Allan Hurst
(On leave of absence June-December 2026)
Our regular club caller, Allan Hurst, will be on medical leave from June through Decembe 2026.
Allan’s been dancing since 1995, and his first IAGSDC Convention was "Stars, Thars, & Cable Cars" in San Francisco in 1996.
Allan has been calling since 1997, when he attended his first GCA Caller School, coached by Anne Uebelacker, Sandie Bryant, and Ed Foote. He has attended a number of caller schools since, both GCA and other.
Allan is a member of CALLERLAB, the editor of the GCA’s technical journal, “The Call Sheet.”
Allan spent many years calling and teaching at multiple IAGSDC clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area, including El Camino Reelers, Midnight Squares, Foggy City Dancers, Oaktown 8's and Diablo Dancers.
Allan served for several years as a co-administrator of Midnight Squares, and for multiple terms as an El Camino Reelers board member. He’s served on multiple IAGSDC convention committees, including writing the fun badge tours for Santa Clara 2005, Chicago 2010, and Salt Lake City 2014, the newsletters for St. Louis 2015, and serving on the core committees for Houston 2021 and Minneapolis 2022.
In April of 2022, he moved to Sacramento, where he's been calling on a fill-in or occasional basis for Prime 8's, Capital City Squares, Main Street Strollers, Pear Steppers, Sierra Squares, and Whirl-a-Ways.
Allan became Capital City Squares primary club caller in August of 2023.
He enjoys calling Basic and SSD through C1, although his self-described "sweet spot" is Advanced, as several Sac area clubs have discovered. He enjoys both teaching and calling, with an emphasis on making dancers more comfortable with APD and DBD choreography.
Allan's calling style was influenced by Andy Shore, Mike DeSisto, Anne Uebelacker, Sandie Bryant, Harlan Kerr, and Scot Byars.
When not calling, Allan heads up the IAGSDC History Project, responsible for capturing and putting online the history of the IAGSDC's people, events, and culture. This includes publishing a facsimile edition of the out of print "10 Years IAGSDC" book, creating the IAGSDC History Wiki, and working with James Ozanich on the (Sacramento-based) IAGSDC Memorial Panels project to bring high-resolution images of the panels online, linked to a list of decedents and memorial pages.
Allan was the 2019 recipient of the IAGSDC Golden Boot award, which he received from Barry and Pam Clasper, and which he passed on to Vic, Debbie, and Caitlyn Ceder at a most memorable presentation in Minneapolis in 2022.
Scott Pearce
(Interim Caller June-December 2026)
While our usual caller is on medical leave, we are thrilled to be able to bring in Scott Pearce as our interim caller during that period.
Scott’s been square dancing since he attended UC Davis in 1971, falling in love with both the activity and the people. By 1975, his enthusiasm drew him into calling, first in the Hollister/Salinas area and then in Sacramento. Scott has now called and danced almost continuously for over 50 years!
A retired career law officer, Scott has since expanded his calling. He currently calls all dance programs through A-2, calling several nights per week, and has become well known for his creative and interesting choreography. Now traveling on a limited basis, he has called dances throughout the western U.S. and Canada, and in addition to being a regular face at weekend square dance festivals, maintains a side business as a festival sound contractor.
Scott presently serves as Club Caller for three other Sacramento-area clubs—Whirl-A-Way, Sierra Squares, and Apple Jacks and Jills. He is BMI and ASCAP licensed.
Many years ago, he met his wife, Katie at a square dance. Their two grown sons (Nicholas and Code) have both pursued careers in education.
Never idle, Scott is an avid golfer and enjoys other outdoor sports and “building things” in his home wood shop. During the holiday season, he happily pursues his other love: portraying a “Real Bearded Santa” for over 25 years and counting!
Check out Scott’s Santa website at www.ssclaus.com!
Tom Kaiser (Emeritus)
Tom has been calling square dancing since September 2010.
He calls Basic through A2 Programs, and called for Capital City Squares, Marysville Good Vibrations, and Grass Valley Goldancers.
He is a member of both CALLERLAB and the Gay Callers Association. In addition, Tom cues round dancing through Phase IV.
In 2023, Tom moved to Michigan, where he continues to be active in square dancing, calling for several clubs.