Ross Crawshaw-Lopton
Ross Crawshaw-Lopton
AKA The Fabulous Cow Patty
Clubs & Associations
CALLERLAB
GCA
Puddletown Squares
Temple Squares
Biography
Ross grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. He took accordion lessons from kindergarten through high school and, through the years, taught himself to play many other musical instruments. His family assumed he would become a musician, but he also showed an aptitude for dance. Ultimately, Ross pursued a career as a banker by day, but spends his free time as a square dance caller.
Ross began square dancing in 1984 with Puddletown Squares in Seattle, Washington. He participated in his first GCA Caller School in 2006, honing his skills by hosting the Emerald City Jamboree during the summer months in Seattle, Washington. He gained experience by calling the warm-up tip for Puddletown Squares Mainstream Classes (Seattle); and calling GCA sessions set aside for new callers at the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs annual IAGSDC Convention.
Ross has called for square dancing in Washington, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Utah, Washington DC, and Vancouver BC (Canada). He also called at the 40th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival, in Seattle, WA; facilitating introductory workshops in Modern Western Square Dance.
Ross met his spouse while square dancing, and their family moved to Salt Lake City in 2007. He is co-founder of, and the Club Caller for Temple Squares, Utah's one and only square dance club for the GLBT community and their friends. Since moving to Salt Lake City, Ross has called for both public and private functions; including birthdays, family reunions, church hoedown's and non-profit events.
Quick Facts
- his alter-ego, The Fabulous Cow Patty, won the Honky Tonk Queen contest in 2005
- Ross is the third person to hold both boots: The Honky Tonk Queen and the Golden Boot Award. Harlan Kerr was the first and Bob Young was the second.
GCA Caller School
- attended 2008, 2009, 2010
Golden Boot Award
In 2017, Keith Gehrig presented Ross and his husband Justin Crawshaw-Lopton with the Golden Boot Award.
In 2018, they passed the award on to Barry Clasper and Pam Clasper.
Medallion Dancer
- 2007 | 10 Year Medallion at Red Rocks and Purple Mountains
- 2017 | 20 Year Medallion at Palm Springs Swing & Mix 2017
