Deborah Hyland

Deborah Hyland has called and taught dance to a wide range of audiences in the St. Louis area and beyond since 1991. Missouri's classic old-time music provides the perfect drive behind the cadence of her squares, contras, and mixers. Besides appearing regularly at dances in St. Louis, Deborah has headlined at dance weekends and folk festivals in Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, and Indiana. Deborah has also called at local dances throughout the Midwest, including Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio.

With an emphasis on clear teaching, she has coaxed hundreds of beginners toward a successful dance experience at the Missouri Historical Society's programs for children, various St. Louis festivals, a homeless shelter, community radio fundraisers, weddings, and a variety of other events for both children and adults.

Deborah has also taught Civil War dancing at a number of reenactments, balls, and battles in Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, and more.

Deborah's calling appears on a recording by fiddler Lida Bringe, "What Will I Do" (1996), her choreography has been published in "Midwest Folklore and Other Dances" (1995), and she appeared as a square dance caller on the reality show "Farmer Wants a Wife" (2007).