Square Dance Caller & Teacher International square dance caller, and caller coach both in Sweden and the United States, Jane Carlson lives in Weston, Massachusetts where she and her husband Ralph brought up 4 children – Kristina, Karin, Randolph & Andrew. Before Jane married, she was a photographer for Time …
Square Dance Caller/Teacher & Round Dance Cuer/Teacher In visiting the Channell’s involvement in the Square and Round Dance activity you will find it embedded deep in their personal history. It all began when Paul learned to dance and call under the tutelage of Lawrence Loy, while attending the University of …
Square Dance Caller & Teacher Not every couple can say they have “danced” their way through life, but Mary & Bill can. Mary was born in 1914 and became her father’s square dance partner at age 4. Bill started traditional dancing at age 16. And following their marriage in 1938, …
Square Dance Caller & Teacher In 1953, at the age of 16, Dave Hass began square dance calling under-the direction of 1. Bard McNulty. By age 20, he had started 2 square dance clubs in CT: Belltown Squares of E. Hampton & the C- Twirlers of Co1chester. In addition, he …
Square Dance Caller & Teacher Ed and Joy Rutty began dancing in 1962, graduating after only six lessons. After some “furious” dancing for two years, Ed became “bitten by the calling bug” and became so accomplished that he actually started getting paid in 1966. Thirty-four years later, Ed is still …
Round Dance Cuer & Teacher Vera & Dick Smith began Square Dancing in 1965 with the Pieces of Eight SDC in Walpole, NH and graduated from a Round Dance class about a year later. After graduating they became involved as Vera says “by saying yes more often than no”, serving …
Square Dance Leaders As square dance leaders, George and Karen Kay hit the ground running! After attending the Barnstormers’ class in 1979, they immediately assumed the positions of club Secretary (Karen) and Publicity Chairman (George) in 1980. A long series of leadership positions followed on the local, regional, and New …
Square Dance Caller & Teacher Ted Sannella, a prolific composer of contra and square dances, was born August 14, 1928. This popular energetic leader lost his struggle with cancer on November 18, 1995. The story of his life is a full one. He graduated from Revere High School in 1945. …
Round Dance Cuers & Teachers Ginger & Lou Brown enjoyed all forms of the folk dance available in New England and from this they conceived the idea, with the help of their demonstration group the Contraband, of bringing the various groups together in one place. In 1954, the Atlantic Convention …
Square Dance Leaders Ron and Goldie Clifford have been among the outstanding leaders in the New England Square and Round Dance movement since their graduation from the Natick Square Riggers Class in 1981. Hitting the ground running, they became Club President in 1982! During the past 17 years, they have …