Welcome to the Square Dance Information Site for the Northern New Jersey Area, presented by the Northern New Jersey Square Dancers Association (NNJSDA). The NNJSDA encompasses the northern half of New Jersey and three clubs in New York. There are 18 member clubs.
If you find any errors or want to comment on the site, please contact the webmaster.
Here you will find:
The Next Five NNJSDA Events
NNJSDA Dance, Saturday, October 01, 2016Mini-Festival, Sunday, November 13, 2016
Midterm Dance, Saturday, January 21, 2017
Delegates Meeting, Saturday, January 21, 2017
NNJSDA Dance, Sunday, March 12, 2017
- Sign up for the NNJSDA Event Announcement Email List
- Who's Who on the NNJSDA Exec Board
- Contact members of the NNJSDA Exec Board
- Send any suggestions to the NNJSDA
- NNJSDA History
- Calendar of Events
- ♥ Square Dance Lovers ♥
- Watch a half-hour cable TV interview about what square dancing is with NNJSDA President Lise Greene, and watch 4 video clips taken at NNJSDA and club dances. Program taped in 2009 for Jefferson Highlights Community Television. Note: There's no action in the movie for the first 12 or 13 seconds
- *** NEW *** Governor Chris Christie has officially proclaimed September as Square Dance Month in New Jersey. See the proclamation for 2016
- Get Directions to the different NNJSDA Dance Locations:
- See a list of Today's Dances
- See a list of Tomorrow's Dances
- *** NEW *** See the Grand Square covers throughout the years
- Grand Square. The official publication for the NNJSDA and the clubs of the NNJSDA is now available on line. Each online issue is available as a very large PDF formatted file
- 42nd Mini-Festival
The 42nd Annual Mini-Festival will be held on Sunday, November 13, 2016- See pictures from past Mini Festivals (back to 1998).
- The Gathering
The Gathering for 2012 has been cancelled. - NNJSDA Documents
- Press/Publicity Releases
- See who were Patrons and Freeloaders in the past
- Pictures from dances at the NJ Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
- List of clubs and possible links to the member pages and their schedules.
- A list of Square Dance classes in the area.
- Find Clubs by:
- Photos from previous dances and other events
- Rules for submissions to the Grand Square Cover Contest
- See the Winning Grand Square Covers
- More information about the State Square Dance Outfit
- More Information about dancing inside and outside the immediate area, please see:
- Square Dance Council of New Jersey
- Callers' Council of New Jersey
- Northern NJ Round Dance Leaders Council
- *** New *** Garden State Square Dance Campers Association (GSSDCA)
- Federation of Delaware Valley Square & Round Dancers
- Hudson Valley Council Homepage
- Square and Round Dance Foundation of Rhode Island
- dosado.com
- Where's the Dance
- CALLERLAB - International association of square dance callers; largest callers' communication organization.
- National Square Dance Campers Association (NSDCA) -- Nonprofit organization combining camping with dancing; the Garden State Square Dance Campers (GSSDC) is Chapter 001.
- National Square Dance Conventions
- National Executive Committee(NEC) - The NEC is made up of former National Square Dance Convention chairmen. These people oversee all the National Conventions.
- 66th National Square Dance Convention -- Cincinnati, OH -- June 21 - 24, 2017
- 67th National Square Dance Convention -- Kansas City, MO -- June 27 - 30, 2018
- 68th National Square Dance Convention -- Atlanta, GA -- June 24 - 29, 2019
- ROUNDALAB - International association of round dance teachers and cuers providing a framework for standardizing various aspects of the activity such as dance figures, cue terms, cue sheet format, and teaching methodology.
- ARTS - Alliance of Round, Traditional and Square-Dance Inc.
- You 2 Can Dance - America's Best Resource for Recreational Dancers
- United Square Dancers Of America(USDA) - Organization formed by and for dancers to represent square, round, contra, clogging, line, and heritage dancers in decisions made at the national level.
- Square Dance Event Database
- Square Your Dance - Various resources about the art and sport of square dancing
- Square Dance Calls – Animations/Videos
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