Rick Hampton's Info & Links

Home
Email Rick
  
Rick's Schedule

Hall Directions
& Weather

Rick's Blog
Caller Training
Oakhurst Fall Festival- A2

A2 Sundays
A1/A2 Class
C1 Class List
Pictures
Radio Bio

30 Years of Calling
Square Dance Parties
Rick's poll

Learn To Dance

Click here for Fine Tune Records

Click Here For Gold Wing Records



Dancing info links-
These open in a new window
Bakersfield
Fresno
Merced/Modesto

Sacramento

Northern Cal.
Southern Cal.

Ventura/Oxnard
San Fernando
Valley

Club Database
by Vic Ceder

Useful Links
Callerlab Definitions
A.C.A
Animated Moves
Caller Links
Eric Henerlau
Rod Shuping
Vic Kaaria
Phil Farmer
Ken Ritucci
Lorne Clayton
Skip Stanley
Other Links
DJService/Weddings-Visalia/Fresno
Western Square Dancing - DOSADO.COM - The Original Community Page for Modern Western Square Dancing!

 

Square Dance Caller -Rick Hampton
Full Time - Traveling -Recording Artist - Party Dances thru C1
Square Dance Callers Seminars
The Best way to Have a Great Time. Square Dance!-Schedule a Dance/Party or Hoedown Today
Rick Hampton Square Dance Caller         God Bless America
                                                                                 Are you looking for Rick Hampton in Atlanta?-Click


Welcome to Rick Hampton's Square Dance Website -RickHamptonCaller.com-To find where to dance to Rick Choose schedule then pick weeknights or the year....For Hall Directions,Maps and weather choose Hall info....to vote in the Poll choose Rick's Poll...or enjoy the many other links...Please send me an email to say Hi and thanks for visiting RickHamptonCaller.com

                     Click to Listen- Rick calling  PLUS  A1  A2  (Real Audio)  
                    
Rick's Records CLICK CD's of Rick Calling now available CLICK

                     Want To Know What Day/Time it Is?-Bored?-Click   


Rick Hampton's Brief Bio

My Career- I am a Professional Square Dance Caller and Recording Artist-(Fine Tune Records). I am the artist on the top selling records Song Sung Blue, Tune Up, Old Fashioned Love Song and Many More! I have been featured as the Caller of the Month-Click in Sets in Order, The official Magazine of The American Society of Square Dancing,-(Feb. 1985 Issue-Click above link for the article). I have served  on the Callerlab  MS, Advanced and Record Producer committees to name a few as well as teaching numerous successful caller's schools. After some 25 years in broadcasting (12 years of which I also kept up a fulltime Calling schedule)  I have retired from  broadcasting and I am once again calling full time. I am an American Callers association member and I'm the ONLY west Coast ACA Certified Caller Training Specialist. During the week I call for 3 Plus/New dancer Groups,1 A2 group and a C1 Class.  I am once again traveling I would love to talk with you about a date Please give me a call at 559-909-1232 and we'll set one up! .(I am also available for emergency fill in on a limited basis-Call me)
My Teaching Philosophy-
   I believe that Square Dancing is a fun, Family activity that is suitable for Most folks. I teach calls by their accepted definition and work them from many formations to insure success when you go DANCE somewhere else. My biggest reward is to hear you say "We were having fun and Dancing and not breaking down at .."(Another caller's dance) I am thankful to hear this frequently. I also think that new dancers must be retained and work very hard at this goal even if it breaks with the "we have always done this way -so what if it doesn't work approach" many clubs sadly have. I have had tremendous success in the area of Dancer retention over the years and will work with your group to "Keep 'em coming back"
My Calling Philosophy- I believe that Calling interesting ,"Non-Vanilla" Choreography in an up-tempo presentation with well produced , quality music brings a fresh approach to a time tested activity. I believe that every dancer should dance to a variety of callers. I believe that dancers have the right to choose where they will have the most fun and I encourage them to support those groups. I believe that Square Dancing is undergoing an image crisis and I'm actively working to improve the situation.
My Personal Philosophy-
I believe that my family (My lovely wife Lynn and 2 my GREAT daughters, Jessica and Cassie), my career and my life are a gift from GOD and thank him daily for these and so many more blessings I have been given.