Hi Emily,

I knew Becky (although I am sure there are others lurking here who knew her better). She was a very good natured and gracious person and dance leader, who worked tirelessly to support and promote dancing in the Cleveland, Ohio area. She published three (I think) books of dances, the last with Sue Rosen. In the 1990s, she was a choreographic giant, considered on par with contemporaries Gene Hubert, Carol Ormand, and Rick Mohr. When I was starting out calling in the 1990s, we had her in the Washington DC area hosting a session on calling skills. What I remember most was her advice to respond to negative criticism with an even tempered, "Thank you for that." It was sad to hear when she was diagnosed with dementia, and even sadder to hear she had passed.

Greg

On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 11:09 AM Emily Addison via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hi folks,

Over the past year, I'm realizing how many dances written by Becky Hill I absolutely adore.  So, naively, I wrote to Becky Hill (this one!) whom I admire thinking that it was her who wrote dances.  Turns out that flatfooter and old time square dance leader Becky Hill is not the same Becky Hill who wrote the contras and square that I have in my dance box.

So... I naturally became curious ... who is the other Becky Hill???

And this is all I've been able to find.

Did any of you know Becky?  Any further information on her?

I know that many of her dances are super popular and called by so many folk.

Thanks,

Emily Addison in Ottawa ON

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