1967 Started Square Dancing in England
1968 Immigrating to Perth Western Australia. Started calling
1969 formed the first club called Shanondoahs with beginner classes twice a week
1973 Started a Plus club,
1982 Round Dance club was formed and this new hobby had become 5 nights per week.
1970-80 had a demonstration dance team which performed in public promoting Square Dancing
1985 3 week calling tour through the States of USA
1990 formed an Advanced club
1992 became a full-time Caller calling for up to 8 clubs per week and running a Record and Tape business
1995 formed their own Australian Record Label “AUSSIE TEMPOS” and DOWN UNDER RECEORDS
1998 Called fulltime at the Square Dance Centre for 5yrs Buderim QLD
2000 5 month calling tour in 8 counties around the world
2018 Currently calling Mainstream/PlusAdvanced
2019 Celebrating 50 years calling
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Involvement includes:
Callers’ Association, President …… ……. .…… ……. ……. 7 years
Callers’ Association, Vice President/Librarian …… ……. ……. 4 years
Callers’ Association, Training Officer ……. ……. ……. ……. 20 years
Callers’ Association, Reporter/Librarian ….. ……. ……. ……. 4 years
Australia Callers’ Federation Board member ……. ……. ……. ……. 32 years
Callers’ Note Service, Editor … ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. 5 years
Callers’ Record Service …… ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. 23 years
Aust. National Square Dance Soc. Convention Committee ……. ……. 1972/1978/1985/1993
Aust. National Square Dance Convention, Convenor …… ……. ……. 1985/2018
Australian Callers’ Federation, President .. ……. ……. ……. ……. 1998/1999/2000
Australian National Conventions’ Advisory Board, member ……. ……. 1985 – to date
Convenor for the Australian National Convention 2018
Awards
Callerlab (USA) Small World Award … …… ……. ……. ……. ……. 1985
Australian Callers’ Federation, Life Member . ……. ……. ……. ……. 1990
Callerlab/Society of Western Australia, 25 years of Calling ……. ……. 1994
CAWA Silver Microphone Award 1994
Square Dance Society of Western Australia, Life Member ……. ……. 1997
Callerlab Accredited Caller ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. … since 1990
Callerlab Quarter Century Club . ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. 1998
Australia Round Dance Association, continuous teaching for 15 years 1998
National S/D Society of Australia “Roll Of Honour” 2008
Callerlab USA “Accredited Caller Coach” 2008