Ken Croft and Elena de Zordo are in charge of the round and line dancing programs for the Caper Cutters, a responsibility they've had since 1975. Currently they also conduct round dance classes at a local senior center.
Ken is a retired professor at San Francisco State University, and Elena is a housewife.
They've been active in square dancing and round dancing since the late '60s. For the last 30 years they have created and taught round dancing and for
about 10 years line dancing. Over 150 of their round dance routines and some
100 line dances have been published. Several of their dances have been
designated "classics" by round dance magazines. They received a
distinguished service award from Roundalab for their book "AN INDEX TO ROUND
DANCE ROUTINES" published in 1982, with several later supplements.
Ken and Elena are charter members of Roundalab, the national organization
for round dance teachers, and regular members of the Northern California
Round Dance Teachers Association. They've been in Japan four times to
conduct round dance workshops.
