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 Art LaVigne is our Caller. His unique
calling style keeps us on our toes. He has a wide variety of music from old
favorites to pop and rock. He is not your typical caller that’s for
sure! Visit us and I’m sure you’ll enjoy dancing to his
pleasant voice.
A
little about Art…
Art Started Square Dancing in
1976 at the age of 12 at the “Teen
Travelers SDC” in Lowell, Ma. He graduated Mainstream Plus 2 in
June of 1977 the week after graduation their caller Phil Kandrut held an amateur caller night. Knowing this was coming up Art taped
Phil’s calling, studied it for hours and memorized it exactly. The night of the dance Art got up
and did the singing call he studied (Send Her Roses) verbatim to what Phil
did on the tape. Phil was so impressed that he let Art do another later
that night.
Art’s
mom and dad, who were in attendance at the time, were so excited they
contacted their caller who had an old sound system for sale and bought it
for Art as a present. Less than four months later, at the ripe old age of
13, Art did his first solo dance – a father and daughter dance for
the Girl Scouts of New Hampshire (which he did every year till 1991).
In
1980 he attended callers school at “East Hill Farm” in Troy NH
with Al Brundage & Earl Johnston. There he learned how to “sight
call.”
That
same year he called his first club level dance at the “Depot Squares” in Shirley Ma.
In
1982 He became club caller for the “Twirling TNT’s” in Manchester, NH
In
1985 He met his wife Amy at a
square dance.
In
1986 Amy and Art got Married
In
1988 He became club caller for the “Two Hearts as One” in Gardener, MA
Also
in 1988 He became club caller for the “Spindle City Squares” in Lowell, MA
Besides
his three clubs Art also called as a guest caller at many clubs in MA, ME,
NH, CN and VT.
In
1991 Art’s “real” job moved him to Maryland. It was hard to leave his clubs
behind. He settled down in Hagerstown.
After
a couple of years without a home club Art was offered the job as club
caller for the “Gateway
Swingers” in Frederick, MD were he was their caller until they
folded in 1998.
In
1997 he became club caller for our club the “Gad-Abouts”
Art
has two Children:
Sondra
who was born in 1988
Randy
who was born in 1990
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