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Dick started square
dancing in 1953 when he was a teenager in his native Nebraska and
because he enjoyed the activity he continued dancing even when the ROTC
took him to Fargo, ND. Dick later moved to Duluth, MN and it was
there he became a caller in 1967.
Dick teaches small to large
groups of people who have no dance experience. They
are dancing in no time to various kinds of music.
Dick teaches ABC, new
dancers (Basic and Mainstream), and experienced dancers
(PLUS). He is the regular instructor for three clubs:
Crystal Crosstrailers (Plymouth),
Spares and Pairs (Bloomington) and
Westonka Whirlers (Mound).
Dick is the caller and host
of the TV Show,
Friendship Set To Music. He is joined by guest
callers quite frequently.
Dick calls at special
weekend events such as Granite Fest with
Tom Allen and
Jerry Junck, Thanksgiving Dance with
Tom Allen and
Lanny Weaklend and New Year's Eve with
Tom Allen.
Dick has recorded a few
singing calls such as: Dream, Dream, Dream; Last
Farewell; Somebody Special and Small World
(with Mike Driscoll).
Dick and his wife, Mary,
live in Farmington, MN. |