
Specials Track
Specials Track

If you register for a class and might be interested in being a Room Host, please go to our Volunteer Tab to find out what that involves. Sessions are listed by date of presentation. For the most accurate session times, please see the schedule.
- Thu 23 Jun23ThuJunSocial Square Dancing: The Path to Growth/Locust Room CJun 23, 10:00 AM CDTLocust Room CThis session will cover the benefits and challenges of adding Social Square Dancing (SSD) to your dance program. This session will also cover how SSD can increase club membership by offering beginner lessons more often.
- Thu 23 Jun23ThuJunBuilding the Social Aspect of Your Club/Locust Room BJun 23, 11:00 AM CDTLocust Room BDancing is the common thread, but the social part holds the club together and is the most important factor in the growth and success of your club. This session will cover proven methods to grow and add to the enjoyment of your club events.
- Thu 23 Jun23ThuJunRoundtable/Locust Room CJun 23, 11:30 AM CDTLocust Room CCome learn about the Organizations that help Square Dancing and exactly what they are doing for dancing. This will be an audience lead question and answer session. Now is the perfect time to get your questions answered.
- Thu 23 Jun23ThuJunSlam Dunk Into Dance Parties/Locust Room A/DJun 23, 12:00 PM CDTLocust Room A/DHave you ever been to a Dance Party? Do you know how vital they can be? Come learn how to use a Dance Party as a recruiting tool. Learn how you can host a Dance Party and leave dancers wanting to learn more.
- Thu 23 Jun23ThuJunDancing Shenanigans for Callers/Locust Room BJun 23, 1:30 PM CDTLocust Room BYes, we are up to our shenanigans again. Come find out how you can play games with the dancers while they are dancing. It will definitely add a new perspective to the dance.
- Thu 23 Jun23ThuJunSpinning & Swirling Skirts/Locust Room EJun 23, 2:00 PM CDTLocust Room ELearn how to measure and make patterns for skirts in any length. Many different types of skirts will be on display.
- Thu 23 Jun23ThuJunDigital Marketing-Facebook/Locust Room CJun 23, 2:30 PM CDTLocust Room C1.84 Billion people use Facebook daily. This session will present tips & tricks for utilizing Facebook as a tools to help you better inform dancers & also reach prospective dancers. You'll learn how to utilize tagging, events, page insights, content publication tools, & more!
- Fri 24 Jun24FriJunDancer Mic time/Locust Room A/DJun 24, 12:00 PM CDTLocust Room A/DDancers! Here's your chance to try your hand a moving the dancers around the dance floor. Get a taste of calling, minus the commitment.
- Fri 24 Jun24FriJunHow To Run Off New Dancers/Locust Room CJun 24, 1:00 PM CDTLocust Room CLearn how things you do or don't do at your lessons could be running off your potential new dancers.
- Jun 24, 2:00 PM CDTLocust Room BPresenter Jack Pladdys will speak about educating existing dancers on the benefits of SSD to gain their support. We will also cover how to better recruit and retain new dancers, using SSD.
- Fri 24 Jun24FriJunAre People Buying What You Are Selling?/Locust Room CJun 24, 3:00 PM CDTLocust Room CYour marketing plan starts with the product you will sell. This session will focus on square dancing as a product, why consumers aren't buying it like they used to, and steps you can take to make the product more appealing.
- Fri 24 Jun24FriJunFitting Bodices & Blouses/Locust Room EJun 24, 3:00 PM CDTLocust Room ELearn how to adjust a pattern to fit your unique shape or size. This is the starting point for learning pattern alteration and creation.
- Fri 24 Jun24FriJunTeaching Dancers/Locust Room BJun 24, 3:30 PM CDTLocust Room BThis session will cover techniques that can help callers teach new dancers more efficiently, but still have fun. Come discover a few.
- Sat 25 Jun25SatJunGetting Youth Enthused About Square Dancing/Locust Room A/DJun 25, 10:00 AM CDTLocust Room A/DThis session covers ideas for getting young people interested in square dancing. Youth are some of the most energetic, enthusiastic dancers around.
- Sat 25 Jun25SatJunFitting & Sewing Men's Shirts/Locust Room EJun 25, 10:00 AM CDTLocust Room ELearn tips and techniques for sewing men's shirts.
- Sat 25 Jun25SatJunSSD-Getting Dancers "On Board"/Locust Room BJun 25, 10:30 AM CDTLocust Room BThis panel discussion will help you get club buy-in for Social Square Dance. You will hear from those who have been down this road, what worked for them.
- Sat 25 Jun25SatJunCreating Flyers/Locust Room CJun 25, 11:00 AM CDTLocust Room CCome learn how to make an effective flyer for putting online.
- Sat 25 Jun25SatJunAdding Variety to Your Square Dance/Locust Room A/DJun 25, 11:30 AM CDTLocust Room A/DDo you ever wonder dancers want to move up to higher dance programs? Ken will present ways to incorporate different ideas into your current dance program.