Calling Staff

  • Sandie Bryant

    Sandie started square dancing when she was 8 years old, in her Girl Scout troop, whose troop leader happened to be square dance caller Swersie Norris.

    After college, Sandie went from dancing Basic to C4 in a single year!

    Sandie calls all over the world, but Chi-Town Squares is her calling home.

  • Vic Ceder

    Aside from having the largest collection of beautiful, custom-made calling shirts in square dancing, Vic is popular with clubs and festivals all over the world for his inventive choreo and deadpan delivery.

    In his copious spare time, Vic wrote CSDS (Ceder Square Dance system), and created ceder.net, an immense site chock full of fabulous resources for callers and dancers.

    He and his wife Debbie are also beekeepers. chocolate aficionados, and just darned nice folks.

    They have a daughter, Caitlin, who in turn is owned by Astro The Wonder Dog.

  • Rob French

    Rob calls Plus thru C-4 in the San Francisco Bay Area and travels throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Japan.

    Rob has a sly sense of humor, making it well worth listening carefully while dancing to catch all of the jokes.

    After a long and successful career in technology, Rob found joy in a second career as an astronomer! He is also a licensed pilot and flight instructor.

  • Michael Kellogg

    Michael's easy going style and high energy has endeared him to square dance clubs all over the world.

    Michael calls, teaches, and workshops regularly for clubs all over Southern California.

  • Harlan Kerr

    Harlan began dancing in 1983 as one of the founding members of Puddletown Dancers.

    He was first chair of the IAGSDC. Some years later, he became the first openly gay chair of CALLERLAB.

    Harlan calls five nights a week for clubs all over the Bay Area and Northern California.

    His nickname among other callers is "The Caller's Caller."

  • CJ Smith

    Based in the SF Bay Area, CJ has called for many clubs in the Bay Area and throughout the USA. Canda, Europe, and Japan. She is well known in the challenge calling community.

    Aside from being a highly accomplished software engineer, CJ is also a fully licensed veterinarian.