About Us

Jack and Sherry Pladdys

Early History

Jack began calling while serving as a member of the US Air Force. During a 1982 assignment in Okinawa, he launched his calling career with two local clubs. Upon moving to Dayton, Ohio in 1983, Jack called regularly for an Advanced and three Plus clubs. In 1989, the Air Force moved him to Utah where he again worked regularly for an Advanced and three Plus clubs. Jack retired from the Air Force in 1992 and relocated to Ohio. He and Sherry were married July 14, 1995. Jack is the Customs, Logistics, and Warehouse Supervisor for Pioneer Automotive Technologies, Inc. of Springboro, Ohio. Sherry works in Receiving and Merchandising for Burlington Coat Factory in Fairfield, Ohio.

Calling Experience

Jack has traveled and called extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, the Middle East and Europe. He has been on staff of the World Convention in Austria, the Hawaiian State Convention, the International Singles Convention in Canada, Fontana resort in North Carolina and English Mountain resort in Tennessee. They also call for and administrate several weekends and festivals yearly. Jack records with Chicago Country Records. He is a member of the Miami Valley Callers Association, the Greater Cincinnati Area Callers Association, and CALLERLAB. He has worked on education panels at National Square Dance and CALLERLAB conventions and has conducted many caller training seminars and clinics. Along with holding several offices and serving on many committees, Jack has served terms as President of the Miami Valley Callers Association and the Northern Utah Callers Council.

Today's Activities

Together they spend the week managing a busy home program in southern Ohio calling and teaching for A-Sharps, The Frontier Squares, The Henry Ford Squares, The Skirts & Shirts, The Super B's, the Unicorners, the Whirlaways, and The Venus & Mars Square Dance Club. In addition, they staff several weekends and travel regularly in the Midwest. Jack & Sherry reside in the small community of Indian Springs, nestled between Hamilton and Middletown, Ohio just off Ohio State Route 4. Jack calls and very much enjoys teaching Basic through Advanced Square Dancing.

While the Club was initially formed in 1971, it formally took the name "Frontier Squares" in 1973. A permanent home was developed in 1981, and the Club has been dancing in the VFW Hall since those early years.

1997 saw the celebration of the 25th anniversary, and just last year, the Club celebrated being in existence for 35 long years. Each year a new Class of students have added to the long roster of names who have kept the tradition of Western Square Dancing going strong in Clermont County.