Art Smith
Art Smith
Clubs & Associations
Puddletown Squares
Squares Across the Border
Quick Facts
- currently lives on the big island of Hawaii
- founder of Puddletown Squares
- assisted in founding Squares Across the Border, and supported many other clubs in the Pacific Northwest
- attended the 1983 fly-in in Miami at which the IAGSDC was founded [1]
- became enough of a caller to teach classes and call patter
- amateur videographer at many early conventions (Star Thru The Golden Gate - ???)
Media Features
- profiled in Ten Years IAGSDC: A Collection of Pages From Our Memory Book
- put together a publication titled The Gay Square Dance Information Book about how to start and run a club
Golden Boot Award
In 1983, Puddletown Squares presented Art with the Golden Boot Award.
In 1985, Phil passed the award on to South Florida Mustangs.
Medallion Dancer
- 1994 | 10 Year Medallion at Stars & Squares Forever
Photos
Art Smith holding the first Golden Boot Award
Art Smith and Karl Jaeckel at Promenade Along The Rockies, May 1985. Art distributes his gay square dance club “Orientation and Information” booklet.
Art Smith behind the video camera at Star Thru The Golden Gate, 1986
(L-R) Art Smith, first Golden Boot recipient, Bob Young, former IAGSDC Chair and Golden Boot recipient, James Ozanich, coordinator of the Memorial Panels, at Palm Springs Swing & Mix 2017
Art Smith being honored for his contributions to gay square dancing at Palm Springs Swing & Mix 2017
Art Smith (L) and Mario Pecunia (R) at Palm Springs Swing & Mix 2017
Sources
- ↑ Torres, Luis, compiler. Ten Years IAGSDC: A Collection of Pages From Our Memory Book, 1993, p.19
