2025 Staff

Ken has been dancing and calling since 1975.

In 2004, Ken began his own Callers School, the Northeast Callers School in Manchester, New Hampshire. He has had as many as five schools throughout the country in one year.

Ken is a member of CALLERLAB and has been on the Executive Committee since 2014. He has held several positions as Committee Chairman throughout the years and is past Chairman of the Board.

Ken is an Accredited CALLERLAB Caller-Coach. Ken calls through the C3B Level and has traveled all over the country as well as Canada and overseas calling for clubs and festivals. He continues to get recognized as a leader and trainer of callers. Ken has trained literally hundreds of callers to call in our activity.

Bill was born and raised in the Baltimore, Maryland area. His interest in Square and Round dancing began at the age of 7. After dancing for a number of years, it became more apparent that he would someday like a try at calling. In 1970 he began to start calling, and then attended a summer caller’s school conducted by Mac Parker. This began a career in calling. Bill attended many seminars and colleges: to name a few, Earl Johnston’s and Al Brundage’s in New Hampshire; Mac Parker’s caller school; and Cal Golden’s in Arkansas (for which Bill received a scholarship to attend).

A dream came true in 1985. This was the year he decided to make calling his full time profession.

Bill enjoys home life with his wife Judy and two daughters Cynthia and Elizabeth. Cindy and Jon have a son and daughter, while Elizabeth and JD have a daughter.

Bill maintains a full program at home that includes Aqua Squares in Southern Maryland, Boomerangs Teaching Council in Virginia, Dixie Stars in Virginia, Galaxy Stars in Baltimore Maryland, Old Dominion Squares Virginia and Swinging Aces in Baltimore Maryland. These clubs are from Mainstream Thru C1. Currently he has been teaching new dancers in conjunction with a teaching council using the Condensed Teach Method, and the same for the club in Southern Maryland.

Besides the home program, Bill travels just about every weekend. His travels have taken him to 44 states, 3 provinces of Canada, England, Sweden, Denmark, New Zealand, Germany, Finland and Japan. He has been featured at many festivals throughout the country, and has taught several caller’s seminars and week-long schools. Bill is an Accredited CALLERALB Caller Coach.

Bill has been a member of CALLERLAB since 1977. He is currently on the Board of Governors of CALLERLAB and has served on the Executive Committee for two years. He has been a past Chairman of the Career Callers Committee, Advanced Quarterly Selection Committee and Vice Chairman of the Advanced Committee. Bill is currently Chairman of the Advanced Committee. Currently, Bill is serving on the Mainstream, Challenge, and Application Review Committees.

Over the past 25 years, Bill has had the privilege to record on some of the biggest and most storied labels in the square dance activity, including Red Boot, Pioneer, Kalox, Lou Mac and JoPat/ESP, and as a special guest on Global Music and Desert Gold. Bill is currently a staff artist for Elmer Sheffield Productions (ESP).

The greatest enjoyment in his chosen profession is the friends he meets in his travels, along with the entertainment and never ending learning of the choreography involved with the business. Friends set to music, what more could one ask for!

Ted Lizotte lives in Manchester, NH and began calling in 1988. Ted calls through A2 and travels extensively throughout the New England region.

For the past 14 years he has been the club caller for Tech Squares of MIT where he teaches the “Crash Course” of Zero through Plus in 13 weeks. He is a member and past president of the Tri-State Callers Association as well as a Callerlab Member and Accredited General Caller. He has made numerous presentations at Callerlab Conventions and was on the first panel to discuss “Alternative Patter Music” along with Jerry Jestin and John Sybalsky.

Ted is also a recording artist on EGO Recordings; his last single “I Feel the Earth Move” was recorded mid-2012. Ted is known for his singing voice as well as his excellent choreography, smooth flow, and timing. He has dedicated himself to teaching dancers and callers in his 24 years of service to the square dancing activity.

Roy and Janet Williams will be cueing in 2024. Look for their picture and bio coming soon!