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circa 1985
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Member since 1989
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 | General Background |  |
| Square Dance Background | |
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I started dancing in 1975 in a teen club where I met my future wife
Debbie. We started dancing advanced level in 1977 (while we were in high
school). A year later we started learning challenge and I developed an interest
in calling. I occasionally walked our tape group through some material that I had written.
Later I tried 'calling' the material accompanied by taped music. After that, I purchased a
Hilton sound system and microphone
and jumped into learning how to call.
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I started calling in November 1981 (at the challenge level). I
currently call at levels Basic through C4. I have taught classes at
all levels from Basic through C3B.
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I am a self-taught caller and have never attended a caller's school
as a student (whether this is good or bad is debatable).
However, I have taken about six months of weekly voice lessons, and have
learned calling skills from observing other callers and listening
to criticism and comments made by callers and dancers.
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I have called in 31 states and 11 countries (other than USA).
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I was a permanent staff caller at the
Academy for Advanced and Challenge Enthusiasts (AACE) Convention,
and at Kirkwood Lodge MO.
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Home club: Taws 'N' Paws, Santa Barbara CA
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Debbie and I are the authors of
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I've written several square dance related programs for Windows-based PCs,
notably the
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Recipient of the Callerlab Milestone Award
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Webmaster of
| Other Dancing | |
- Contra Dancing
- East Coast Swing Dancing (when we have the chance)
- Round Dancing (during Square Dance events)
| Other Background | |
- Musical
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Languages
- French (5 years, Jr.High & High School)
- Japanese (4 years, University)
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Hobbies
- Beekeeping, gardening, chickens, tropical fish
Academy for Advanced and Challenge Enthusiasts (AACE) Convention,
and at Kirkwood Lodge MO.
Ceder Chest Of C3A and C3B Square Dance Definitions",
first published in Nov. 1990,
