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Chris Phillips                                           Fort Lauderdale Florida

 

  Chris got his start in Gay Square Dancing in January of 1977,

joining  an event billed as a Square Dance alternative to disco.

The event proved to be quite popular with 3 squares participating.

At the time it was more of a novelty, and even sponsored by

local bars with many, many restrictions. Wanting to break free of this,

Chris formed the "Miami Mustangs"  in 1980 later to become known as the

"South Florida Mustangs" the country's first LGBT Square Dance Club.

  He started Calling After a few years of instructing.  

In 1983 at the "Trails End" Dance Hall in Hollywood Florida 

he called his first professional gig under National Caller:  Jack Lasry.

Chris at the time owned the "Crossfire" a Gay Country Dance Bar 

which opened in 1983 ( Named after a Square dance Call ..of course.. )

 which was also the host of the  first "Fly-In" and birthplace of the IAGSDC .

  In 1990 Chris remodeled the Crossfire from a bar to a Dance Hall renamed it

The Round Up Circle C. It was home to 5 clubs during the 1990s.

After 10 years Chris decided to sell the property due to soaring insurance

costs. This allowed Chris to do more traveling, calling in Germany, Sweden,

Denmark and Canada.

Chris currently calls for the South Florida Mustangs in Wilton Manors in the

Greater Fort Lauderdale area.

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