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Dance
Session 2005
House Band 2005
House Band 2005
Sandia Hots
2005
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John
Bradford, Lakewood, CO - (Traditional
Squares)
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Joan
Bryant, Colorado Springs, CO - (English)
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 Enid &
Lew Cocke, Manhattan,
KS (Contra, Rounds)
Enid began her dance career by attending the
Lloyd Shaw Fellowship in Colorado Springs in 1960 as the assistant for her
grandmother Dorothy Shaw. Here she was
introduced to a wonderful circle of dance teachers and choreographers. Her dance career continued in college with
active involvement in modern dance classes and Orchesis,
the modern dance performing group. She
spent one summer attending Hanya Holm’s summer
dance school at Colorado College.
She also discovered international folk dance, joining an exhibition
group. More important, she met Lew,
her husband-to-be, while folk dancing.
During the ‘70’s Enid
taught at LSF university
workshops in Kansas, Missouri
and Nebraska
and taught folk dance in Manhattan. Since then she has conducted round dance
and contra sessions at LSF dance weeks and has called for contra groups
around Kansas. She served as
president of the LSF from 1979 to 1999.
Lew took up folk dancing while a graduate student at
Caltech. He has been Enid’s able partner ever since
they met. His career as a dance
musician developed from his talents at playing the piano and guitar. He inherited an accordion from Lloyd Shaw
and taught himself to play. He has
served as leader of the RMDR bands and of a local group of dance musicians
in Manhattan. Enid will be leading sessions in
contra and rounds during the week.
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 Lew Cocke,
Manhatten, KS
- (Keyboard, Accordion)
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John Crumlin, Colorado
Springs, CO - (Scottish)
John grew up in Glasgow, Scotland in the late 1950s. His first exposure to Scottish dancing came
at school, where he was taught the dances for the annual school dance, but he
was not interested. Traditional
dancing was just one of the things one had to do in PE, like sit-ups and
playing rugby in the freezing rain.
By his early twenties things had
changed. On mountaineering trips, he
and his friends would find themselves in the village hall on Saturday night
after the pub had closed, desperately trying to figure out the complexities of “Strip the Willow” and “The Eightsome
Reel”. Those happy evenings got John
interested. But it was only in 1987, after
coming to the USA, and New Jersey, in particular, that he really
got involved in Scottish dance.
After a few years of dancing, John decided
to train to be a dance teacher, when the Colorado Springs dance group was left without a
teacher. He obtained his Preliminary
Teachers’ Certificate, in Canada, in 1990 and his “Full”
Teachers’ Certificate in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 2000.
Says John: “I get a lot of pleasure out
of teaching and I love the enthusiasm and friendliness of Scottish Dancers. I also enjoy passing on the
tradition and I’m looking forward to doing that at the Rocky Mountain Dance Roundup.”
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Justin
Judd del Sol, Elizabeth, CO - Round
Dance cuer
Justin comes to us for his
second year. Justin began cueing in the Denver
area in 1985 when he was “volunteered” to participate at an amateur night
hosted by Ray Brown. Realizing he had what it took to cue, Justin enrolled in
Herb Egender’s round dance cueing class. He has
been developing his talent and style every since.
Justin met his wife Rose at a
square dance where he was cueing in 1988. They have three children, all of
whom have been introduced to both squares and rounds. In 2005, Justin and
Rose taught their first round dance class in Colorado
Springs and graduated 12 couples in time for the
CRDA Spring Gala. In order to keep their own dance skills up to par, they
attend George Smith’s Outpost Rounders on Tuesday
nights enjoying Phase III and IV teaches and dancing.
A full time Ferrier by day, Justin
has been shoeing horses since 1978. He also takes on the odd welding job and
has tried his hand at construction, wagon building and jewelry design. In his
“spare” time, Justin enjoys working in his shop and finding new music that
will light a spark in those he cues for. Rose, besides being an at home mom,
coaches girls club level volleyball and coordinates a youth volleyball
program for 4th – 12 graders. They feel fortunite
to be able to work and live in the Elizabeth Colorado area.
THRU A GREAT INTEREST IN MUSIC
We've FOUND an OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE the KNOWLEDGE + EXPERIENCE OF DANCE;;
In a Form to DELIGHT and MARVEL those able to ATTEND;;
GATHERING together with FOLKS
from AROUND the NATION + THE WORLD,
AS another SEASON comes upon us.
COMPILING these ingredients,
WE COOK UP an experience filled with AWE+WONDER;;
We're delighted to have this opportunity to
PARTICIPATE, CONTRIBUTE & GROW;
To be involved, Portraying a Portion of Modern Rounds;;
As a part of the ACTIVITY of this TREMENDOUS EVENT;
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Tom
Masterson, Boulder, CO - (Folk,
Swing)
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 Paul Moore,
North San Juan, CA
- (Contra, Traditional Squares)
Paul comes to us for his second
year with his outstanding talent in leading a variety of dance forms. Paul
& Mary Moore began square dancing and contra dancing in
1977. When Paul began calling in 1983, dancers asked him to teach and call
contras as well. Since then, Paul & Mary have had two regular contra
clubs, both lasting over 15 years. They have also helped organize contra
dancing for local through national festivals, notable the 50th National Square
Dance Convention and the San Diego Contra Dance
Weekend. They were honored with the opportunity to work with Bob Osgood and
Mike Seastrom on the Contra Dance video for
R&R Video, International. Paul writes a monthly column on contra dance
for American Square Dance Magazine, and both
Paul and Mary edit and publish the CONTRALAB Quarterly.
As
both a square dance and contra dance caller, Paul is noted for his creative
choreography, music selectiona and smoot calling.
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 Bob & Allynn Riggs,
Centennial, CO
Together Bob & Allynn look forward
to another year of music, dance and fellowship with our friends at RMDR.
Allynn grew up square dancing with
her family (her father was a caller).
She met Bob the summer of 1974 when she began dancing with the local
college club, the CSU Aggie Haylofters while still
in high school. Bob began his calling
career in 1975. He called for the
Aggie Haylofters club and exhibition team for three
years. As a couple, Bob & Allynn
coached and taught rounds to the exhibition team during 1978-79. They were first introduced to the Lloyd
Shaw Foundation while dancing with this group.
In 1979 Bob & Allynn moved to Pennsylvania following career
opportunities. They had the opportunity to call and teach squares and rounds
for some of the local clubs.
They have attended many
caller’s colleges, seminars and workshops in the continuing effort to
learn. Bob is an active member of Callerlab,
Lloyd Shaw Foundation and the Denver Area Callers & Cuers
Association. Bob has called for the
Sunflower Squares in Castle Rock, Colorado since 1984, the Colorado Rocky
Mountain Dancers, 1999-2005, Heather Gardens club since 2003 and Impulse
Squared since 2006. Allynn was a member of the LSF Board of Directors for two
terms and Bob currently in his second term on the board. Bob &
Allynn has been the Director of the Foundations' Rocky Mountain Dance Roundup since 1999.
Bob & Allynn encourage dancers
and leaders to be true to the dances they do and teach by enjoying the smooth
elegance with which the figures are put together. The variety of dance and music offered at
Rocky Mountain Dance Roundup and the Lloyd Shaw Foundation appeals to the
Riggs’ and they look forward to a long relationship with the Foundation and
its camps. Their three daughters have
participated in the many programs offered at each year's RMDR. At home, Carolyn (working in Gunnison, Colorado), Kristina (off at college in Idaho), and Devin (
in high school) square dance, round dance, line dance and contra
dance. All three have participated as
leaders during various youth programmed sessions. As a family they participate in the dance
activity both as dancers and leaders.
Bob & Allynn will be leading a variety of
sessions during this year's dance week.
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 Dale Sullivan,
Lee's Summit, MO
- (Fiddle)
Dale Sullivan
attended grade school at Locust Ridge school near Fristoe, Missouri.
and he
attended high school at Cross Timbers, Missouri. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Juris
Doctorate from the University of Missouri.
He has practiced law in the Kansas City, Missouri
area for over 50 years.
He has served with the Armed Forces in the
occupation of Japan
and Korea at
the end of World War Two, and he is a veteran of the Korean War.
His grandfather and father played the fiddle
for social events and dances. He first
played the fiddle for dances at the Gay Nineties Square Dance
club in Kansas City, Missouri
in the 1050's 1960's. Currently, he is
the leader of Missouri Town Band. He
plays for Missouri Town Contra Dancers, the
Village Cloggers, a country-western called the Side
Kicks, a gospel music group, and for many years as a member of the House Band
at RMDR.
His favorite hobbies are music, golfing, hunting,
and tennis.
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 Ron Tomocik, Northglenn, CO - (Accordion)
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 Rusty & Loveta Wright, Deming, NM - (Modern
Squares, Contra)
Rusty began dancing in 1953 at
the age of 6 on the Zuni Indian Reservation, south of Gallup,
New Mexico. Lovetta
began dancing in 1970. Rusty started calling in 1971, and has called in 40
states and 5 foreign countries.
Rusty
and Lovetta have held numerous offices with the New
Mexico Square and Round Dance
Association including State President (1997) and have been elected to the New
Mexico Square Dance Hall of Fame (2002).
Rusty has been President of the New Mexico
Square Dance Callers Association 4 times and
Executive Secretary 21 times. Rusty is a member of the American Callers
Association.
Rusty
and Lovetta have been members of the Lloyd Shaw
Foundation since 1981 and have served on staff at LSF Dance
Camps 31 times. Rusty is currently on the Board and has been a Board member
for a total of 16 years and is currently the Vice President of the Lloyd Shaw
Foundation.
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