Gerhard is a local Door County musician and entreprenuer who operates Handverks Music & Harp Center and Sunset Concert Cruises - an idea originating from an early DCFF event. Gerhard was already an accomplished musician (piano and recorder) when he came to the United States from Germany in 1960. He became fascinated by and addicted to the ethnic music to which he was exposed when he started folk dancing at the American Youth Hostel (AYH) in Chicago. After retiring from a business career in the printing industry in Chicago, he began to spend the spring and summer months in Door County, where he fostered his interest in the arts and crafts. Since he has made Door County his permanent residence, Gerhard had developed a keen interest in learning more about ethnic music and dance, and in playing, making and selling unusual musical instruments. In 1980 he asked Paul to help him produce the first two festivals. Two years later, they became equal partners and transformed the festival into one of Midwest's most popular dance & music weekends.
"Paul C" has danced since the age of eight and has been an ethnic folk dance leader & square/contra dance caller since high school in the mid 1960's. Paul has been a guest caller at dances from the North Country to the Deep South and has even called squares and taught folk dancing for the hearing impaired at Galledet University in Washington. DC. Between 1966 and 1979, Paul led the University of Chicago Folk Dance Club and introduced squares and contras into the group's repertiore. After directing the U of C Folk Dancers' Annual Fall "International Folk Festival" for twelve years, in 1980 Paul joined Gerhard Bernhard in producing the DCFF and two years later became co-director. In 1989, Paul and Bill Sasso started the Mid-North Folk Dance Club that has today evolved into Ethnic Dance Chicago. Paul has also presented dance programs for kids in Chicago area schools, tutoring programs and scouting organizations. Since 2000 Paul has spent a week in residency at the Spring Hill Middle School in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconson, helping the 8th grade classes prepare ethnic dance presentations for the School's International Festival. In the world outside of dance, Paul is an independent management consultant in web-based collaboration, group facilitation and personal network development and is a co-founder and director of the Midwest Facilitators' Network and is a student in Northwestern University's Leadership and Organization Behavior Program.
One of the guiding principles of the DCFF has been to expand the notion of community among the international folk dancers and traditional contra & square dancers in the Midwest and beyond. One of the best ways to do that is to reach out to and network with leaders, callers and dancers in other areas and to invite them to participate in the Festival in a number of ways. The directors of the DCFF (Gerhard and Paul) would like to thank several members of the teaching staff who agreed to rotate out this year so that we might invite some new teachers (and one former teacher) to join the staff.
- Rotating Out:
- Patti Cohen (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
- Dan Garvin (Vadnais, Minnesota)
- Carol Johnson (Big Bend, Wisconsin)
- Kay Josten (Waukesha, Wisconsin)
- Roman Kozak (Omaha, Nebraska)
- Warren Kubitschek (South Bend, Indiana)
- Mars & Sanna Longden (Evanston, Illinois)
- Catherine Rudin (Wayne, Nebraska)
- Marge Sklar (Marquette, Michigan)
- Yuliyan Yordanov (Madison, Wisconsin)
- New or Returning:
- Nick Aguilar (Columbia Heights, Minnesota) [new]
- Mary Garvin (St Paul, Minnesota)
- Alice Janotova (Strakonice, Czech Republic [new]
- Michael Kuharski (Madison, Wisconsin)
- Paul Wagner (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)
- Limited Return:
- Nancy Jo Lame (Columbia, Maryland)
- Dit Olshan (Skokie, Illinois)
Nick Aguilar (Columbia Heights, MN) (Argentine Tango)
Nick Aguilar has been avidly dancing Argentine tango for seven years and he deejays various tango dances (milongas) in the Twin Cities. He has occasionally taught tango at community ed. classes and has taken numerous tango workshops with many nationally known American and internationally known Argentine teachers. He greatly enjoys introducing people to the music and dance of Argentine tango.
Grace Bernhard started International Folk Dancing in Milwaukee in 1979. She joined the "Viata Romaneasca" Romanian folk dance ensemble of Milwaukee the same year and was a member of the ensemble for 10 years, performing in and around the Milwaukee area and at Summerfest, State Fair, and the Holiday Folk Fair. Grace started Polynesian/Hawaiian dance lessons in 1990 and became a member of the "Aloha Nui Revue" performing ensemble of Milwaukee under the direction of Anita Bradley. After her move to Door County in July of 1996 and marriage to Gerhard Bernhard, she performed in a variety of community events and frequently on Sunset Concert Cruises and at the DCFF. Grace will present Polynesian/Hawaiian Dance: An opportunity to learn about the music and culture of Polynesia and Hawaii while learning the different forms of Hawaiian and Polynesian dance.
Penny has been dancing Israeli since the days when she knew just about every dance ever created. These days she is happy to learn 150+ dances each year and retain at least 20 of them. Penny began dancing in high school. She studied in Israel while in college and was fortunate to participate in dance sessions up to 4 nights each week. She was formerly a director, occasional choreographer, and dancer in the semi professional Nitzanim Israeli Folk Dance Troupe. When not dancing or Jazzercising, Penny works in Human Resources, often teaching leadership training sessions where she has been know to require her students to stretch , jog, and dance the Macarena. For the past 15 years, she has taught the beginners' session at Northwestern University's popular Israeli Folk Dance group.
Roger Diggle (Caller, Madison,
WI)
Roger hails from Madison, Wisconsin. To his astonishment,
he has been calling dances for about eighteen years. One of the
most widely traveled of the Midwest's callers, Roger has called dances
in more than 25 states. He is known for his careful dance selection,
efficient teaching, and musical calling. He has composed dances
that have made their way throughout the U.S. Roger is also an accomplished
dance musician, and has played for dancing with a wide assortment of musicians.
He has a particular interest in using guitar as accompaniment to Northern-style
dance music. An unusually good whistler, Roger can, by himself,
produce reasonable dance music and call the dance at the same time, all
without ever touching an accordion. He has been a staff caller and
musician at camps and festivals from coast to coast. Many dancers,
callers, and musicians have enjoyed and benefitted from Roger's workshops,
and from discussions he has led on various aspects of dancing, calling,
choreography, making dance music, and dance organizing. Roger serves
on the Executive Board of the Country Dance and Song Society.
Jennifer was introduced to the joy, fun and passion of International Folk Dancing at Foreign Language Week at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1982. Dance workshops have taken her to Door Co, every Madison Folk Ball save one in the last 11 years (performance conflict), Montreal Folk Dance Camp and Kathleen Kerr's marvelous University of Northern Iowa dance workshops (Omaha International Folk Dancers are still doing her dances). Jennifer has taught a 6-week international dance program at the Jewish Community Center, teaches an international dance course for the College of Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, was dance coordinator/instructor for a grant sponsored program for elementary and senior high schools, Nebraska Foreign Language Camp teacher and is the president-performance coordinator of the Omaha International Folk Dancers. August 2006 Jennifer will celebrate 20 years of cancer survivorship. "Nothing sweeter than surprising your oncologist/radiologist." She credits folk dance as critical to getting through experimental chemo, bone marrow harvest, four surgeries . . . . . her philosophy is - "you gotta get well to keep on dancing." Now if her knees would just listen.
Mary Garvin (Saint Paul, MN) (Argentine Tango)
Mary Garvin has taught at the Door County Folk Festival, Chicagoland Spring Fling and other dance groups and festivals around the country. She is a leader at Tapestry - the Twin-Cities locally supported and organized Ethnic Dance Center and also one of the organizers of SNOPA! - a Twin-Cities Winter Dance Weekend. She was on the dance committee of the folk dance group at Columbia University at Earle Hall in New York City. She was a member of modern & folk dance repertory companies at the University of Oregon, was a college dance Instructor and was a performer in the George Tomov Yugoslav Dance Ensemble. Mary has become addicted to Argentine tango in the last couple of years but stays loyal to her international dance roots.
Alice Janotova (Strakonice, Czech Republic), (Dances of the Czech Republic)
Alice Janotova attended the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, studying Dance Pedagogy. She is has been a dance instructor at the School of Basic Arts, Strakonice and a cast member of Leoš Janáček’s Opera Její pastorkyně (Jenůfa), National Theater Prague. She is also a violinist and co-leader of bagpipe band Švandova dudácká muzika that accompanies the Czech Children’s Folklore Group Prácheňáček, and has been a dancer in the South Bohemian folklore group Prácheňský soubor písní a tanců. Alice is fluent in English, German and basic Spanish. Her interests include concerts, theatre, movies, exhibitions, dancing, swimming, hiking, cycling and traveling. Alice is spending the summer working in Fish Creek, after which she plans to travel and to do some teaching or presentations of Czech folklore (dance, music, costumes, etc.) in Czech communities. If any groups are interested in inviting her to do workshops in the fall, she may be contacted at: alicejanotova@seznam.cz
Rick first danced at the Detroit Folkdance Club in 1973 for about 2 months but didn't dance regularly until 1978 at Alex Cushnier's group at Wayne State University. In 1979 joined the Detroit Folk Dance Club. In 1984, he took a hiatus from dancing and became active again in 1989, dancing 2-3 nights per week. In 1990, he began teaching folk dance classes in Huntington Woods and Southfield, MI and promoting folk dancing in the area, organizing dance workshops featuring local Chaldean and Lebanese ethnic groups. In 1995 he started a monthly dance group on Suns that later moved to alternate Sats in Ferndale. That year he also took a "folk dance" trip to Europe, Bulgaria and the Koprivshtitsa festival. In 1996, Rick became leader of what had formerly been the Wayne State group and moved it to the Ferndale location, dancing two Fris a month, while continuing the monthly Sat group. Eventually the two groups merged into Fris, meeting weekly. At the same time, Rick became the leader for the weekly Monday teaching nights. Rick's music collection goes beyond the basic folk dance "repertoire" recordings and contains more current versions, especially from the Balkans and the Middle East. His loves doing simpler dances to alternative music that has an "ethnic" feel. Rick is also an avid bird watcher.
Warren is the DCFF's indispensible coordinator of live music, music workshops, sound, and "Open Mike Opportunities". He also helps with many of the tough planning and scheduling issues of the Festival. He is the director of the Spatter Dash Orchestra, which has played for such events as the DCFF, the Chicagoland Spring Fling, the Madison Folk Ball, and the Fox Valley (Illinois) Folk Festival. Warren is widely recognized in midwestern folk dance circles, as the tallest person around. He has overseen (due to his tallness) recreational and demonstration/performance folk dance groups in Grinnell (Iowa), Madison (Wisconsin), and South Bend.
Michael the perpetrator of Istanbul Bar, started folk dancing in Madison in 1969 & has been leading & teaching in that community ever since. He speaks Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, some Macedonian, a little Romanian, less Albanian, & a smattering of “MwaukeeTalk”. He has made 10 trips to the Balkans and regular journeys to Milwaukee to study the folklore, language and culture of the people (particularly Kosovo Albanians, Macedonians, Bulgarians, & Wauwatosans) as well as to collect dances, music, instruments, costumes, friends, red scarves, & anecdotes. Michael is Artistic Director of Ensemble Narodno, the main man behind Folk Ball, a June Camp organizer, & adds energy almost anywhere. He teaches weekly at Madison Folkdance Unlimited, annually at Door County Folk Festival, and elsewhere upon invitation. Michael plays accordion, lugs a tupan around, & transcribes folk songs by the score. Beware of his edited versions of favorite folkdance recordings and try to catch him sitting down!
Nancy Jo started folkdancing in Racine, Wisconsin and has been dancing for over 20 years. She currently lives and dances in Columbia, Maryland, where she teaches all the great dances she learns at DCFF to the Columbia Folkdancers group. She is noted for being "Ron and Kathy Fico's kid". Although Nancy Jo has a PhD in Astronomy, she has temporarily retired from that field and is working as webmaster for her brother's glassblowing business.
Dit has been teaching International Folk Dance in the Chicago area for about 30 years, at one time, leading three separate groups a week.. Currently she leads a Wednesday Nite group at the Skokie Park District. Formerly, as a math teacher in Chicago, Dit implemented an extra curricular program in international dance at the district level, conducting district teacher workshops while teaching classes at her own school. She has traveled, studying dance, in Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria and Scotland. She has given international dance workshops regularly on a semi-annual basis in Israel to the Israeli Teachers Association and various local groups during the 1990's. Other workshops given include San Diego, New Orleans, Springfield, IL and Racine, WI. Dit has been a regular member of the teaching staff of Lake Geneva Camp for the past 25 years. She has served on the Midwest June Camp committee for several years, chairing it for three of those years. Currently, Dit is a docent at Lincoln Park Zoo, works as a tax preparer, and has not spent more than a year without a dog - which she is known to show up with at Paul Collins Dance group!
"Steve P" has been calling contras, squares and other dances of similar ilk for nearly ten years. His clear, concise, laid-back style is well-suited for everyone from hardcore contra dancers to first-time dancers. Steve has called in venues from New Mexico to New York. He can be found in Madison, WI on a permanent(?) basis, organizing and calling Contra and Square dances while earning his keep turning high school students into normal human beings.
Steve Salemson (Dance Instructor,
Madison, WI)
"Steve S" was first exposed to folk dancing in 1962,
when he spent a year living on a kibbutz in Israel. It wasn't until he
moved back to New York City in 1974 that he discovered Balkan dancing
and really got hooked. Soon he was dancing between 4-6 nights a week,
and attending workshops taught by Yves Moreau, Dick Crum, David Vinski,
Atanas Kolarovski, Pece Atanasovski, George Tomov, Moshiko Halevy, Mihai
David, Bora Özkök, and others. In 1977 Steve joined Tomov's Yugoslav Folk
Dance Ensemble, dancing with the group for eight years, including trips
to former Yugoslavia in 1979 and 1981 to perform at the Ilindenski Denovi
Festival in Bitola, Macedonia. Steve's first love is Macedonian music
and dance, and he speaks passable Macedonian and plays the kaval (although
Ljupco Milenkovski needn't worry!). In 1999, while working as Associate
Director of the University of Wisconsin Press, Steve published Christina
Kramer's Makedonski jazik, a Macedonian textbook for beginning and intermediate
students, complete with a companion CD, and in 2000 he was responsible
for the UW Press' publication of Ronelle Alexander's authoritative two-volume
Intensive Bulgarian: A Textbook and Reference Grammar. Steve is retired
and lives in Madison, where he spends his time making music, biking, and,
of course, folk dancing twice a week.
"Paul W" returns to the DCFF staff. Paul has been dancing, teaching and enjoying folk dance for over 34 years. He currently is one of the leaders of the Eau Claire International Folk Dancers, and has been a member and leader of the Eau Claire international performance group and the Bistra Voda band. While teaching dances from all over the world, Paul especially enjoys the rhythms, music and dance forms of the Balkans. In 2001 Paul completed his doctorate in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. He teaches computer science at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. In addition to his interest in dance and music, Paul enjoys running, canoeing and kayaking, bird watching and volleyball.
Cecilia, a.k.a. "C", started dancing at age of 9, with the usual dance school stuff (ballet, jazz, tap, and modern). She was a member of her high school dance club and choreographer, as well as lead dancer for our production of Finnian's Rainbow. After high school, she went to Butler University majoring in Dance and received a B.A. degree in 1971. She worked in activities therapy until moving to Bloomington, IN, while her husband worked on his Ph.D. While there, she studied, performed, and taught belly dance as a member of Bal-Sara. She later moved to Omaha, NE., and became a member of Tanzenlust, a local jazz dance company. Now in Marquette, Mich. she taught jazz dance for a year before becoming a member of NMU International Dancers. Currently she teaches, Survey of Dance, to P.E. majors a NMU. She also studies Tai-Chi (forms, push-hands, and weapons) and fills in when the instructor is absent.
Balkan Cabaret Orchestra (Seattle, WA)
Balkan Cabaret formed in May of 2001 when Mary Sherhart, acclaimed Balkan vocalist, started working with the folk dance orchestra Nisava.
We had a common desire to revisit and perform those wonderful Balkan standards heard in cafes, many from over 50 years ago. Balkan Cabaret is: Joe Finn, violin and clarinet; Michael Lawson, accordion and vocals; Steve Ramsey, guitar, tambura, bugarija and vocals; Mary Sherhart, vocals; Rich Thomas, bass and vocals. On this tour, John Morovich will replace Mary Sherhart. Balkan Cabaret continues its journey into the passing world of starogradski (Old City songs of the Balkans). We have been inspired by many warmly received performance experiences and motivated by the irrepressible emotion this music releases in so many listeners. The unexpected generosity of our ethnic audiences brought us a wealth of music sources - mostly old, but some new - with their hope that we would perform their beloved songs. Balkan Cabaret is grateful and honored to play this music. We endeavor to infuse every note with respect and appreciation for the cultures that created these treasures. For more information: http://www.balkancabaret.com
Nick Bratkovich
(Ethnic Dance Musician - Tulsa, OK)
Nick was born in Milwaukee WI in 1951. He is a son of Serbian parents
who immigrated to the United States after World War II. He began playing
the accordion at age 6 and started his first band at age 13, the popular
umadija Orchestra of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He performed with this group
throughout the 60's at Serbian churches and ethnic folk festivals in Wisconsin,
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Ontario, Canada. During the 70's he was a
member of the famous Beograd Orchestra of Milwaukee, performing at the
Saratoga Lounge on South 16th Street. It was during this time that he
expanded his repertoire to include not only Serbian music, but Balkan
and International folk music as well. While living in Texas during the
80's, he performed solo for both Serbian and International folk dancers
in Dallas, Austin and Houston. He currently lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with
his wife Nancy. They have three grown children living in Texas and Utah.
He still performs with the original members of the umadija Orchestra,
now known as the Kumovi Orchestra of Los Angeles, California, and he also
enjoys performing solo for international folk dancers in Wisconsin, Oklahoma,
and Texas. http://www.bratkovichmusic.com
The Last Gaspé (Contra
Dance Band - Madison, WI)
The Last Gaspé, a New England-style contra dance band based in
Madison, WI, plays Canadian, Irish and American fiddle music that swings.
The band blends traditional forms with contemporary innovations to create
an infectious, exciting sound. The band features John Kraniak (guitar),
Bob Wlaser (piano), Maria Terres (fiddle), and Kevin Clark (bass).
Founded in 1987, they have played for dances and folk festivals throughout
the U.S. The musicians come from very different backgrounds, ranging
from self-taught to conservatory trained. They all share a love of dancing,
so while they aim to be more innovative, they respect tradition and strive
for danceability throughout their music. Their wide-ranging musical influences
range from Count Basie to Michael Coleman to the Grateful Dead. Some of
these influences show up in their approach to melody and some in their
treatment of rhythm. While they don't play jazz, they take a jazz approach
to playing, stressing improvisation, musical interplay and a solid ensemble
sound. http://my.execpc.com/~lastgasp.
Play some Last Gaspé Tunes (RealPlayer Required): Medley
of Reels, Medley of Jigs,
Two Rivers Waltz, Play
All.
Tri Bratovchedki (Singing Instructors,
Madison, WI & Vadnais Heights, MN)
Tri Bratovchedki
The "three brats" (Three Cousins - Nancy Yugo, Debbie Kmetz, Dan
Garvin) specialize in Balkan & Eastern European village music, and
have been a popular addition to DCFF. The trio’s singing is
characterized by dissonant harmonies and complex rhythms. Themes of love,
grief, national pride, folk tales, legends, and deep religious faith give
this music an energetic and intense quality. The trio's current
repertoire includes Macedonian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian,
Slovak, and Ukrainian songs.
Chris started folk dancing at Folk Ball 2003 and has been doing it ever since. Besides being active in folk dancing he is also active in ballroom dancing. Outside of dance, he spent a lot of time working on his Ph.D. in Mathematics (which he just received) at UW-Madison and works part time as a research assistant in computer networking.
Georgine started folk dancing in Minneapolis with the University group there in the mid '80s. Since then she has danced with groups in Champaign-Urbana, St. Louis and Chicago. She's been involved in DCFF for several years assisting with various levels of the festival. When not dancing, she's either playing volleyball, tutoring, or working in her job with the U.S. Depatment of Customs and Border Protection, Agriculture as an Agriculture Specialist to protect domestic agriculture and us from invasive pests and dances of mass destruction.
Dick and Miriam (children's activities) are both school teachers and coaches who have been involved with youth and children for many years. Miriam teaches a nature class in the summer for the recreation department. Together they enjoy hanging out with the "kids" of all ages who attend the festival and can be found painting rocks, singing and playing games.
Mercedes over 55 years of curiosity for dancing and living fully, 16 years in the energy/massage profession plus years in various business/education fields. Mercedes will encourage & nurture the use of your body's knowledge to move comfortably & fluidly for dance and movement at "Dance & Stress Relief classes". Mercedes also coordinates the Silent Auction that benefits the DCFF Scholarship Fund. For private therapy appointments or to contribute items to the Silent Auction, contact Mercedes: mercedes@dcff.net, (262)-632-2986.
Forrest Johnson
(Program Coordinator, Big Bend, WI)
Forrest and his wife Carol have been folk dance leaders and teachers of
the Tuesday Night recreational folk dance group in Milwaukee (now back
at Hart Park in Wauwautosa) for many years and through many changes of
location. They originally met at the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis, fell in love and lived happily ever after... Then they
moved to the Milwaukee area! Before living in Big Bend, they made
brief stops in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Grand Canyon, Shenandoah National
Park (where Forrest worked as a Park Ranger no less) and back in Minneapolis.
Recently, they have been recruited to teach a folk dance class at University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Carol spent 33 years on the
"hospital scene" as a Medical Technologist (working with bodily fluids!)
before retiring. She has also sweated (talk about bodily fluids!)
for over 20 years as a dance aerobics instructor and has recently turned
that (the aerobics part) into a business. Forrest has done
a great job of arranging and coordinating the folkdance parties at DCFF.
He compiles and edits Milwaukee's Folkdance Flyer and takes a lot of abuse
from Tut. Since his "formal" retirement from the Milwaukee Public
Schools, Forrest has actually been employed on a part-time basis at the
Milwaukee Public Schools' Potters Forest doing the many duties of a forest
ranger.
Kay Josten (Program Coordinator, Waukesha, WI)
Kay is one of the teachers at the Tuesday night folk dance group
at Hart Park in Wauwautosa. She is able to teach all levels of dance
(from beginning through advanced) and has taught at various other events
in the Milwaukee area. Kay is a former member of Viata Romaneasca
(Romanian performing group) and is currently a member of the Syrena Polish
Dance Ensemble. She enjoys doing Swing Dance and Polka Dance on
the side. These activities sometime cause her to have extreme side-aches.
Karen has invaded over 43 countries and often attempted to dance with the locals before she even knew anything about folk dancing. Now with 17 years of folk dance experience, the only locals who will dance with her are the Na Lesa Bulgarian Folk Ensemble and Viata Romaneasca, Milwaukee's Bulgarian and Romanian performing groups, and various others who propagate the "distinctive styling" for which Milwaukee is famous. Karen is famous for losing partners in any dance, including The Gie Gordons. She is a high school English teacher, a member of the Ethnictricity International Folk Band, and the announcer at Milwaukee's Hart Park folk dance group, so she is used to people not listening to her. As co-announcer with Forrest at the evening parties, she is hopeful that the Door County Folk Festival will open new "Doors" for her. Coincidentally, she is the author of the "Get your foot in the Door" slogan on which Paul is not sharing royalties.
Joan’s bazaar at Sister Bay will feature folk-related merchandise including CDs, books, cassettes and ethnic apparel. Joan will bring specific videos and items such as records only if requested in advance! To request or order stuff in advance Tel: (847)-564-2880, Fax: (847)-564-2868, joan@folkrhythms.com, http://www.folkrhythms.com
Work Scholars
- Chris Alfeld (Madison, Wisconsin)
- Georgine Paris Lowe (Chicago, Illinois)
- Mary Kay Basso (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Sarah Bennett (Nashua, New Hampshire)
- Jean Borger (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
- Kate Flynn (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Jennifer Forbes-Baily (Omaha, Nebraska)
- Roman Kozak (Omaha, Nebraska)
- Judi Lindquist (South Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Allison Madison (Bloomer, Wisconsin)
- Cindy Schlosser (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)
- Dale Schreiber (Markesan, Wisconsin)
- Martha Turner (Chicago, Illinois)
- David Weller (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
- Bonnie Wilson (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)