Round dance Cuers & Teachers Doc and Peg Tirrell have been active in square dancing ever since they attended their first dance in 1949 in Northern New Jersey. They quickly got involved by serving first as officers and reporters for local clubs and later in state and national organizations. They …
Square Dance Caller & Teacher Earl & Marion Johnston have been an integral part of the square dance movement in New England, as well as throughout the United States, for over half a century. Earl started calling while still in High School in Rockville, Connecticut. In the early 1950’s. Earl …
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It is with gratitude and pride that we nominate Ingrid and Tom Barry for the Local Legend Award. We feel that they deserve area-wide recognition for their service to their club, Riverside Squares, and to the activity of square dancing. Ingrid Barry first learned to square dance in Riverside‘s 1992-93 …
Claire and Joe are the southern New Hampshire region’s good will ambassadors of Square and Round Dancing. They learned to dance in 1968 with the Heel & Toe Square Dance Club. It was a time when they graduated after a few lessons. In 1970 they joined the Queen City Promenaders …
Square Dance Caller & Teacher Stan and Cathie Burdick have traveled 2,000,000 miles teaching and promoting their favorite activity–square and round dancing. They have authored and published several square dance books and published as well the works of many others. Cathie has written many editorials, several of which have generated …
After the New England Convention when the Yankee Clipper award was announced several people in different parts of Vermont mentioned that they knew of someone whom they thought also deserved some kind of recognition, mentioning Edith Selby’s name, and their reasonings why. Then, when the Square Dance Foundation of New …
Round Dance Cuer & Teacher Ralph and Joan began dancing in 1969 and were teaching rounds by 1972 in their hometown, of Salem, NH. Their goal is to keep the dancers dancing and they encourage dancers to dance at the level they enjoy. Ralph and Joan are thorough teachers, always …
Square Dance Caller & Teacher Al Brundage has been instrumental in the growth and popularity of both traditional and contemporary square dancing throughout New England. As a teenager Al became intrigued with the music and fun of the square dance. Al along with his brother Bob formed a square dance …
This award was established in 2002 to honor those individuals and couples who have advanced the goals of the SDFNE by their actions within their local areas over the years. The goals are the promotion, preservation, and perpetuation of the square and round dance activity. It is my pleasure to …