Do Pas O SQUARE DANCE CLUB
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In November of 2002, DoPasO celebrated their 50th year anniversary.  An afternoon/evening dinner dance was held, hosting over 400 people.  National callers Tom Miller and Tim Marriner, along with Bill Gordon, Linda Prosser, and JoAnn Strawser provided the calling and cueing.  The event was also attended by several of the club’s past callers.
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In The Beginning…1952
In the fall of 1952, parents and friends of Wickersham  Elementary School wanted to participate in the P.T.A.  association, but  di d   no t  want to play  cards.   Square  dancing was introduced and it was a big success.  Those who  were there for the first dance wanted to dance and learn  more. They decided to get together and form a club.  Herb Quigley,  now deceased, was the first caller, both at the school  and for  the new  club. The group got together at the home of Bea and Chuck  Gilbo to make arrangements to become a club.  Dick and  Dottie  Mower y  named the club  "DO-PAS-O".  This was a term  foreign to many at that time. It was the first square dance term  to become the name of  a   square  dance club in this  area. Harold and Alverta Budding were the first  presidents. The first dances were covered dish socials mixed with  dancing.  The socials were held at Wohr's Play Barn on  North Plum Street  i n   Lancaster.  The callers who helped  the club in those  formative years were - Herb Quigley,  Bert Wittenberg, Bob Haines, Glenn Shanafelt, Emory  Charles, Tom Hoffman, John Fisher, Paul Andrews  an d   some national callers  -  AI  Brundage, Curly Custer and  others.
50 Years Later…2002