Sharon and Casey Parker
Casey & Sharon met at a square dance beginners hoe-down in
January of 1971. Sharon began cueing and teaching rounds in 1975 while
at the same time Casey began calling squares. Sharon currently has
workshops covering phases I-VI. They have written many dances such as
Sh-Boom, Gardenia Tango, Walkin’ & Talkin’, American Boogie, I Want a
Love That Will Last, In the Mood, Bare Footin’ and Penny Arcade after
which their Round Dance club is named.
They have been the featured Round Dance Instructors at many
festivals throughout the United States. They were on staff at the McCloud
Dance Country Square and Round Dance Vacationland in Northern
California for over 25 years , with their own week long dancer and
new/beginning teacher clinics. They have taught at many State and
National Conventions and have been clinicians at several ROUNDALAB
conventions. Sharon and Casey are members of several local
associations and are Charter members of ROUNDALAB. They have
served on both the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of
Roundalab. They have served as chair-couple of many ROUNDALAB
committees including Video Education Materials, Curriculum-handbook for
Teacher Training and Convention Education. During their tenure as Video
chair-couple they worked to oversee the production of the current
ROUNDALAB Video Demonstration Tapes and the Addendum tapes.
When you meet Sharon you might recognize her “voice”, but not her face,
as hers was the voice on the videos.
They have been part of the Square and Round Dance movement
for 43 years, providing leadership for over 37 of those years, but most
importantly, making friends across the country. They enjoy dancing and
hope their enthusiasm is contagious.