The
Southern Arizona Callers Association (SACCA) is an association
of Square Dance Callers and Round Dance Cuers serving the Tucson
area and Southern Arizona. We also have members in the Phoenix
area as the association there is no longer in operation.
For 60 years, the Square & Round Dance Association of Southern
Arizona (SARDASA), has sponsored the annual festival. We, the
Southern Arizona Callers & Cuers Association (SACCA), would
like to extend our thanks and appreciation to all of those who
helped keep the festival going year after year. Sardasa has ceased
sponsoring the festival, and since we did not want to see it end,
SACCA has taken up the honor of continuing the Festival under
a new name. Please click on the "festival" link for
preliminary information. More will follow, and please remember
to support the festival by registering early. Thank You.
Our association is dedicated to promote the Square and Round Dance
Activity and for the first time will host a Festival in January
of 2009. The Festival will be held at the Tucson Convention Center,
OPSD Dance Hall (and possible other locations) and will have three
dedicated halls for Mainstream, Plus and Advanced. There will
be also be Round Dancing and workshops. SACCA stepped up to keep
a January Festival going as SARDASA, Square and Round Dance Association
of Southern Arizona, had decided they would no longer sponsor
the event. Although the Festival name has changed to Tucson Area
Square Dance Festival, SACCA felt it was important to keep the
January Festival, (A Tucson Tradition for 60 years) going. Click
on festival link (this is a pdf flier w/fillable registration
form) for more information.
SACCA
also sponsors Beginner, Mainstream and Plus Special Dances. Our
organization also provides educational programs for our members.
SACCA supports the principles of CALLERLAB (International Square
Dance Callers Association- see Callerlab.org) in providing leadership
in the activity. We at SACCA work hand in hand with SARDASA providing
Callers for Dances and Square Dance Demos to keep Square Dancing
thriving in the Greater Tucson Area. Feel free to contact us at
any time.