Howard Family Barn Dance Callers are here to get your guests' feet stomping and ensure that everyone leaves grinning ear to ear. Emma Howard is the primary caller and calls a wide variety of dances: English Country, Square, Irish, Scottish, and Americana. We are used to working with crowds of all ages! If you can walk, we can get you dancing, from 2 to 102! Dances are explained and walked through until everyone understands and the caller stays with you while the music plays, to make sure you keep steppin' in time.
Emma was fantastic! She arrived ahead of time and was great calling the dances. She was able to call in a way that 4 year olds and everyone up could participate and have fun. It was a memory that will last our lifetime.
Emma called dances for our Christmas ball this past year. She made the process so fun and stress-free, and was very accommodating to the style of dances we were looking to feature (Celtic and old English country)! 10/10 the best.
Emma called 5 dances for our wedding and did it so perfectly! She met with us, helped us decide on dances that fit some of our favorite tracks, helped us choose additional music, and planned out the dance making it so easy for us. Then, on wedding day, she managed everything with smooth excellence and poise! She is great at leading a crowd, providing instruction to those who are new at dancing, and leading in such a way that all ages and experience levels have a great time of beautiful dancing! She is also great at making sure the dances and music fit well together, something not all callers are do good at.
Many of our wedding guests said that our reception was the most fun they’d ever experienced. Emma was a big part of that!
Emma always brings SO much joy to the dance floor. She’s so patient with everyone and is a wonderful teacher!
Emma is patient and has a very sweet temperament. She explains the dances very well and is lovely to work with!
Emma called our country dance with grace and ease. She gave clear direction and kept the crowd of (mostly) beginners in line and having fun. Can’t wait to have another one with her at the helm 🤍
Emma gets everyone dancing, and teaches the steps so clearly—everyone could follow along!
She is the most fun person! Best attitude about everything, and knows dancing so well. Making it such an enjoyable thing to learn how to dance. You couldn’t get a better dance caller!
Emma is so fun, detailed, helpful and exciting when it comes to dance calling! She does an amazing job.
Cheerful attitude, amazing personality, one of my favorites!
This was our first time having Emma call a Square Dance for our homeschool tutorial. She was a delight to work with, quick to return messages, very polite and easy to accommodate.
Our students loved her. She was patient and her instructions were simple and clear for beginners to accomplish complicated dances giving our students a huge sense of accomplishment.
We will certainly hire her for future dances.
Thank you!
Loved having Emma call our event! She was super helpful, friendly and available!
Emma brings a ton of energy into the room and always helps newbies like me learn the steps.
I've attended many dances that Emma has called and taught. She always makes it a fun, family-friendly environment, and helps all ages figure out each step. She really is the best!
She not only called for us but also helped teach us a bunch of new dances we wanted to learn
Emma is an excellent caller and works well with all ages. She is patient, pleasant, cheerful, and skilled. Her smile is contagious and any event of which she is a part will only be improved by her presence.
Emma called the dances with skill, enthusiasm and patience. She created a really fun, comfortable atmosphere. Would definitely use her over and over!
Price Range: $100/hr planned dance time + travel costs, etc.
| August 10, 2024 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Wedding Reception |
| March 30, 2023 • 9:00pm - 11:30pm | Personal Occasion |
| February 26, 2022 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | School Assembly |
| February 21, 2018 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | School Assembly |
| November 06, 2017 • 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Campus Event |
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