The Gandy Dancers - Folk Dance Perfomance Group
The Gandy Dancers
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A Tribute

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Last updated: 23 JUL 2007

Here's what I have so far. Please send anything you may have with which I may augment this tribute to the Gandy Dancers. I need the Gandys history and lots more photos. Thanks, Dick Oakes

Click HERE for some old flyers

Click HERE for Tom Daw's photos

Click HERE for Cookie Wilson's photos

Click HERE for Herb & Millie Hueg's photos

Click HERE for Bob Moriarty's photosnew - animated

Click HERE for a Gandy Dancers roster

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Gandy Dancers, Lemon Grove, Dec. 16, 1960
Gandy Dancers at Lemon Grove Playground, December 16, 1960
Dancing: Anthony Ivancich, Elsie Ivancich Dunin; Jim Martin, Melinda Martin; Dick Oakes, Avis Tarvin.
Notes: This was Dick's first attendance at Gandys. Marion Wilson is in the background.

Gandy Dancers, Disneyland, 1961
Gandy Dancers, Disneyland, 1961
Bob Moriarty, Avis Tarvin, Paul Pritchard, Joan Pritchard,
Don Green, Alice Gabrielson, Rick Tejada-Flores, Nikki Paisner,
Dick Slater, Doris Slater, Anthony Ivancich, Valerie Staigh,
Dick Oakes (director), Patti Oakes, Al Vincent, Cookie Wilson.

Gandy Dancers performing Arkan, Disneyland, 1961
Gandy Dancers, Disneyland, 1961 ("Arkan," Ukrainian)
Dick Slater, Rick Tejada-Flores (obscured), Dick Oakes (director),
Anthony Ivancich, Al Vincent, Paul Pritchard, Don Green.

Gandy Dancers, Arkan, Disneyland, 1961
Gandy Dancers, Disneyland, 1961 ("Arkan," Ukrainian)
Dick Slater, Dick Oakes (director), Jim Martin,
Al Vincent, Rick Tejada-Flores, Anthony Ivancich,
Don Green, Bob Moriarty, Paul Pritchard.

Gandy Dancers, Katerina, Disneyland, 1961
Gandy Dancers, Disneyland, 1961 ("Katerina," Ukrainian)
Avis Tarvin, Joan Pritchard, Doris Slater,
Nikki Paisner, Alice Gabrielson, Valerie Staigh,
Patti Oakes, Cookie Wilson

Gandy Dancers, Disneyland, 1961
Gandy Dancers
Al Vincent, Valerie Staigh,
Dick Oakes, Patti Oakes
Gandy Dancers, Disneyland, 1961
Disneyland, 1961
Patti Oakes, Dick Oakes

Gandy Dancers on bus to performance, July 1964
Gandy Dancers on a bus to a performance, July 1964:
Back Left: Al Vincent, ????. Back Right: ????, Bill Stanton, ????.
Front: Dick Oakes

Vince & Robin Evanchuk at San Diego
Vince & Robin Evanchuk, 1960

Some Gandy Dancers 1965
Gandy Dancers at the 1965 Santa Barbara Folk Dance Conference (#1):
Standing: Dick Oakes, Dolly Czompo, Melinda Martin, Dave Brandon, Avis Tarvin,
Ruth Garber, honorary member Andor Czompo, Susan Tiffany, Valerie Staigh,
John Tiffany, Marion Wilson, Ed Wilson, Ed Goller, Carol Goller, Herb Hueg.
Kneeling: Jim Martin, Isabelle Persh, Don Green,
Millie Hueg, Dorothy Singleton (Daw).

Some Gandy Dancers 1965
Gandy Dancers at the 1965 Santa Barbara Folk Dance Conference (#2):
Standing: Dick Oakes, Dolly Czompo, Melinda Martin, Dave Brandon, Avis Tarvin,
Ruth Garber, honorary member Andor Czompo, Susan Tiffany, John Tiffany, Valerie Staigh,
Marion Wilson, Ed Wilson, Ed Goller, Carol Goller, Herb Hueg.
Kneeling: Bob Moriarty, Jim Martin, Isabelle Persh, Wayne Gunderson,
Don Green, Millie Hueg, Dorothy Singleton (Daw).

Gandy Dancers at 1965 performance
Gandy Dancers at
Shrine Auditorium 1965:
Linda Oakes, Dick Oakes
Gandy Dancers at 1965 performance
Gandy Dancers at
Shrine Auditorium 1965:
Linda Oakes, Eileen Bartold

Gandy Dancers in 1960s
Gandy Dancers in performance, 1960s
Gandy Dancers in 1960s
Gandy Dancers in performance, 1960s

Gandy Dancers women at 1967 performance
Gandy Dancers at a 1967 performance:
Susan Tiffany, Linda Oakes,
Mikki Revenaugh, another beautiful woman.