Booking Information
Annick is available as a square dance caller for community dances, weddings, festivals, school programs, workshops, conferences, corporate events, barn dances, and other gatherings. She can provide calling only, or help coordinate live music to fit your event and budget. Depending on the size and needs of the occasion, she can assemble ensembles ranging from a duo to a full old-time string band, featuring some of the region’s finest traditional musicians.
No prior dance experience is required for participants, and dances can be tailored for children, adults, families, or mixed-age groups. Whether you're looking for a lively community dance, a family-friendly festival activity, a wedding dance that gets everyone involved, or an educational program exploring traditional music and dance, Annick will work with you to create an event that fits your audience and goals.
Rates vary based on event length, location, and musical needs. Please get in touch to discuss options, availability, and pricing.
Annick is available as a square dance caller for community dances, weddings, festivals, school programs, workshops, conferences, corporate events, barn dances, and other gatherings. She can provide calling only, or help coordinate live music to fit your event and budget. Depending on the size and needs of the occasion, she can assemble ensembles ranging from a duo to a full old-time string band, featuring some of the region’s finest traditional musicians.
No prior dance experience is required for participants, and dances can be tailored for children, adults, families, or mixed-age groups. Whether you're looking for a lively community dance, a family-friendly festival activity, a wedding dance that gets everyone involved, or an educational program exploring traditional music and dance, Annick will work with you to create an event that fits your audience and goals.
Rates vary based on event length, location, and musical needs. Please get in touch to discuss options, availability, and pricing.
There’s something electric about a group of people moving together to live music—laughing, spinning, and stumbling through a dance they’re learning as they go. As a square dance caller, Annick Odom helps build that joy from the ground up. She loves calling because it brings people together in real time, with no experience needed, just a willingness to give something new (or actually, quite old!) a try. Dances she calls are intentionally beginner-friendly and welcoming to all. She teaches figures in a relaxed, low-pressure way so everyone can feel successful, whether it’s their first dance or their fiftieth. The goal isn’t perfection; it’s having fun and getting to know your neighbors.
Square dancing has a long, complex history shaped by many cultures, from European country dances and African American calling traditions to Appalachian kitchen floors and queer dance halls. While the public image of square dancing has sometimes felt narrow, Annick embraces it as a vibrant, living tradition with room for everyone. She strives to create spaces where all identities are welcomed and celebrated, including using gender-neutral language when requested and adapting her approach to the needs of each group. A frequent teacher, who has worked with kids in after-school settings, she loves adding in games to her dances that make kids and adults alike have a good time.
Annick has called dances in Brussels at Muziekpublique’s American Roots Weekend, at the Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival, Pittsburgh’s Steel City Squares, at Arthurdale Heritage, for the WV 4-H Dance Weekend, and for the Morgantown Friends of Old Time Music and Dance at the Encore, among others. She has also called community events, weddings, festivals, and taught calling at workshops, and more.
She also plays fiddle and bass and can put a band together for live music at your event.
Square dancing has a long, complex history shaped by many cultures, from European country dances and African American calling traditions to Appalachian kitchen floors and queer dance halls. While the public image of square dancing has sometimes felt narrow, Annick embraces it as a vibrant, living tradition with room for everyone. She strives to create spaces where all identities are welcomed and celebrated, including using gender-neutral language when requested and adapting her approach to the needs of each group. A frequent teacher, who has worked with kids in after-school settings, she loves adding in games to her dances that make kids and adults alike have a good time.
Annick has called dances in Brussels at Muziekpublique’s American Roots Weekend, at the Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival, Pittsburgh’s Steel City Squares, at Arthurdale Heritage, for the WV 4-H Dance Weekend, and for the Morgantown Friends of Old Time Music and Dance at the Encore, among others. She has also called community events, weddings, festivals, and taught calling at workshops, and more.
She also plays fiddle and bass and can put a band together for live music at your event.
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