Karen Jackson, Dance Caller: Home

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Upcoming Calling Gigs

Sun Oct 11^th, 2026: Childgrove contra dance with Rick Thum and Friends

Sat Oct 24^th, 2026: DaySpring Arts & Education, Wild Wild West Dance (private)

Fri Oct 30^th, 2026: Childgrove English Country Dance, FREE (for Zoë and Alex's nuptials), shared with Conner, John N, and Martine

Sun Nov 1^st, 2026: Childgrove contra open calling night with George Paul and Edith Sigler

Fri Nov 13^th, 2026: StL ECD with Peter

Sun Dec 20^th, 2026: Childgrove contra with Possum Consomme

Show Past Gigs

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Past Gigs

Sun Oct 4^th, 2026: Childgrove Open Calling

Fri Sep 25^th, 2026: Childgrove English Country Dance, shared with Jill Horn and John Notgrass

Tue Sep 22^nd, 2026: Bilbo's Birthday Party concert dance and party with The Lonely Mountain String Band! 6:30-9:30pm at The Link Auditorium.

Wed Dec 31^st, 1969:

Sun Aug 30^th, 2026: Childgrove contradance with Chris Talley, Susanna Baker and Keith Dudding

Fri Jul 24^th, 2026: Childgrove English Country Dance

Fri Jul 10^th, 2026: StL ECD with Peter

Sun Jun 21^st, 2026: Childgrove with Jim Nelson and friends

Sat Jun 13^th, 2026: Frontier French Dance, Ste. Genevieve

Sat May 30^th, 2026: 250th Birthday Colonial Ball, Ste Genevieve

Thu May 14^th, 2026: Free Childgrove Thursday special dance

Fri May 1^st, 2026: Urbana Country Dancers

Fri Apr 24^th, 2026: Childgrove English Country Dance with Lizzy Wernert

Sun Apr 5^th, 2026: Childgrove contra (open calling)

Sun Mar 29^th, 2026: Childgrove contra with Roger Wilco

Fri Mar 13^th, 2026: StL ECD with Peter

Sun Mar 1^st, 2026: Childgrove contra (open calling)

Sun Feb 1^st, 2026: Childgrove contra (open calling)

Sat Jan 10^th, 2026: Prairie du Rocher 12th Night

Sun Jan 4^th, 2026: Childgrove contra (open calling)

Wed Dec 31^st, 2025: Childgrove NYE party

Sat Dec 27^th, 2025: Wedding Shower teaching Mr. Beveridges Maggot

Fri Dec 19^th, 2025: Childgrove English Country Dance, with Jill Horn

Fri Dec 12^th, 2025: Childgrove English Country Dance, with Jill Horn

Sun Nov 23^rd, 2025: Childgrove Contradance with Roger Wilco

Sun Nov 23^rd, 2025: Childgrove Contradance with Possum Consommé (Michael Banvard, Lukas Simson, Blake Korte, Andrew Bond)

Sun Sep 14^th, 2025: Free Childgrove Contra with 3 Crooked Men

Fri Aug 22^nd, 2025: Childgrove English Country Dance, shared with Jill Horn

Fri Aug 8^th, 2025: Saint Louis English Country Dancers splitting with Peter

Sun Jul 13^th, 2025: Childgrove Contra with Roger Wilco

Fri Apr 25^th, 2025: Childgrove English Country split with Jill Horn

Sat Jun 21^st, 2025: Wedding in Defiance, MO

Sun Jun 8^th, 2025: 40th Anniversary Party in St. Clair MO

Fri May 2^nd, 2025: Free Urbana Country Dancers Contra Dance with The Young and the Fretless for Jonathan's Birthday

Fri Apr 25^th, 2025: Childgrove English Country

Sun Mar 9^th, 2025: Childgrove Contra with Blind Pig

Sun Feb 16^th, 2025: Childgrove Contra with Roger Wilco

Fri Feb 14^th, 2025: Saint Louis English Country Dancers with the Original Speckled Band

Fri Jan 31^st, 2025: Childgrove English Country Dance, shared with Courtney and John Notgrass

Sun Dec 29^th, 2024: Childgrove Contra with Roger Wilco

Sat Nov 30^th, 2024: Private birthday party

Fri Nov 15^th, 2024: Urbana Country Dancers contradance with Acoustic Mayhem

Sat Nov 2^nd, 2024: Mid MO Traditional Dancers at Columbia Independent School with band: The Locals

Sun Oct 13^th, 2024: Childgrove contradance with 3 Crooked Men

Sat Oct 12^th, 2024: Wedding Reception in Ballwin, MO

Fri Sep 27^th, 2024: Childgrove English Country dance, with Martha and Friends

Sun Sep 22^nd, 2024: Childgrove contradance with Colleen Heine & Friends

Sat May 25^th, 2024: Calling half of the English Country workshop at Meet Me In St. Louis dance weekend.

Fri May 24^th, 2024: Calling the beginning of the start of the Meet Me In St. Louis dance weekend (7:30-8:00)

Sun May 12^th, 2024: Childgrove contradance with The Mound City Slickers

Fri May 10^th, 2024: St. Louis English Country Dancers

Fri Mar 22^nd, 2024: Childgrove English Country Dance with Ragged Robin

Sun Feb 11^th, 2024: Childgrove contradance with The Mound City Slickers

Fri Jan 19^th, 2024: Urbana Country Dancers with Matt and Miriam

Sun Nov 26^th, 2023: Childgrove contradance with Roger Wilco, rounding out Thanksgiving weekend.

Sun Oct 29^th, 2023: Childgrove contradance with Cambia, Halloween celebration & open calling!

Fri Sep 22^nd, 2023: Childgrove English Country Dance shared with Peter Wolllenberg

Sun Jul 23^rd, 2023: Childgrove Contradance with Patt and Possum

Sun May 28^th, 2023: English Country Dance at Meet Me in St. Louis; shared calling with Bob Green

Fri May 26^th, 2023: Opening caller for the Childgrove Meet Me In Saint Louis dance weekend with Toss the Possum

Fri May 19^th, 2023: Childgrove English Country Dance, shared calling with Jill Horn

Fri Apr 28^th, 2023: Childgrove English Country Dance with several callers

Sun Apr 23^rd, 2023: Childgrove Contradance with Three Crooked Men

Sat Apr 15^th, 2023: Louisville Country Dancers

Sun Apr 9^th, 2023: Private Easter Church Dance

Sun Jan 15^th, 2023: Childgrove Contra with Blind Pig: Ellen Gomez, Keith Dudding, Lukas Simpson

Fri Oct 28^th, 2022: Childgrove English Country Dance with Bill Boyer and Tim Hirzel

Sun Oct 23^rd, 2022: Childgrove Contradance with the Mound City Slickers

Sat Oct 15^th, 2022: Louisville Country Dancers with the T-n-T Family Band

Fri Aug 12^th, 2022: Childgrove English Country Dance

Sun Jul 3^rd, 2022: Childgrove Contra with The Clever Foxes: Kathy Summers fiddle, Chris case guitar, Lukas Simpson banjo/mandolin

Sat Apr 30^th, 2022: Childgrove Contra at St. Louis County Tilles Park Windegger Pavillion

Sun Apr 3^rd, 2022: Private event: Burning Kumquats Hoedown, outdoors

Sat Jan 1^st, 2022: Covid Hiatus I hope to be accepting gigs again by the start of the year.

Sat Jul 18^th, 2020: Childgrove Contra with The Cosmic Otters

Fri Jul 17^th, 2020: Childgrove English Country Dancers

Sun Apr 12^th, 2020: Childgrove Contra with Trad to the Bone

Thu Mar 26^th, 2020: Private gig, Wash U. CANCELLED

Sun Mar 1^st, 2020: Childgrove Contra with Hot Coffee Breakdown

Mon Feb 24^th, 2020: St. Louis English Country Dance

Fri Feb 7^th, 2020: Urbana Country Dancers with open band and Big Bluestem

Sat Feb 1^st, 2020: Private gig, church dance

Fri Dec 20^th, 2019: Childgrove Winter Solstice English Country Dance

Fri Nov 15^th, 2019: Childgrove English Country Dance

Sat Oct 19^th, 2019: Louisville Contra with Illegal Contraband

Sun Sep 29^th, 2019: Childgrove Contra with Roger Netherton

Fri Aug 2^nd, 2019: Urbana Country Dancers Contra with The Mean Lids

Sat Jul 20^th, 2019: Childgrove Contra with Hot Coffee Breakdown

Fri Jul 19^th, 2019: Childgrove English

Sun May 5^th, 2019: Childgrove Contra with Patt and Possum

Wed Mar 27^th, 2019: Bloomington, IN Contra Dancers

Tue Mar 26^th, 2019: Indianapolis Contra Dancers

Fri Mar 15^th, 2019: Childgrove English with Conner and Zoe Quinn, music by Cloud Nine.

Fri Mar 1^st, 2019: Urbana Country Dancers

Fri Feb 15^th, 2019: Childgrove English Country Dance

Fri Dec 21^st, 2018: Childgrove English Yuletide Ball

Sun Nov 18^th, 2018: Childgrove Family Dance

Fri Nov 16^th, 2018: Childgrove English Country Dancers

Sun Nov 11^th, 2018: Childgrove Country Dancers

Mon Oct 29^th, 2018: Louisville Halloween Contradance

Sun Oct 21^st, 2018: Childgrove Family Dance

Fri Oct 5^th, 2018: Urbana Country Dancers with Patt and Possum

Sun Sep 9^th, 2018: Childgrove Contra dance with Ellen Gomez

Fri Jul 20^th, 2018: Childgrove English

Sun Jul 23^rd, 2017: Childgrove Contradance

Fri May 19^th, 2017: Childgrove English Country, Karen and Missy calling

Mon May 1^st, 2017: Childgrove Plain and Fancy English Country dance.

Sun Feb 26^th, 2017: Childgrove with the Music Folk Band

Sat Feb 4^th, 2017: Childgrove Caller's Choice

Sat Jan 7^th, 2017: Childgrove Caller's Choice

Sat Nov 5^th, 2016: Childgrove Callers Choice

Sun Oct 9^th, 2016: Childgrove with band Dugout Canoe

Sat Oct 1^st, 2016: Childgrove Callers Choice

Sun May 1^st, 2016: Childgrove First Sunday contradance

Sat Apr 16^th, 2016: Saturday Night Louisville contradance

Sat Apr 2^nd, 2016: Childgrove Caller's Choice contradance

Sat Dec 5^th, 2015: Childgrove Caller's Choice

Sat Dec 5^th, 2015: Childgrove Family Dance

Fri Nov 6^th, 2015: Wash U Hoedown!

Mon Oct 5^th, 2015: Childgrove English, Plain & Fancy

Sat Oct 3^rd, 2015: Childgrove Caller's Choice

Sat Oct 3^rd, 2015: Childgrove Family Dance

Fri Oct 2^nd, 2015: Wash U/SLU Joint Retreat

Sat Aug 1^st, 2015: Childgrove Caller's Choice

Sun Jul 26^th, 2015: Childgrove 4th Sunday with the Mound City Slickers

Sat Jul 11^th, 2015: Childgrove Caller's Choice

Sat Jun 6^th, 2015: Childgrove Caller's Choice contra dance

Sat May 2^nd, 2015: Childgrove Caller's Choice with Ladies at Play from Oklahoma

Sun Apr 26^th, 2015: Childgrove with the Folk School Wall of Sound

Sat Apr 4^th, 2015: Childgrove Caller's Choice with Ragged Robin

Sat Mar 7^th, 2015: Childgrove Callers Choice with the Mound City Slickers

Sat Nov 8^th, 2014: Burning Kumquats Hoedown at Washington University with The Traveling Waves

Sun Sep 14^th, 2014: Childgrove 2nd Sunday Contra

Sat Aug 2^nd, 2014: Childgrove Family Dance and Caller's Choice Contra

Fri Jul 18^th, 2014: Childgrove English Country Dance

Sat Jul 5^th, 2014: Childgrove Family Dance and Caller's Choice Contra

Sat Jun 7^th, 2014: Childgrove Caller's Choice

Mon May 26^th, 2014: St. Louis English Country Dance 4th Monday dance

Sat May 24^th, 2014: Workshop and spot calling at Kimmswick dance weekend

Sat May 17^th, 2014: Louisville KY 3rd Saturday

Sun May 11^th, 2014: Childgrove 2nd Sunday w/Folk School Wall of Sound

Mon May 5^th, 2014: Childgrove "Plain and Fancy" English

Sat May 3^rd, 2014: Childgrove Caller's Choice

Sat Apr 5^th, 2014: Childgrove Family Dance 6:30-7:30

Sat Mar 15^th, 2014: Childgrove 3rd Saturday w/Celador

Sat Mar 8^th, 2014: Dance Discovery Fundraiser for DeMenil Mansion

Mon Mar 3^rd, 2014: Childgrove English, Plain and Fancy

Sat Mar 1^st, 2014: Childgrove Caller's Choice

Fri Feb 28^th, 2014: Childgrove and Dance Discovery Presidents' Ball

Sat Jan 11^th, 2014: Elsah w/Old Missouri (Roger Netherton and Rich Egan)

Sat Dec 21^st, 2013: Childgrove 3rd Sat. Contra Dance

Mon Nov 18^th, 2013: Special Monday Childgrove English dance

Thu Nov 14^th, 2013: Covenant House Social Dance Lesson

Sat Nov 9^th, 2013: Elsah

Sat Nov 2^nd, 2013: Private party in Labadie, MO

Sat Oct 5^th, 2013: Wedding Reception, No. Carolina

Sun Sep 15^th, 2013: Childgrove 3rd Sunday contra

Mon Sep 2^nd, 2013: Childgrove Plain and Fancy

Welcome

Karen Jackson loves to dance, and loves to share the experience. She has been teaching and calling across the Midwest since 2008.

Besides regular local and regional contra and English Country dances, her calling includes school groups, weddings, private parties, home schoolers, corporate events, square dances, dressy balls for re‑enactors in many eras, and traditional barn dances.

This site contains examples and descriptions to make it easier to understand what she does, and how to obtain her services.

Karen calling at Sugar Hill Aug 26, 2011

Karen (top center) calling at the 2011 Sugar Hill dance weekend near Bloomington, IN

About this site

This website is hand-coded from scratch in NotePad++, by Karen's husband, Dan Klarmann