What is Single Square Dancers, USA (SSDUSA)?
Single Square Dancers USA, or SSDUSA, is a national organization of square dance clubs for solos and solo dancers, which was established to promote and stimulate interest in square dancing among individual adults of all ages.

How is SSDUSA organized?
SSDUSA is a nonprofit corporation incorporated under the laws of the state of Oklahoma. The Board of Directors, known as the Executive Board, is comprised of a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Past President and eight Regional Directors. The officers serve one-year terms and are elected annually at the national SSDUSA convention, which is held each year in conjunction with the Singles Dance-A-Rama.

Who may join SSDUSA?
Any square dancer, regardless of marital status, who is 18 years of age or older may become an individual member, and any singles-oriented square dance club or organizations may become a member club.

What are the objectives of the SSDUSA?
SSDUSA's objective is to promote and stimulate square dancing among single dancers throughout the USA by:

	Furnishing assistance to any group wishing to start a new single's square dance club in their locality.
	Publishing a newsletter called the Intercom four times a year to keep singles aware of activities and opportunities; this newsletter is mailed to all member clubs and individual members of SSDUSA
	Furnishing representation on education panels and festival committees to enhance the status of the single square dancer.
	Awarding the Frank Norris Yellowrock Scholarship each year to new callers and/or cuers.
	Promoting and overseeing the Dance-A-Rama, a national singles' festival held each year over the Labor Day weekend and hosted by a member club in a different city of the U.S. Recent Dance-A-Ramas have been held in Minneapolis, MN, (1998), St Louis, MO (1999), Tulsa, OK (2000) and Arlington, TX (2001), Richmond, VA (2002), Albuquerque, NM (2003), Atlanta, GA (2004), and Columbus, OH (2005). Rochester, NY (2006), N. Little Rock, AR (2007), Nashville, TN (2008), Davenport (Quad Cities) Iowa (2009), Alexandria, VA (2010), Indianapolis, IN (2011), Des Moines, Iowa (2012), St. Louis, MO (2013), Portland, OR (2014), Grand Rapids, MI (2015), Alexandria, VA (2016), Little Rock, Arkansas again in 2017, Indianapolis, Indiana (2018), and Hoover (Birmingham), Alabama (2019). Check here for 2021 information (Link)

Who are the officers of SSDUSA? Officer terms run from Dance-A-Rama to Dance-A-Rama. They are elected at a general membership meeting held Saturday afternoon of the Dance-A-Rama.
 

• President: Velma Doyle, 3938 Crestfield Dr., Groveport, OH 43125, 614-837-6974
• Vice President: Vacant
• Secretary: Virginia M. Fromel, 6400 85th Place, New Carrollton, MD 20784, 301-552-1576
• Treasurer: Susan Lee, 8016 Greenbelt Drive, Urbandale, Iowa 50322
• Past President: Vacant
• S.E. Regional Director: Ailene Picheco, 345 Hula Circle, Merritt Island, FL 32952, 321-652-0680 — Email
• N.E. Regional Director: Nancy Mirabal, 112 Falmouth St., Rochester, NY 14615-1902, 585-738-3431
• Mid Atlantic Regional Director: Helen Jacobson 10 Rickland Drive, Randolph, NJ 07869; 973-442-0836
• N. Central East Regional Director: Fred Moore, 3938 Crestfield Dr., Groveport, OH 43125, 614-837-6974
• N. Central West Regional Director: Vacant
• S. Central Regional Director: Art Ritter, 1213 Oak Acres Dr, Bryant, AR 72019, 501-847-8268
• N.W. Regional Director: Vacant
• S.W. Regional Director: Vacant

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