Tim grew up in a square dance family and began dancing in his early teens. In 1974, at age 15, Tim began calling and has been actively calling ever since. Tim calls and teaches lessons at all programs Basic through A-2. Tim currently calls an average of 260 dances annually both locally in his home area and throughout the United States.
Tim is known for his energetic, lively, and exciting style of calling while using a wide variety of calls and musical styles. He makes the simplest choreography interesting while successfully moving dancers through complex and unusual choreography. He is known for his quick wit, humor, and ability to keep dancers laughing, and for his unique performances of specialty songs and his parody of songs.
He specializes in calling for youth square dance groups and square dance parties for youth and adult non-square dance groups. Tim works regularly with several home school organizations, as well as public schools and both youth and adult church groups. Tim also does old time traditional calling. In his home area, Tim teaches beginner lessons every year, and has been very successful in recruiting and retaining new dancers, and in building strong clubs.
Tim is currently on staff for several square dance weekends throughout the country. Tim has been and is featured caller for numerous national, state, and regional conventions and festivals Tim has served on numerous panels and clinics at CALLERLAB and National Square Dance Conventions. He is training committee chairman of the East Texas Callers Association, and also conducts caller seminars/clinics for other caller organizations around the country. Tim also presents seminars and clinics on variety of topics for square dance clubs and associations.
He is a charter member and lifetime member of the East Texas Callers Association, member of Texas State Callers Association, and has been a member of Callerlab since 1981. In 2010 Tim was awarded the Texas State Callers Association Prestige Award and in 2013 was inducted into the Texas Callers Hall of Fame.
Tim and his wife, Sissy, also round dance, are former clogging instructors and owned/operated a square dance apparel shop for over twenty years. Tim and Sissy began square dancing together in high school and were charter members of the East Texas Teen Twirlers, a teen square dance club, of which Tim was also club caller.
