Some recent credits:

2014 - present

I currently plan the program and lead the dances for three weekly dance classes in the Venice, Fl, area.

I was the caller for the after dinner dance at the 1st statewide Jane Austen Festival held in Mount Dora, Florida, February 2020.

In September 2019, I held a Regency dance workshop for the West Coast Florida chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America, in Clearwater.

2007-2013

As the dance leader for the free weekly Tuesday night dance class at Wa-Ke Hatchee recreation center, I had sole responsibilty for programing, marketing, leading and teaching.

I planned and organized three dance weekends under the title of Shell We Dance? in Ft. Myers, Fl. In 2008 we were fortunate to have Nicolas and Nell Broadbridge lead, and play, for us. In 2009 our caller was Dr. Orly Krasner, the celebrated caller, composer, choreographer, musicologist and author. In 2013 our stage was graced with the presence of Brian Johnson and Glen & Judi Morningstar, recipients of the Country Dance and Song Society Lifetime Contribution Award.

In September 2009, I planned and organized a community contra dance for the opening day of the “Music, Movies & Dance with Edison & Ford,” exhibit at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Fort Myers, Fl. Organization and programming included choosing appropriate dances for, and then teaching the dances to, students of the local ballet school, Bochette, for a set-piece demonstration, and being interviewed live by Amy Tardiff of WGCU, the local NPR station.

In January 2009, I planned and organized a community contra dance for the F.I.S.H. fundraiser, at the Sanibel Community Church, Sanibel Island, Fl.

I have taught and led dance classess for groups as diverse as the Classical Academy of Naples and the Ruth Cooper Center, Ft. Myers; groups varying in size from 6 people to 200, at the Red Barn series, and ECHO; given presentations to the Southwest Florida Music Teachers Association, called at private parties, medieval faires and bluegrass events, and passed the federal background check which enabled me to teach at the Collier County Juvenile Detention Center.