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Roundalab

This page is for all round dancers & round dance clubs, callers, teachers, etc. It is also for questions about round dancing.

to use in posting their dances or any dance information that might be useful to the entire square and round dance world. ROUNDALAB offers a number of items (see Catalog) that help both the dancer and the dance leader. These items include Teaching Manuals, Guidelines for various aspects of the activity and descriptions and videos of each of the dance figures in all Phases of Round Dancing. ROUNDALAB also provides a $1,000,000 comprehensive bodily injury and property damage liability insurance policy for all teaching and cueing activities for its members. ROUNDALAB has entered into a licensing agreement with both BMI and ASCAP to license its members to use copyrighted music at all Round Dance activities. Each year the organization offers a number of scholarships for members interested in attending institutes for Round Dance leaders. Anyone, interested in this dancing activity should contact the ROUNDALAB Office or a ROUNDALAB member for more information.

10/14/2026

UPCOMING EVENTS

Fall Gala. October 16-17, 2026 2328 Warrensville Rd., Montoursville, Pennsylvania 17754. Leaders: Frank & Sandy Hartzel & Tom Denniston & Ellen McCabe. Contact Name: Frank Hartzel Email: [email protected] Phone: 570-220-4806 Levels: Phase III, Phase IV, Phase V, Phase VI

Autumn Spectacular. October 16-18, 2026 Capitol Hill Dance Center, 8936 SW 17th Ave

Portland, Oregon 97219, Leaders: Randy & Marie Preskitt, George & Pam Hurd. Contact Name: Marie Preskitt Email: [email protected] Phone: 425-870-2809 Levels: Phase IV, Phase V, Phase VI

ISRDA Round Dance Festival 2026 Boise, Idaho, October 16-18, 2026. Boise Valley Square Dance Hall, 6534 W Diamond St., Boise, Idaho 83709 Leaders: Bob & Sally Nolen. Contact Name: Lynne Krogh Email: [email protected] Levels: Phase III, Phase IV, Phase V

Looking ahead 2027

RAL 51 Colorado: June 19-23, “The Antlers” Colorado Springs, Colorado. RAL 51 Flyerhttps://roundalab.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Registration-Form-2027.pdf

NSDC 76: June 24-27, Loveland, Colorado. NSDC 76 Flyer https://76nsdc.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Registration-form-JD-SOld-out-100-price.pdf

ICBDA: Montgomery, AL, July 7-10. ICBDA Flyer https://www.icbda.com/wp-content/2027Convention/2027-ICBDA-AlabamaFlyer.pdf

10/14/2026

UPCOMING EVENTS

Promote your event at ROUNDALAB.ORG. RAL members may post their events on the website. Events listed are available to the public to view.

10/14/2026

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Convention Education committee is already at work planning for RAL 51 Colorado. The evaluations have provided great feedback on what you would like the next convention to look like. Please consider submitting a Call for Proposals for workshops that you would like to lead or that you would like someone specific to lead.

10/14/2026

ROUND OF THE QUARTER

Round of the Quarter results are now posted to a new table on the website where you will be able to find all the results and links on a single searchable page.
Look for this under ‘Cue Sheets / Round of the Quarter Results NEW!’.

10/14/2026

HOTEL REGISTERATION FOR RAL 51 COLORADO

To get hotel reservations at “The Antlers”, where RAL 51 Colorado will take place, you may call the hotel directly at 719-955-5600 and reference the block code: 061727ROU. There is also a link under ‘Conventions / Hotel Reservations’.

10/14/2026

TEACHING PROGRESSION MANUALS

At the ROUNDALAB convention in Waco, I accepted the position of chairman of the Teaching Progression committee. Having completed a lot of travel and taken care of some health issues, I am ready to get to work. Rather than try to appoint several sub committees to work on different rhythms, I have decided to focus on one at a time. At the convention session, those in attendance, began revising the phase 3 Cha Cha teaching order, and agreed on the first 8 figures. I would like to begin the committee work by completing the revision to the phase 3 Cha Cha teaching order. To that end, I am looking for volunteers, both to help with revising the order and creating new practice sequences. We will also need to update the dance chart. The goal of the committee will be to evaluate the phase 2 and most used phase 3 rhythms first, since the teaching progression is a valuable resource for newer teachers. If interested in helping, I invite you to contact me via email at [email protected].

Roy Gotta

10/14/2026

PHASE V ROUND OF THE QUARTER OPPORTUNITY

There is an opening for Chair of the Phase V Round of the Quarter Committee. If you would be willing to serve, or would like more information to make a decision, please contact the RoQ Chair Don Brown at [email protected]. Thank you.

08/19/2026

Dear Round Dance Leader,

We are excited to serve as the Round Dance Vice Chair for the 76th National Square Dance Convention® taking place June 23–26, 2027, in beautiful Loveland, Colorado. We are pleased to invite you to participate in the Round Dance Program and would greatly appreciate your involvement and support. This is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with long-time friends, meet new dancers from around the world, and help us create an engaging and memorable Phase 2–6 experience for all who attend.

Our committee is preparing a fun and dynamic Round Dance Program featuring Programmed Rounds, Dance Teaches, Clinics, Exhibitions, and After Parties. Your collaboration and participation are essential to making this program a great success. We kindly request that you share the most popular round dances from your area; this information will help us build a well-rounded and engaging program. Also, we would greatly appreciate you sharing the attached flyer with your dancers.

All Dance Leaders must be registered for the Convention and must submit a Dance Leader Profile in order to be scheduled. A registration form is attached for your convenience or use the QR code to access electronic registration.

Once your convention registration has been processed, please submit or update your Dance Leader Profile online through the National Convention Operating System (NCOS). You may update your profile at any time, and you can easily forward it to the appropriate National Square Dance Convention® each year without having to start over from scratch. The NCOS automatically tracks your past attendance and prefills your information for future submissions.

To access your profile, visit https://sdconvention.com and log in or register if you have not done so previously.

Dance Leader Profiles must be submitted electronically by December 31, 2026, to be considered for programming. Profiles submitted after this date will be placed on a waiting list and may not be scheduled. We encourage dance leaders to complete this process as soon as possible.

We anticipate emailing initial schedules by April 1, 2027, with the final schedule going to print no later than April 25, 2027. A mobile app will once again be available, with schedules updated continuously and pushed to all users.

Please indicate any days or times you will be unavailable due to tours, sightseeing, or other commitments. We hope that your plans will include arriving in time for the Round Dance Trail End Dance on Wednesday evening.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Warm regards,
Peter & Chama Gomez
Round Dance Vice-Chairmen
[email protected]
970-800-3248

08/19/2026

CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS

Many of you have answered this call for volunteers. There are still opportunities to serve on a Round of the Quarter committee. If you can spare just a couple of hours each quarter, your participation will make a real difference. Please contact Al in the office or Don Brown.

Did you know that our operating procedures call for 40 members to serve on each Round of Quarter Phase Review Committee? Did you know that none of our current phase committees comes close to meeting that goal? On top of that, we typically receive only 70–75% participation each quarter due to prior commitments, illness, computer issues, and, at times, members simply not participating. As a result, we are not giving the evaluation process the thorough review it deserves.

We need your help. And thank you for considering volunteering.

08/19/2026

CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS

RAL 50 Waco Convention Proceedings are now available at the website. Look under ‘Conventions / Conventions Documents.” The link is only available if you are logged on.

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