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Adams, Guy
(picture)
  Retired    Rockford, Illinois, USA
Basic thru A2
Recording artist, Caller Seminars, Party Dances, Mixers, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
815-967-0504 (home);  815-289-6226 (mobile);
 
Ashenden, Ron and June
 Joliet, Illinois, USA
Phase II thru Phase VI
Roundalab member, BUMA/Stemra licensed;
815 741 1725 (home);
Cue regularly for Ocean Waves, Call & Capers, Yellow Rockers, Swingin' Sugar Squares, Joliet Squares, Cross Trail Squares, B&B Flossmoor, Naper Squares, Conduct lessons Phase II thru Phase VI on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at Willow Springs, Darien and Joliet respectively. We have been cueing and teaching for 20 years, and our philosophy has always been "keep it fun". Members Roundalab, Chicago Round Dance Leaders Society, Dixie Round Dance Council and Universal Round Dance Council
 
Asp, Bob
(picture)
 Rockton, Illinois, USA
thru A1
Traveling, Recording artist, Callerlab member, Party Dances, Festival Sound Service, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
815-262-9080 (home);
Started calling in 1978. Belong to the Illinois Square Dance Callers Association and the Wisconsin Dance Leaders Association and Callerlab. Record for Solid Gold Records. Currently participate in four special events each year: 1. Solid Gold Plus Weekend (with Tom Manning and Don, Natalie, & Doug Sprosty) in Davenport, Iowa, 2. River City Square Dance Weekend (with Jerry Story and Dave Sutter) in Dubuque, Iowa, 3. Plus Week (with Curt Braffet and Jerry Story) at Pride RV Resort in Maggie Valley, NC, 4. Plus Dance Weekend (with Curt Braffet) at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI.
 
Assell, Chuck "Charlie"
(picture)
 WEB SITE ccawalleye.synthasite.com   Elburn, Illinois, USA
Basic thru Plus
Traveling, Callerlab member, Party Dances, Mixers, Line Dances, Traditional Squares, Youth Groups, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
815-793-5656 (home);  630-365-5027 (work);  630-918-2826 (mobile);
Calling for 10 years, teacher in basic through plus excellent singing caller and available for 1 nighters for beginners through plus dancers. Belong to Sugar Squares dance club and a member of RRADA and BMI/ASCAP LICENSED
 

 B 
Bellini, Lynette
(picture)
  WEB SITE www.challengedance.org   Westmont, Illinois, USA
A2 thru C4
Traveling, ACA member, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
 
Betzelberger, Ron and Jan
(picture)
 Lincoln, Illinois, USA
thru Plus
Phase II thru Phase IV
ACA member, Party Dances, Community Dance Program (CDP), Traditional Squares, Youth Groups, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
217 732 6387 (home);
December thru March calling and teaching at Alamo Palms R V Resort in Alamo, Texas. 217-737-5677 or 217-737-2691. Look for us on the web under RGV Square Dancing.
 
Braffet, Curt
(picture)
 Carlock, Illinois, USA
thru A2
Traveling, Recording artist, Callerlab member, Party Dances, Traditional Squares, Youth Groups, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
309-275-6805 (home);
Recording artist on Nickle, Chicago Country, Miracle
 
Bryant, Sandie
(picture)
 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Basic thru C4
Full-time, Traveling, Callerlab member, GCA member, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
312-613-8390 (home);  312-613-8390 (work);
 
Burdick, Christine "Chris"
 Glendale Heights, Illinois, USA
thru Plus
Easy thru Phase VI
Full-time, Traveling, Roundalab member, Party Dances, Mixers, Traditional Squares, Handicapable Groups, Youth Groups, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
630-202-3222 (home);
Beginning Waltz lessons start January 3, 2016, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Roselle from 2-4 on Sundays. No Waltz experience required. This class will become a P2/P3 class on the 24th of January. No partner required for any lesson.
 

 C 
Cha, James
(picture)
 Morton Grove, Illinois, USA
thru Plus
Callerlab member, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
 8473722690 (mobile);
Skilled at calling in person to full squares, as well as via Zoom for virtual square dances.
 
Crouse, Dick
(picture)
 Palatine, Illinois, USA
Basic thru Plus
Callerlab member, Party Dances, Community Dance Program (CDP), Mixers, Line Dances, Traditional Squares, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
847-359-2055 (home);
20 years of calling experience throughout Midwestern United States. Well known in Greater Chicagoland area for Western Parties for non-experienced dancers.
 

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Engelhardt, Charley
 Steeleville, Illinois, USA
Mainstream thru Plus
Traveling, Callerlab member, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
618-965-2025 (home);
Calling since 1953, Recently moved to Southwestern Illinois
 

 G 
Gaskill, Tony
 Steger, Illinois, USA
thru Plus
Callerlab member, Party Dances, Traditional Squares, Youth Groups, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
 219-688-7741 (mobile);
I have been dancing 34 years. I dance Basic through A2. I having been calling for 1 1/2 years, call Basic through Plus.
 

 H 
Harden, John
(picture)
 Caledonia, Illinois, USA
SSD thru Plus
Callerlab member, Party Dances, Community Dance Program (CDP), BMI and ASCAP licensed;
 630-660-8241 (mobile);
Calling since 2017, club caller for Northwest Grand Squares, McHenry, IL and Petunia City Squares, Beloit, WI. I also teach for Arlington Squares, Prospect Heights, IL *Calling for: - Square Dances - Party Dances and Events - Square Dance Intro and Demo - Square Dance Lessons - Festivals and Conventions *Levels - Intro (Any level from zero up) - SSD (Square Dance primary level, about 50 calls) - Mainstream and - Plus (Adds additional complexity and fun calls) *Member of - Callerlab - Illinois Square Dance Callers Association - SDAW (Square Dance Association of WI) Caller's Council
 
Hartsock, Howard
(picture)
 Clinton, Illinois, USA
thru Plus
BMI and ASCAP licensed
 217 369 0003 (mobile);
 
Haynes, Flora
 Park Forest, Illinois, USA
Phase II thru Phase IV
Roundalab member, Line Dances, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
708 748 4909 (home);  708 748 4909 (work);  708 334 4909 (mobile);
Regular cuer for Swingin' Sugar Squares and Y Knots and BnB Flossmoor. Teach and cue line dancing.
 
Holmes, Bruce
(picture)
 WEB SITE BruceTHolmes.com   Evanston, Illinois, USA
thru Plus
Callerlab member, Caller Seminars, Party Dances, Traditional Squares, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
847-563-8286 (home);
Author of Becoming A Square Dance Caller. Founder of North Shore Squares. Member of Illinois Square Dance Caller's Association. I enjoy working with kids. I've done a lot of cool things in my life and Square Dancing is the most pure fun I've ever found.
 
Huckeby, Angie and Bob
 Lake in the Hills, Illinois, USA
Mainstream thru Plus
Easy thru Phase V
Callerlab member, Roundalab member, Party Dances, Community Dance Program (CDP), Traditional Squares, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
847-458-8722 (home);  847-941-5973 (work);
Angie and Bob cue and teach beginner-through-phase V round dance classes. We are members of Roundalab and the Chicagloand Round Dance Leaders Society. We are available for weekends, conventions, and festivals. We are currently teaching Basic/Mainstream/Plus square dancing for the Allemande's Square Dance Club in Kenosha, WI. We are also members of Callerlab.
 

 K 
Krol, Al and Jane
(picture)
  Retired    Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, USA
Phase II thru Phase VI
Roundalab member, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
847-746-5193 (home);  630-605-8743 (mobile);
Jane and I have been square dancing over 40 years and teaching rounds for over 25 years in the Chicago area at all levels of dancing. We have taken years of ballroom lessons and are available for both class and private lessons. We have also taught and cued for square and round dance weekends and conventions in the Midwest area. Currently Al cues for the following clubs: Sidekicks, Square Spares, Arlington Squares and Woodstock Squares in Illinois regularly and also for the 49ers and Swingin Singles square dance clubs in the Milwaukee area. We enjoy what we do! We are members of CRDLS and Roundalab nationally. We cue rounds from all over the country as well as the midwest area dances.

We are available in both areas for any contract work and for emergency fill-in cueing.

 

 M 
Maltenfort, Michael
(picture)
 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mainstream thru C3A
Callerlab member, GCA member, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
Calls often for Chi-Town Squares.
 
Murray, Chris
 Rolling Meadows, Illinois, USA
SSD thru Plus
Callerlab member, Party Dances, Traditional Squares, ASCAP licensed, BMI licensed;
 (847) 347-0136 (mobile);
 

 O 
Oldfield, John
(picture)
 Chicago, Illinois, USA
thru C1
Callerlab member, GCA member, Caller Seminars, Party Dances, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
773.769.6185 (home);
Calling for Chi-town Squares and Grand River Squares Current President of the Gay Callers Association
 

 P 
Poorman, Jim
(picture)
 New Lenox, Illinois, USA
thru C1
Full-time, Traveling, Callerlab member, Party Dances, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
 (815) 954-9266 (mobile);
Dancing since 1963. Teaching & Calling since 1983. "You don't quit playing because you grow old. You grow old because you quit playing!" Visit: www.AmericanSquares.com
 
Poyner, Bobby
(picture)
  WEB SITE www.bobbypoyner.com   Joliet, Illinois, USA
thru A2
Full-time, Traveling, Party Dances, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
630-366-1008 (home);  815-210-9813 (mobile);
 

 R 
Rader, Jimmy D. Sr.
 Pekin, Illinois, USA
thru Plus
Party Dances, Traditional Squares, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
309 347 7351 (home);  309 267 1827 (mobile);
I'm the club caller for central Ill. B & B, I also guest call for some local area clubs, I started calling in 1982 till about 1996, quit for awhile, got back in to it 6 years ago. I belong to Ill. callers acc. I have been getting bookings in northern Ill., and Ia. I don't mind traveling 2 to 4 hours to do dances, any more than that it's hard on this old boy , but I do try to please folks. I'm a mainstream and plus caller.
 
Rarick, Phillip "Phil"
 WEB SITE callerphil.weebly.com   Montgomery, Illinois, USA
SSD thru Plus
Callerlab member, Party Dances, Traditional Squares, Youth Groups;
 7083028946 (mobile);
 
Ricks, Therron
(picture)
 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Basic thru Plus
 773-803-0442 (mobile);
I started dancing in the fall of 2010, and in my second year of dancing I did my first public call with Chi-Town Squares in Jan 2012. I am enthusiastic about expanding my knowledge of calling and dancing. I am a huge fan of Tough Basic, and Basic Hot Hash. Why dance the same old routine? Keep moving, keep it fresh, and keep it fun! Current Member of Chi-Town Squares, Chicago, IL since 2011
 
Robertson, Phil and Jane
 Carterville, Illinois, USA
Phase I thru Phase VI
Traveling, Roundalab member, Party Dances, Community Dance Program (CDP);
618 985-3589 (home);  618 985-3298 or 618 453-3236 (work);
 

 S 
Schlein, Neal
 Eugene, Illinois, USA
thru Mainstream
Easy
Traveling, Party Dances, Community Dance Program (CDP), Mixers, Contras, Traditional Squares, Handicapable Groups, Youth Groups, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
 970-227-2591 (mobile);
Available to call in the Illinois/Iowa/Indiana area. I specialize in working with live bands for square and contra dancing, high energy dancing, and in dancing with the musical phrase. I also enjoy calling barn dance style events and teaching, and have experience working with youth groups and performance teams (Calico and Boots, Rocky Mountain Dancers, Dances with Rams). Started calling in 2000 as a high school project. Called for: Calico and Boots Square Dance Club, Thunder Mountain Twirlers, Swinging Singles, Dances with Rams, CFOOTMAD, Tucson Friends of Traditional Music, Pickin' in the Pines, Prescott Folk Happens, Bisbee Barn Dances.
 
thru Plus
ACA member, Traditional Squares, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
217-223-6207 (home);
 

 T 
Thompson, Dennis R.
(picture)
 Greenville, Illinois, USA
Mainstream thru Plus
Full-time, Traveling, Callerlab member, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
618-664-3004 (home);
 

 W 
Walker, Fred
(picture)
 Salem, Illinois, USA
Basic thru Plus
Traveling, Recording artist, Callerlab member, Party Dances, Mixers, Line Dances, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
(618) 548-0125 (home);  (618) 332-0125 (mobile);
I started calling club dances in 1989. I have served as the club caller for the Marion Chain Gang, (Marion, Illinois), the Salem Promenaders (Salem, Illinois) and currently share the Club Caller responsibilities for the Centralia Squares (Centralia, Illinois. I am a full member of Callerlab and previously recorded for both Mar-Let Records and Chicago Country Records before I established my own label - Miracle Records in 2005. As a traveling caller, I currently call approximately 30 club dances, a special dances and at 1 or 2 state festivals per year. Most of my dances are in Illinois and the adjacent states of eastern Missouri, western Indiana and southern Wisconsin. Our calling philosophy is a rather simple one - help the dancers succeed while entertaining them.
 
Mainstream thru Plus
Recording artist, Callerlab member, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
847.683.4936 (home);  847.456.9728 (mobile);
 
Wilcox, Bob
(picture)
 WEB SITE www.angelfire.com   Vienna, Illinois, USA
Basic thru Plus
Full-time, Traveling, Recording artist, ACA member, Caller Seminars, Party Dances, BMI and ASCAP licensed;
618-658-9726 (home);  847-909-8683 (work);  847-767-3164 (mobile);
Recording Artist on Mountain Records.
 

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