Hi everyone,
Thanks for finding my webpage. As of January 2021, I’m taking a hiatus from calling dances to free myself up to focus on a big life change and move. I look forward to dancing and enjoying this community from the dance floor instead of the stage for a while. I love calling and know I’ll be back behind a mic at some point in the future, but for now, I won’t be booking any gigs. Thank you to everyone who has supported me over the years, and I look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!
-Love, Sarah
Here’s a little information about me and my goals as a caller:
I started dancing as a teenager and was instantly hooked. I was lucky to learn in an incredibly friendly and encouraging dance community, and I soon started bringing groups of my friends. Throughout high school, we became enthusiastic dancers and started our own Contra Prom in our junior year, which has since become an annual event of the Syracuse Country Dancers. I started calling in 2006, and again, our local community of dancers and callers provided a wonderful learning environment.
I regularly call at our Syracuse dance, as well as dances and dance weekends across the country.
Depending on the event, my repertoire includes a wide variety of contra dances as well as squares and party dances. I enjoy working with everyone from first-time dancers to decades-long contra veterans. Above all, my goal as a caller is to make sure the dancers are having a wonderful time connecting with the music and each other. I love dancing, community, and music and I always try to communicate that enthusiasm in my calling.
When I’m not calling or dancing, I can usually be found in the garden or at work at Lucky Moon Farm CSA in Cazenovia, NY.
Some of the events I’ve called for:
Epicenter Dance Weekend, Mill Valley, CA
American Week, BACDS, CA
Swing Into Summer, Pinewoods, MA
Foggy Moon, Monterey, CA
Fleur de Lis Fling, Louisville, KY
Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend, PA
Fireant Frolic, Austin, TX
Rochester Dance Weekend, Rochester, NY
Moondance, Table Rock State Park, SC
Oldsongs Festival, Altamont, NY
Denali Dance Camp, Denali Park, AK
Owen Sound Dance Weekend, Owen Sound, ON
Wintergreen, Bozeman, MT
Atlanta Fall Dance Weekend, GA
Charlottesville Fall Dance Weekend, VA
Feet Retreat, NC
Labor Day Dance Away, CA
Bugstomp, Charlottesville, SC
Trillium Twirl, MI
Chicago Dance Weekend, Chicago, IL
Shenandoah Shindig, Dayton, VA
Contradancers Delight Holiday, Morgantown, WV
Harvest Moon Dance Weekend, Santa Barbara, CA
Roanoke Railroader Dance Weekend, VA
Pinewoods July 4th Weekend, MA
Dandelion Romp, Oberlin, OH
Dancing with the GODS, Gainesville, FL
Bayou Bedlam, Houston, TX
Hey Fever, Ottawa, ON
Echo Summit, CA
Ooh La La, QC
June Moon, WV
Youth Dance Weekend, VT
Almost Heaven, MD
Fiddling Frog in Pasadena, CA
LEAF Fest in Black Mountain, NC
Contrastock 3 Glen Echo, MD
Raindance in Portland, OR
Toronto Spring Thaw Dance Weekend
Adirondack Dance Weekend, Silver Bay, NY
May Madness Dance Weekend in Clarkdale, AZ
Fall Ball in Tampa, FL
Thanksgiving Dance Weekend in Rochester, NY
Dance Flurry in Saratoga Springs, NY
Snow Ball in Peterborough, NH
Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend in Berea, KY
Bear Hug Dance Weekend, near Kalispell, MT