dance activity. It is their mission to provide education and guidance to the leaders of this activity.
Callers from all over the world, including Saudi Arabia, Japan, Germany, England, and many more, are members of the organisation.
What Callerlab does
Maintains a suggested list of dancing programs, from Mainstream through C-3A.
For each of these details, there is a standardized term, approved by Callerlab, which allows callers to communicate this information with other callers.
Callerlab uses a single letter to designate some of the most common formations.
Callerlab assigns these numbers to the 6 arrangements for the most common formations.