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 19 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
MS, MS/PL/RD, RD, Caller/Cuer - The Williamsons, Saturday, May 03, 2014Delegates' Meeting, Saturday, May 03, 2014
MS, MS/PL/RD, RD, Caller - McGovern, Cuer - Torti, Saturday, June 07, 2014
Mainstream With Lines, Caller/Cuer - The Coys, Wednesday, July 09, 2014
Rds, Mainstream/Rds Caller - Koft, Cuer - Pickett, Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Announcing the
Four Seasons Benefit Dance
to benefit the 64th National Square Dance Convention
- 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
- Governor Chris Christie has officially proclaimed September as Square Dance Month in New Jersey. See the proclamation
- 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
- 40th Mini-Festival
The 40th Annual Mini-Festival will be held on Sunday, November 9, 2014- 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.
- New way of finding clubs. This uses the Google Maps interface. It is still under development and will improve with time. Please send any comments about this way of finding
- Find Clubs by:
- Photos from previous dances and other events
- *** Updated *** See the Winning Poster for Square Dance Month 2013 and previous years
- 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
- Square Dance 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.
- 63rd National Square Dance Convention -- Little Rock, AR -- June 25 - 28, 2014
- 64th National Square Dance Convention -- Springfield, MA -- June 24 - 27, 2015
- 65th National Square Dance Convention -- Des Moine, IA -- June 22 - 25, 2016
- 66th National Square Dance Convention -- Cincinatti, OH -- June 21 - 24, 2017
- 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 Dance Calls – Animations/Videos
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