Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival
Welcome
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- Written by: Marcel Rivard
Welcome to the Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival Website!
The Pacific Northwest Teen Square Dance Festival (PNTSDF) provides opportunities for young people up to and including 19 years of age to meet and enjoy competition in Square Dancing, Calling, Round Dancing and Cueing along with an Exhibition Dancing category for all club members and their advisors and family members.
This Festival has been held annually since 1950 at various locations in the lower mainland areas of British Columbia and in Washington and Oregon States.
The PNTSDF is organized by a group of interested square and round dancers and leaders from both sides of the border on a completely volunteer basis.
Varying categories and levels of competition are provided, ranging from easy to very challenging and the award structure is arranged so as to provide a maximum of recognition for sincere effort at every level.
It is not necessarily how much a competitor knows about square dancing, but how well they can do those things they already know. "The object of the game is not simply to get from point 'X' to point 'Y' in as few steps as possible, but to cover the distance smoothly, comfortably and to the beat of the music. Rough dancing is not good dancing. Good dancing is smooth and effortless, allowing time for pleasure as one goes along."
Most entries come from British Columbia and the State of Washington, and more recently Alberta and the States of Oregon and Alaska, but are welcome from anywhere. Any organization, group or school that can assemble and train an entry is cordially invited to take part.
--marcel
2026 Winners
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- Written by: pntsdfo
The Scoresheets are Here !!!
Winners (PDF) Note: everybody can see the Winners..
Score Sheets: Note, as usual, the scoresheets themselves are protected. If you are a PNTSDF club Representative and you don't know the password, please contact marcel..
Enjoy.
2026 Festival Info
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- Written by: pntsdfo
- Date
- May 1st and 2nd, 2026
- Location Information
- Hotels and Motels
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Hotels close to school:
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Comfort
Inn & Suites
1775 Freeway Court
Salem, Oregon 97303
503-588-0746 -
Holiday Inn
3301 Market St NE
Salem, OR
503-370-7888 -
Days Inn Black Bear
Motor Court NW,
Salem, OR
503-581-1559 1600 -
Shilo Inn
3304 Market St NE,
Salem, OR
503-581-4001 -
Motel 6
1401 Hawthorne Ave NE,
Salem, OR
503-371-8024 -
Double Tree Inn
1590 Weston Ct NE,
Salem, OR
503-581-7004
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- Holiday Lodge
1400 Hawthorne Ave Ne,
Salem, OR
503-585-2323
- Holiday Lodge
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- RV Camping:
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Hee Hee Illahee
4751 Astoria St NE,
Salem, OR
503-463-6641 -
Phoenix RV Park
4130 Silverton Rd NE,
Salem, OR
503-581-2497
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- Round Dance Cue Sheets
Notes:- (Jr Waltz) When the Girl in Your Arms II
Speed 47 RPM or 105% -
(Jr Two Step) Stop Draggin' Your Boots
Speed 47 RPM or 105%
- One change to the cue sheet, in the bridge: twirl vine, reverse twirl vine ( on the reverse twirl vine, man will step in front)- Traveling sand step – cue sheet says to touch inside of arch, but this is awkward and we are flexible
- Roll out is three passing steps (no closing steps), cross can be on second or third step, just roll across comfortably -
(Int Waltz) Hopelessly Yours
Speed 52 RPM or 118%
- Part C: the interrupted box ends in closed, the end position is facing the wall -
(Int Jive - Phase VI) That's the Day Jive
50 rpm or 111%
- (Jr Waltz) When the Girl in Your Arms II
- Round Dance Cue Sheets
Rules and Handbooks