Bonnie Abramson

Bonnie Abramson
Capital City Squares
Prime 8s

Prime 8s Square Dance Club, Sacramento, CA – Member & Officer – 2000 to Present
Capital City Squares, Sacramento, CA – Past Member & Officer – 1999 to 2014
Rainbow Stars Exhibition Square Dance Team – Past Member & Officer – 1985 to 1987; 1989 to 2001
River City Rugratz Youth Club, Northern California – Founding Member & Advisor -2003 to 2006
Castaways Square Dance Club, Auburn, CA – Past Member – 1980 to 1986
Renegades Square Dance Club, Sacramento, CA – Past Member – 1979 to 1985
Poly Twirlers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA – Past Member & Officer – 1974 to 1978
Do Paso’s Square Dance Club & Do Paso Traveling Teens, Paso Robles, CA – Past Member 1969 to 1977

CAPITAL CITY SQUARES STUMPTOWN STOMP – WEEKEND FLY-IN
- Co-General Chairman & Caller Procurement – 2000 to 2013

WEST COAST ADVANCED & CHALLENGE WEEKEND
- General Chairman & Caller Procurement – 2014 “Do The Funky Monkey”

ASSOCIATED SQUARE DANCERS OF SUPERIOR CALIFORNIA
- 25 years on the Board of Directors including serving as President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Promotions Director, State Fair Coordinator, Website manager, Dance Calendar Coordinator, Youth Director, Caller Procurement Director and Coordinator for the 2003 California Governor’s Ball performance.

- Co-Created “Square Dance 101” – a dance program/training manual developed for school teachers/instructors; program adopted by the ARTS-Dance organization

ASDSC HARVEST HOEDOWN – WEEKEND DANCE FESTIVAL
- General Chairman – 10 years
- Plus years as Co-Chairman, Program Chairman, Advance Registration, and Promotions.
- Developed educational program held on Friday promoting square dancing.

ASDSC FUN WEEKEND – WEEKEND DANCE FESTIVAL
- Multiple years as General Chairman, Program Chairman, Activities and Promotion

CALIFORNIA STATE SQUARE DANCE CONVENTION
- General Chairman – 2008 & 2023 plus multiple other positions since 1993

USA WEST CONVENTION
- 1998 San Francisco, CA – Exhibitions Chairman
- 1999 Las Vegas, NV – Exhibitions Chairman
- 2018 Reno, NV – Education Chairman
- 2022 San Diego, CA – Education Chairman

NATIONAL SQUARE DANCE CONVENTION
- 2001 - Program Book Committee; MC – Exhibitions Program
- 2009 – Business Services Committee Secretary

UNITED SQUARE DANCERS OF AMERICA (USDA)
- Executive Committee Member – Youth Advisor – 2010 to 2018; Co-Social Media Chair – 2020 to present
- Developed “Beyond The Dance Floor” monthly webinar series established October 2020
- Wrote an article about the IAGSDC Memorial Panels for USDA News Jul-Sep 2022, page 16
- Wrote an article about the Golden Boot Award for USDA News Jul-Sep 2022, page 18