Vic calls Mainstream through C-4 and has taught classes at all levels from Basic through C-3B. He has called in 31 states and 8 countries other than the United States. He has called at several National Square Dance Conventions, iPAC, the Canadian National Challenge Convention, and several IAGSDC conventions. Vic is a self-taught caller, has taught at the Northern California Callers School and at several GCA Callers Schools, and has conducted several mini calling clinics.
Vic and Debbie are the authors of three definition books, the Ceder Chest series, detailing the calls and concepts from A-1 through C-3B. A software systems engineer, Vic has written several widely-used square dance computer programs, notably the Ceder Square Dance System (CSDS) and the Square Rotation Program (SQROT). Their website, www.ceder.net, is one of the most widely-respected square-dance-related sites on the Internet with an extensive database of callers, cuers, clubs, square dance music information, square dance events, and choreography.
Vic has been a CALLERLAB member since 1989. In 2017, Vic and Debbie received the CALLERLAB Milestone Award for their tireless work on www.ceder.net, CSDS, and SQROT, work that has had broad influence on the square dance activity.
When they are not square dancing, Vic and Debbie enjoy East Coast style swing dancing, contra dancing, and round dancing. Vic enjoys playing ragtime and boogie woogie piano, gardening, and reading French comic books, which he collects. They both enjoy tasting fine, artisan dark chocolate bars which they rate in a database on their website, and have been avid beekeepers for the last five years.
Their daughter, Caitlyn, graduated from U.C. Santa Barbara in June 2017 and is now employed as a Laboratory Animal Technician at their biology department's Animal Resource Center. When she's not working, she enjoys dancing up to C-3A.
Vic has called at Jubilee a number of times past years. Welcome back, Vic and Debbie!
Romney Tannehill's passion for square dancing began as a child at the encouragement of his parents. He transitioned into calling and soon became the club caller for Ozark Whirlers in Eldon, Missouri at the age of 15. Romney continued to call and conduct classes, workshops, and dances in Missouri and nearby states before moving to Southern California in 1993.
Prior to the pandemic, Romney was calling up to 10 times a week for different levels, starting and running weekends, and calling at popular weekends throughout the West, as well as in Missouri. In late 2020, he moved back to his hometown of Eldon, Missouri. He still calls full-time and occasionally travels back to California to call. He retains his joy and enthusiasm for calling for everyone and anyone, always expressing gratitude for square dancing.
Buddy Weaver started calling in 1977 while still in school, living in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is a third generation square dance caller who lives with his family in San Diego, California.
Buddy became an accredited member of CALLERLAB in 1981 and is currently on the Board of Governors. He is active in teaching other callers and has called/conducted seminars in the United States, Japan, and Europe.
Buddy has been active in the square dance recording industry since 1981, with over 300 vocals released. He has consolidated the major square dance labels of Blue Star, Hi Hat, and Rawhide Music into Buddy Weaver Music, copyright holder of the largest square dance music library in the world. BWM produces a weekly podcast dedicated to the perpetuation of square dancing, offering episodes for free listening (streaming) or download.
MaryAnn Callahan and Craig Cowen started dancing together in 1991, and teaching round dancing together in 1992, in Mountain View, California.
MaryAnn originally got involved in square dancing, round dancing, and clogging as a teenager in Medford, Oregon. Upon moving to Northern California, MaryAnn partnered with Craig Cowan for twelve years. After Craig moved to Seattle, MaryAnn danced and choreographed several routines with other instructors. Craig, a third generation square and round dancer, continued to be an active participant in round dancing in Seattle, Washington, and Sandpoint, Idaho.
MaryAnn and Craig refreshed their partnership in 2013. They have been featured cuers at several California, Oregon, Nevada, and Idaho festivals; International Choreographed Ballroom Dance Association (ICBDA) conventions; and the National Square Dance Convention. Based in Northern California, MaryAnn and Craig cue and teach Phases 2 through 6; teach a Phase 3-4 Transition class where students concentrate on proper dance position and execution of figures, and learn to lead/follow in different rhythms; and run a Phase 4-6 Carousel club, Moonlight Dancers, that she and Craig originally started in 1992.
MaryAnn still square dances through C-1, and Craig through A-2, and both MaryAnn and Craig enjoy all types of dancing as much as possible. They are also privileged to work previously with Darryl Lipscomb and currently with Romney Tannehill at McCloud Dance County's A-2 week.
MaryAnn and Craig are active members of ROUNDALAB (participating on several committees); the Northern California Round Dance Teacher's Association (NCRDTA); and the ICBDA. They choreograph routines from Phase 2 to Phase 5.
Our Top Ten Callers and Local Cuers
Tork Clark has been calling since January 2010 and is the club caller for Bows and Beaus. He regularly calls for Castaways and enjoys teaching and filling in for other club callers. Tork taught a class sponsored by CPSD and the City of San Jose, and recently completed teaching the annual Bows and Beaus Plus class that began in January 2025. Tork has been an SCVSDA Top Ten Caller since 2014, and has called SCVSDA General Dances and other area hoedowns.
Joe Dehn has been calling since 2004 and regularly calls through C-3A. He is a club caller for Belle Swingers, Interlocked Squares, and Top Cats, and class coordinator for Stanford Quads. He was General Chairman of our 51st, 61st, and 65th Jubilees. He serves as Vice-President of the Santa Clara Valley Square Dancers Association and is webmaster for the SCVSDA and the California Council of Square Dancers as well as for several local clubs. He is President of PACE NorCal. Joe is a member of CALLERLAB's Mainstream, Plus, Advanced, Challenge, and Definitions Committees. He has called many times at Jubilee in the past and has been selected as an SCVSDA Top Ten Caller nine times, beginning in 2012.
Keith Ferguson, a long-time SCVSDA Top Ten Caller, still remembers the excitement of his first Jubilee in 1977 and has not missed one since. He began calling in 1983 and was club caller for Bows and Beaus from 1987 through 2015. Keith has called at every Jubilee since 1996. Keith and his wife, Meg, thank the square dance community for many wonderful friendships and amazing support throughout their five decades of dancing!
Mary Gingell has been square dancing since she was 12 years old, and calling since 2004. She calls Plus through C-3A, and is a club caller for SCVSDA clubs Belle Swingers, Interlocked Squares, and Top Cats. She served as President of the SCVSDA from 2015 to 2019 and currently serves as SCVSDA Secretary. Mary is serving as SCVSDA Jubilee General Chairman and Program Chairman this year. She was the Chairman of the 49th and 64th Jubilees. Mary is a member of CALLERLAB's Advanced, Challenge, and Definitions Committees.
Kurt Gollhardt is President of the Santa Clara Valley Callers Association and has been calling in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2006. Kurt calls Basic through C-1 and is a regular club caller at Lucky Steppers, Oaktown 8s, El Camino Reelers, and Elks 'N' Does, and manages the SCVSDA club Advanced Squares. He has been very active in promoting new approaches to teaching and supporting newer dancers. Kurt frequently calls SCVSDA General Dances, Whing Dings, and other Association dances. This is Kurt's ninth year as an SCVSDA Top Ten Caller.
Sue and Phil Harris have been round dancing for over 50 years and teaching for almost 35 years. They've been teaching in the San Jose and Santa Cruz areas since 1994. They have written over 50 round dances and love the time spent teaching people to enjoy round dancing as much as they do. Sue and Phil served as General Chairmen of the 26th Annual SCVSDA Jubilee in 1982, and have served as Round Dance Program Chairmen for many Jubilees, including this one, for which Phil is also serving as Assistant General Chairman. He has recently accepted the position of Co-General Chairman for next year's 67th Jubilee. Phil was also Chairman of the USAWest square dance convention in Reno in August 2018.
Harlan Kerr has been calling for 38 years and calls for beginners through C-4. He currently calls regularly for Stanford Quads in the immediate area, as well as for Martinez Swingers, Foggy City Dancers, Diablo Dancers, and Redwood Rainbows. Harlan served as Chairman of CALLERLAB from April 2021 to April 2023. In 2017 he received the CALLERLAB Chairman's Award of Excellence for Outstanding Contribution to CALLERLAB. He is an eleven-time SCVSDA Top Ten Caller, serves on the SCVSDA's General Dance Program Committee, and is a frequent General Dance caller.
Sandi Kremer started partner dancing over 35 years ago and has since continued learning a range of styles of social dances. In addition, she also taught dancing for 14 years. She started square dancing in 2014 and soon after began round dancing with Paul Albert. After retiring from her career in 2019, she began her journey as a cuer and has been enjoying cueing and teaching round dance ever since. She is a member of ROUNDALAB, NCRDTA, ICBDA, and SCVCA. Sandi is the club cuer for Bows & Beaus in Los Altos and cues and teaches with Sue and Phil Harris of Galaxy Rounds.
Mike Pogue started calling for fraternities and sororities while getting his engineering degree at the University of Illinois in 1976. In 1980, he moved to Massachusetts, and didn't resume calling until after he moved to California. He came back to calling about 15 years ago in 2010. Now Mike enjoys calling regularly for the Rockin' Jokers, El Camino Reelers, and South Bay Squares.
Rich Reel started dancing with Foggy City Dancers in 1995 as a New Year's resolution and attended his first callers school in 1996, beginning to call regularly for clubs in 1998. He currently calls for Ranchero Squares in Hayward, Swinging 21ers in Fremont, and Western Star Dancers in San Francisco. Rich has been an SCVSDA Top Ten Caller since 2009, and is a frequent caller at local General Dances. He is, and has been for a number of years, the Sound Coordinator for the Jubilee.
Harry Sameshima learned Plus as a member of the second square dance class taught at Stanford Quads. He started dancing rounds in the 1990s and currently does them with his wife, Constance Noel. Harry is cueing with his mentors, Sue and Phil Harris, at Galaxy Rounds.
Bill van Melle danced Challenge for nearly 20 years before taking the plunge into calling in 2005. He is a club caller for Stanford Quads, Belle Swingers, and Interlocked Squares. Outside of the Bay Area, he called for the MIT Tech Squares' Fall Challenge weekend in 2018 and 2019, and has called an Advanced & Challenge weekend annually for the Trailblazers (Los Angeles) since 2023. Bill calls all programs from Plus through C-4. He has been selected as an SCVSDA Top Ten Caller eight times, beginning in 2015.