About Us

Editor Gary Anderson
Your editor is one of many returnees to folk dancing. Like many others, I danced when I was in school and for a little while after. In 1997, after a 45-year absence, I re-entered the folk dance community. (I met my wife-to-be, Irene Croft and gave up square dancing.)  We usually dance two or three nights a week. Irene runs the program for the Balkan Dancers of Marin, we attend the Albany Y Folk Dancers, we often go to Marcel’s Third Saturday dances and we attend other events in the area.

The editor of the magazine is an appointed position and I thank Bill Lidicker for re-appointing me this year. An important part of being editor is the wonderful support that we receive from those who submit articles and letters. We thank them, one and all!

Regular contributors
We are most fortunate to have dedicated, talented people interested in writing about folk dance and sharing their writings with Let’s Dance!

Loui Tucker: Loui writes insightful articles about the folk dance situation and the care and welfare of dancers. Email loui@louitucker.com. Website: www.louitucker.com.

Eileen Kopec: Eileen is Publicity Chairman. Eileen has written many articles for Let’s Dance! magazine and has a lively and friendly style. Do you have ideas about publicity? Her email is: Email eisiek@sbcglobal.net.

Sidney Messer: How to describe Sidney’s articles? From his first column on the origin of sprung dance floors and the peccadilloes of English gentry to the most recent work on Whirling Dervishes, he always has a colorful take on some facet of dancing. Email tspolaris1@aol.com.

Laila Messer: Laila has brought the magazine many articles and has written many herself. She had been consistent in her support of folk dancing and the Federation. She is currently involved in family dancing. If you want to become involved, email her at tspolaris1@aol.com.

Bill Lidicker: Bill is the new President of the Federation. We have had many excellent articles about What’s Happening in the Federation and we hope that now that he is president he will continue to honor us in the future.

Kay James: Email kay.james@comcast.net and Eileen Kopec: Email eisiek@sbcglobal.net are doing assignment writing for us. They give us a sensitive and personal look at the events and people in folk dance.

Dance descriptions
Various dance teachers who report to Bill Wenzel, chairman of the Dance Committee, write the dance descriptions.