2011 – Birgit & Richard Maguire (MA)

Birgit and Richard started square dancing in 1970 at Kramer’s 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 Sejr’s Institute of Ballroom Dancing, Copenhagen, Denmark in 1950. Graduating from square dance class …

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2010 – John & Judy Thompson (MA)

We are here tonight to celebrate the Square Riggers 45th Anniversary by presenting to its Founder, John and Judy Thompson, the Square Dance Foundation of New England’s Local Legend Award. John and Judy have a long history of giving many, many years of dedicated service to the dance community. The Local Legend …

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2010 – Arlo & Norma Burns (NH)

We are here tonight to present the Local Legend Award to Arlo and Norma Burns who have been promoting square dancing for 18 consecutive years. The Local Legend Award was established to honor those couples and individuals who have advanced the goals of the Square Dance Foundation of New England, Inc. …

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2010 – Paul Howard (MA)

We are here tonight to present the Local Legend Award to Paul Howard who has been promoting square dancing for over 33 years. The Local Legend Award was established to honor those individuals and couples who have advanced the goals of the Square Dance Foundation of New England over the years, …

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2010 – Bob Livingston (CT)

We are here tonight to present the Square Dance Foundation of New England’s Local Legend Award to Bob Livingston who has been promoting square dancing, both traditional and modern western, for 39 consecutive years. The Local Legend Award was established to honor those couples and individuals who have advanced the goals …

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