Florida State Square & Round Dance
Hall of Fame
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Hall of Fame Committee |
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| Dewey & Donna Hendricks | Jerry and Donna Robey | ||
The Hall of Fame was organized to honor dancers, callers, cuers,
publishers, teachers, organizers, promoters and/or vendors for
their contributions made to the dance activity statewide.
The Hall of Fame became a reality due to the work of Chet &
Julia Vetter, Mori & Phyllis Sogolo, Art & Martha Springer and
Marty & Birdie Martin. The first inductees were made May 19,
1983 at the state convention. The square dance hall at
Strawberry Square became the permanent home of the Hall of
Fame at a Grand Opening dance held on December 4, 1983. At
the State Convention, new members are presented with a small
plaque to keep and a larger plaque is installed at Strawberry
Squares Hall for public viewing. The Selection Committee is a group of dancers, callers & cuers
from every area of the state and both sexes are represented.
These are known only to the Hall of Fame Committee and not to
each other. Members of the Selection Committee must have been
active in the Florida dance activity for at least 10 years,
have visited & danced in a number of areas within the state and
be knowledgeable of what is going on. Voting is done in
secret by sending resumes & ballots to each voting member;
ballots are completed & returned to the Hall of Fame Committee
Chairman without revealing the name & address of the voter.
The ballots are opened in the presence of a quorum of the Hall
of Fame Committee.
As of the State Convention in the year 2004, 74 inductees have been
installed in the Florida Hall of Fame. These inductees
consist of dancers, callers, cuers, publishers and vendors.
Some have qualified in two categories.
Display cases for past presidents of the Florida Federation of Square
and Round Dancers, the Florida Callers Association and the
Round Dance Council of Florida have been provided by the Hall
of Fame Committee. Each of the five area associations have a
plaque displaying persons from their area who have been
honored as person or couple of the year. An additional plaque
lists the State Convention General Chairman and Caller
Chairman & Cuer Chairman for each of the State Conventions.
The Hall of Fame is financed through funds derived from State
Conventions. The three sponsoring associations, Florida
Federation, Callers Association and Round Dance Council, each
contribute one-third (1/3) of expenses.
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Florida State Square & Round Dance Hall of Fame Members
Nominees must have a minimum of 10 years statewide involvement in the Florida Square and Round Dance activity. Their contributions must encompass the entire state of Florida, not just 1 or 2 areas. This should require unselfish dedication of time and labor. Being an area president, Federation president, Caller/Cuer Association president and/or State Convention chairman is not enough. The Hall of Fame is seeking individuals or couples whose efforts have affected the majority of the State of Florida. The fact that one is nominated is a very high honor, whether or not they enter the Hall of Fame.
Preparing a nominating resume will take some time and investigation to make it complete. Talk to other dancers, callers and/or cuers for dates, places and times the nominee was involved in statewide participation. Follow the who, what, when and where rule as you investigate and prepare the resume. The more information submitted, the better.
All resumes should be submitted to the chairman of the Hall of Fame Committee on or before January 15th.
5450 Golden Gate Blvd.
Polk City, FL 33868-9746
863-874-4522
sqdncfan@aol.com
For a resume outline
Please visit our
RESUME page
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