General Information

Hazel Baker will be hosting a Plus dance weekend February 27 - March 1, 2026, exclusively for Tech Squares family and friends at East Hill Farm in Troy, NH (about 2 hours from Cambridge, MA).

This weekend features three sessions of Sandie Bryent calling full Plus, at speed. During Saturday morning and afternoon there will be some mini-sessions covering a wide range of dance activities, all of which are aimed at Plus dancers. The festivities start Friday with dinner and run through the end of lunch on Sunday. You are welcome to arrive after lunch on Friday, or stay later on Sunday. In the past, Friday afternoon has seen good puzzle and board game sessions, along with drill or practice dancing sessions.

East Hill Farm hosts square dance and family weekends. Included are lodging for three days and two nights, six meals, snacks, and coffee, tea, hot chocolate, lemonade, cookies, fruit available all the time. They have a floating wooden dance floor which can hold 12 squares, several recreation rooms, an indoor swimming pool, whirlpool, sauna, and outdoor ice rink (if it is cold enough outside). All the facilities are non-smoking. In addition they are a working farm with much to see and do on the farm. Finally, they have an extensive set of hiking trails, which are suitable for skiing and snowshoeing.

Financial aid: As in the past, this year's March Dance Weekend will offer MIT students a steep discount and financial aid for others. If you can help contribute towards this aid, it would be appreciated. Contributors to financial aid will not be anonymous. Recipients of financial aid will be anonymous. If this is a problem, let us know.

History of the Tech Squares Weekend

	Year	Caller	Cuer(s)	Venue	Dancers	Attendees	Rooms
1	1995	John Sybalsky	Veronica McClure and Hope Belanger	LSF	47	47	28
2	1996	John Sybalsky	Lou and Steve Toth	LSF	64	69	39
3	1997	John Sybalsky	Lou and Steve Toth	LSF	54	58	31
4	1998	John Sybalsky	Lou and Steve Toth	LSF	56	61	34
5	1999	John Sybalsky	Lou and Steve Toth	LSF	50	52	29
6	2000	John Sybalsky	Lou and Steve Toth	LSF	69	73	41
7	2001	John Sybalsky	Lou and Steve Toth	LSF	74	78	40
8	2002	John Sybalsky	Lou and Steve Toth	LSF	88	92	43
9	2003	Jerry Jestin	Dave Goss	LSF	69	71	37
10	2004	Jerry Jestin	Mary Pickett	LSF	78	86	41
11	2005	Vic Ceder	Mary Pickett	LSF	77	84	37
12	2006	Vic Ceder	Mary Pickett	LSF	85	92	39
13	2007	Dave Wilson	Mary Pickett	LSF	101.5	111	43
14	2008	Dave Wilson	Mary Pickett	EHF	116	133	70
15	2009	Tim Marriner	Mary Pickett	EHF	110	118	69
16	2010	Tim Marriner	Mary Pickett	EHF	99	115	71
17	2011	Sandie Bryant	Mary Pickett	EHF	96	115	66
18	2012	Sandie Bryant	Mary Pickett	EHF	87	103	61
19	2013	Vic Ceder	Mary Pickett	EHF	106	124	70
20	2014	Vic Ceder	Mary Pickett	EHF	94	119	68
21	2015	Bear Miller	Mary Pickett	EHF	106	131	71
22	2016	Bryan Clark	Mary Pickett	EHF	123	154	74
23	2017	Bryan Clark	Mary Pickett	EHF	118	154	71
24	2018	Michael Kellogg	Mary Pickett	EHF	113	153	70
25	2019	Michael Kellogg	Mary Pickett	EHF	110	138	69
26	2020	Todd Fellegy	Mary Pickett	EHF	98	134	71
	2021	Covid	Covid		0	0	0
27	2022	Ted Lizotte	Mary Pickett (recorded)	EHF	54	81	42
28	2023	Ray Brendzy	Mary Pickett	EHF	88	113	65
29	2024	Ray Brendzy	Mary Pickett	EHF	86	116	61
30	2025	Sandie Bryant	Mary Pickett	EHF	104	135	72