Roundalab

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.

08/19/2026

NSDC Videos

Some of the NSDC Videos have been approved and are now available at this link:

07/25/2026

BYLAW AND STANDARD CHANGES

There was one Bylaw proposal made which failed. Standard changes will be detailed in the upcoming Journal and posted at the website under Convention Proceedings.

07/25/2026

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY

There are currently two important volunteer positions open: Video Chair and Operating Procedures Editor. If you would like to know more about these opportunities, please send your inquiries to [email protected] or [email protected].

07/25/2026

FALL JOURNAL ARTICLES – Aug 1 –
[email protected]

Please submit your event photos for publication in our Fall Journal. This is a great way to show what’s going on around the world.

07/25/2026

ORGANIZATION CHART
The Org Chart (available at Member Resources) shows which RAL members have stepped up to take on a volunteer role. These volunteer positions are crucial to RAL success. If you have a question about anything ROUNDALAB, please check the Org Chart for the appropriate specialist who can answer your question(s). You may always send your questions to the office, but I’ll likely forward to the appropriate person on the Org Chart.

07/25/2026

BADGE BARS

If you are in need of badge bars (longevity, service, etc.) please let the office know. I have plenty in stock.

07/25/2026

RAL 50 WACO CONVENTION

Jim Taylor, USDA representative to RAL, posted several photo albums of these events. Follow these links for a view: ROUNDALAB (6-21 through 6-24)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/VoKcXvFkxd8k9mAA9

; Thurs. Showcase, & dancing
https://photos.app.goo.gl/x7W38YbrETzY6MCt7

; Tuesday Evening Round Dancing in Waco
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZoXN26gsL21tEGUM9

Convention Proceedings and other convention documents will be posted in the next few weeks.

Our 51st convention will be in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Our convention begins on Saturday, June 19 with the Opening Reception, education workshops and business meetings Sunday thru Wednesday. We’ll end by 11:00 am on Wednesday June 23 giving you plenty of time to get to Loveland for the start of NSDC 76.

Paper registration forms currently available under “Conventions / RAL 51 Colorado”. Online registration and hotel information are coming soon.

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