Vic Ceder started dancing in 1975 in a teen club where he met his wife Debbie. They started dancing Advanced in 1977 and Challenge shortly thereafter. In 1981, he started calling. Vic is a self-taught caller, never having attended a callers school as a student, but has taught at the Northern California Callers School, GCA Callers School, iPAC, IAGSDC conventions and various mini clinics including a seminar in the Czech Republic. He has called in 31 states, 11 countries and at several National Square Dance Conventions, iPAC, Kirkwood Lodge, Dance Country in McCloud, CA, the Canadian National Challenge Convention and the Academy for Advanced & Challenge Enthusiasts (AACE). He is currently a permanent staff caller at the Texas Premier Advanced & Challenge Weekend.
Vic and Debbie are the authors of “A Ceder Chest of A1 and A2 Square Dance Definitions”, “A Ceder Chest of C1 and C2 Square Dance Definitions”, and “A Ceder Chest of C3A and C3B Square Dance Definitions.” As a software systems engineer, Vic has written some widely-used square dance related computer programs, notably the Ceder Square Dance System (CSDS) and the Couple Rotation Program (SQROT). Their website https://www.ceder.net is arguably one of the most widely-respected square dance resources on the internet with an extensive database of callers, cuers, clubs, square dance music information, square dance events, articles, choreography, and other square dance resources.
Vic has authored several square dance calls and concepts that are in wide use today, such as Reverse Checkpoint, Stable, Initially/Finally and others. He has recorded on Hi Hat, Rawhide, 1 World, and ESP. In 2017, Debbie and Vic were awarded Callerlab’s highest honor, the Milestone Award. When not traveling for calling, Vic enjoys playing ragtime and boogie-woogie piano, gardening, and reading French comic books which he collects. Vic and Debbie also enjoy swing and contra dancing, tasting artisan dark chocolate bars (which they rate in a database on their website) and beekeeping.