Charlie Brown started Square Dancing in 1964 and started Round Dancing in 1976.     His cueing and teaching career began in 1978.   He worked with Bill & Virginia Tracy between 1980 to 1983.    Charlie joined Roundalab in 1984 and is a 25 year member.  He is also a member of the Dixie Round Dance Council and the International Choreographed Ballroom Dance Association (ICBDA) 

Charlie and his teaching partner, Linda Cooley, teach Phase II through Phase VI.    Charlie and Linda showcased and taught the beautiful and popular dance, 'Carnival' (Phase IV Rumba) at the 2008 Ohio Dance Convention in Aurora, Ohio   At the 2010 National Dance Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, they showcased and taught a Phase II Two-Step called Now & Then, as well as a fun Phase IV Cha-Cha (or 5-count Two-Step) called A Mi Esposa_Con Amor,    Both dances were choreographed by Charlie. 

Linda and her husband, Doug, started Square Dancing in 1998, and Round Dancing in 2000.   Linda and Doug have studied with Charlie Brown, Dick & Pat Winter, and Martin & Mary Hapeman.  They also attend dance weekends, clinics and conventions around the country.

Dance Leader & Cuer Education

• 1980 - 83  Bill & Virginia Tracy

• 1983   Clancy & Betty Mueller's Clinic

• 1984   Charlie & Betty Proctor's Clinic

• 1984   Texas Training Institute (Rother-Hickman)

• 1984-87  Barbara & Wayne Blackford Weekend Clinics

• 2002  East Coast Leaders College

• 2005 to Present   Martin & Mary Hapeman, Phase V-VI
   

Dance Leader & Cuer Weekends & Conventions

• 1984 - 89  Dance Weekends with Kay Pell in Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas

• 2000-2009 State Conventions - Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania

• 2010  National Square & Round Dance Convention in Louisville, KY