Allan lives in Beltsville, Maryland, and is retired from IBM. He volunteered a local National Wildlife Refuge.  He started square dancing in 1950, in fifth-grade PE. At his first junior high dance, boys lined one side of the gym and girls the other. Shy, Allan admits he went for  sodas and Krispy Kreme doughnuts. At 16, his focus was on driving the family 1950 DeSoto. In 2005, Nancy Morrissey asked friend Malcom to learn square dancing. Malcom declined with: “My friend Allan Dansie might!” Since then, Allan has made many friends through square dancing and enjoys dancing wherever he travels. That’s his story—and he’s sticking to it.

I’ve been dancing since I was five years old, twirling around a maypole in a little Dutch-girl outfit—and I never stopped. From square dancing and ballroom to finding my way back to square and round dancing later in life, movement has always been my way into community, joy, and well-being. What surprised me most wasn’t just the fun and fitness, but the family of friends that came with it. Today, I’m passionate about helping square and round dance clubs rebuild membership and thrive again. Professionally, my career spans private development, infrastructure project management, city planning, and municipal management. Creatively, I’m a lifelong fiber artist and creator. 

Deanna Hanna, Treasurer 

Deanna grew up in a small ranching community in Texas and was elected to the Colorado State Senate in 2000 and 2004. A nurse practitioner by training, she began her career in a cardiovascular ICU and later spent 32 years as a school nurse—her accidentally discovered dream job. Deanna has served on numerous boards and currently serves on the Denver College of Nursing Board of Directors. Her passions include gardening, travel, community involvement, and—most recently—square dancing. In 2017, persistent friends convinced her to take lessons, and she’s been hooked ever since.

A native of Pennsylvania and a recent but enthusiastic convert to square dancing, Sarah Lang hopes to recruit more young people to this joyful activity. As co-president of the local Pueblo Pepper Steppers Square Dance Club, she has helped to induct several teenage, college-aged, and middle-aged dancers. Sarah has been a high school teacher for over 20 years and holds a Master of Arts in English Literature. She is responsible for bringing 30 young people into square dancing assisted by her four children who love to square dance.

Tomo Hayashi, Board Member

Bio coming soon!