Who We Are
The Austin Square and Round Dance Association was formed about 74 years ago as part of the Austin Parks & Recreation Department. The two main goals are to:
•promote square and round dancing in the greater Austin area and
•host three association dances annually with the assistance of member clubs.
What We Do
Provide a calendar for all clubs to use when scheduling special dances; thus preventing conflicts in scheduling special dances.
Publish a monthly newsletter, Round the Capitol Square, and delivered electronically as well as being posted on the ASRDA.org.
Maintain a website promoting square and round dancing to the non-dancer. Additionally, practicing dancers are provided current information that includes a list of scheduled special dances and flyers, club information, ASRDA policies, photos, and more.
Maintain a Facebook page, Austin Square and Round Dance Association, on which all ASRDA clubs may post pictures and flyers.
Provide dancer and association membership to Texas State Federation of Square and Round Dancers, the state organization.
• As part of this membership, each dancer receives insurance for $5.00 per person per year.
•The insurance, a secondary policy, will pay after the dancer’s primary policy pays whenever a dancer is injured on the way to, at the dance, or on the way home.
•Clubs are provided, at no extra cost, a $1,000,000.00 liability policy when hosting special dances.
Provide, at the club’s request, educational and informational materials such as Learn to Dance cards, sign-in sheets, brochures, posters, business cards and graduation diplomas.
If requested, the ASRDA Executive Board will install club officers and/or conduct a graduation ceremony.
Provide a $200 stipend to clubs to assist in the promotion and advertising beginner lessons.
Encourage ASRDA clubs to announce and hand out flyers at ASRDA meetings.
The Association Officers promote club activities and dances through visiting clubs, attending special dances, delivering and sharing flyers to upcoming special dances.
Serve as liaison to the Texas State Federation of Square and Round Dancers (TSFSRD) by sending three delegates to State meetings. In turn, they inform clubs of statewide activities, such as the Annual State Festival.
Host three dances each year. Incoming officers are sworn in at The Installation Dance, The Teen Scholarship Dance, which raises money for the TSFSRD Teen Scholarship Program, and the two-day Mid-Tex Festival, ASRDA’s largest dance as well as the oldest continuing festival in Texas.
Promote visitation between clubs by sponsoring:
The Friendship Badge Program, in which individuals can win prizes by visiting a specific number of clubs.
The Club Visitation Contest in which ASRDA Clubs compete against each other for a $200 award. The club, who has the most dancers, visiting other clubs from July through the end of April wins the prize money.