Tony Parkes was an American professional square dance, contra dance and folk dance caller and choreographer who was active in the region surrounding Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States.
Early life
Parkes was born in 1949 in New York City, His father, Philip Parkes, and later for the Alameda County Law Library in the San Francisco Bay Area. == Calling career==
In 1973, Parkes moved to the Boston area where he lived with his wife, Beth Parkes, in Billerica, Massachusetts. Beth Parkes is also a square and contra dance caller. Tony Parkes survived colon cancer in 2018, but was diagnosed with a brain tumor in November 2023. He died on May 6, 2024. ==References==