A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DON & DOT
DON COY
Don made his way to the Big Apple {New York} from Louisville, KY. in
1990. He has been involved n Square Dancing since 1972 and attended his
first caller-training class in 1974.
Don came to Brooklyn to marry his wife Dot. They met at the National
Square Dance Convention in 1986 that was held in Indianapolis Indiana. It
was love at first do sa do Don’s pickup line was, “Do you dance plus”?
What a line. She must have said”yes” because they have been an item ever
since. They have won a few awards. { Frequent Flyer That Is}. Don & Dot
were married in Sept. 1990. They survived very well on Kentucky Fried
Chicken and a Big Apple.
Don comes from a musical family. He has been picking & grinning sine he
was knee high to a Grasshopper. In the mid 60’s Don traveled around
Kentucky and Indiana entertaining people. His band was called The
Rhythm Makers. Don recorded two country songs. I’m Gonna Be a guitar
Player Someday and a song titled So Lonely.
When Don lived in Kentucky, he was the featured caller for five clubs. He
also worked for Triangle Talent Agency, who kept him busy entertaining at
conventions that visited Louisville. Don was very active in the local callers
association. He served in every office of the association. Don is currently
treasurer of Callers Council of New Jersey.
Don has recorded several songs for Red Boot Star. He has also recorded for
Lore and TNT. He has a new record coming out soon
Don is a member of Callerlab, Callers Council of New Jersey, and the Long
Island Callers Association.
Don is currently club caller for the AL_EMO”s Squares in Brooklyn, and
is a substitute instructor for Pelham Promenades. He also does a lot of
guest calling all around the region.. He and Dot do a lot of entertaining at
parties in and around the New York City area. Don also conducts an
Advanced workshop every Thursday night at Staten Island. NY.
Don and Dot are now teaching a dance class at Kingsborough Community
College in Brooklyn.
Dot
Dot took an early retirement from her teaching job with the New York
school system. She had taught for 35 years, and decided to hang it up in
1995. She has now turned her talents to being a line dance instructor. She
and Don make a good team. Dot does the lines and Don does the squares.
Dot really shines when they are doing a dance for a hundred anxious
children, for she knows how to make the kids pay attention.
An update: Dot is back working for NYC. She is now a professor at
Kingsborough College. Dot is teaching The Folk Dance Class. Dot and Don
are also working as a team teaching an introduction To Square Dancing
Class.
Dot took her formal square dance classes in 1984. Bill Anderson was her
instructor. Dot has always loved Square Dancing. Her mother taught square
dancing to her children at FT. Hamilton High, Dot also taiks about all the
fun she had as a young adult dancing the “Darktown Strutters Ball” in the
Poconos, to a caller named “Curly”
The powers that be must have know about Dot’s love for square dancing, so
he gave her, her very own caller..