Category: New England Hall of Fame
2019 – Red & Ginny Bates (FL)

SDFNE Hall of Fame Award October 18, 2019 The Hall of Fame Award was established to honor those individuals and couples who have advanced the goals of the SQUARE DANCE FOUNDATION OF NEW ENGLAND by their actions within New England. These goals are the Promotion, Preservation and Perpetuation of the …
2019 – Breault Lisa (MA)

Lisa Breault SDFNE Hall of Fame Award July 13, 2019 The HALL OF FAME AWARD was established to honor those individuals and couples who have advanced the goals of the SQUARE DANCE FOUNDATION OF NEW ENGLAND by their actions within New England. These goals are the Promotion, Preservation and Perpetuation …
2019 – *Letourneau Paul (MA)
2015 – Charlie & Paula Trapp (MA)

Charlie started round dancing with Don & Hope Sargent and square dancing with Jack Bright in 1966 and started calling in 1968. Over the years he has taught classes at the Happy Squares, the Waltham Twirlers, the Ramblin Hoedowners, the Nauset Squares, the Nautical Twirlers, Kramers Hayloft, the Fan-C-Squares and many …
2013 – Bob & Barbara Graybill (NH)

Bob and Barbara began their square dance involvement in 1985. Over the years, they served in varying capacities with the Eastern District Square and Round Dance Association, the North Shore Square and Round Dance Association, the Square Dance Foundation of New England, the Acton Square Wheelers Dance Club, the Co-Op …
2012 – Clark & Miriam Baker (MA)

Clark and Miriam met at a Square Dance class in 1974, taking lessons from Dennis Marsh with the Tech Squares at MIT. Clark followed a family tradition of attending MIT and has earned his Bachelors, Masters, and Electrical Engineering degrees there, focusing on Computer Science. Clark and Miriam continued Square Dancing learning …
2011 – Birgit & Richard Maguire (MA)

Birgit and Richard started square dancing in 1970 at Kramers Hayloft with Art Nurse, but the love of dancing started much earlier with Birgit. Birgit’s love for dancing started when she was made an assistant teacher at Valdemar Sejrs Institute of Ballroom Dancing, Copenhagen, Denmark in 1950. Graduating from square dance class …
2009 – *Josephine “Jo” Yakimowski (MA)
2008 – John & *Bea Hendron (MA)
Square Dance Caller John started Square Dancing in 1947 and has been providing leadership and enjoyment to the square dance community ever since. John taught himself to call in 1954 and has gone on to become one of the preeminent callers for New England. Recognized nationally, John has participated in …