CALLERLAB is the international association of square dance
callers, and is the largest square dance association in the
United States. CALLERLAB provides guidance and education, certifying caller coaches, maintaining standardized lists of calls and definitions, and generally promoting the square dance activity. After some initial work started in 1971, it was officially established in 1974 by several members of the Square Dance Hall of Fame.[1][2][3][4] Callerlab makes it so people can dance anywhere in the world with uniform dance calls.[5]
Callers from all over the world, including Saudi Arabia, Japan, Germany, and England, are members of the organization, which hosts and annual convention.[6][4]
Maintains a suggested list of
dancing programs, from Mainstream through C-3A. Each program contains a list of standardized square dance calls and concepts, with official definitions.