Mike DeSisto

Michael DeSisto
AKA Bessie Mae Mucho

Biography

Mike Desisto began square dancing at the age of eight and started calling at the age of nine. He began teaching square dancing in his mid-teens, to the 'Buckskin Kids', and has now been calling for more than 25 years. He has called around the U.S., and has been featured at several National Conventions. Mr. DeSisto has recorded for Ponderosa Recordings, and is please to be calling for the Fourth Annual IAGSDC Convention. He resides in the Seattle area, and call through the A2 level.

Quick Facts

• calls Beginners thru A2
• on the IAGSDC convention calling staff at
  • Explode The Rose
  • Cross Trails In The Desert
  • Peel The Apple
  • Northstar Promenade
  • Cast A Shadow In The Sun
  • Diamonds In The Desert
  • Stars & Squares Forever
  • Track II Chicago
  • Stars, Thars & Cable Cars
  • Wheel & Deal
  • Weave The Rose
  • Crack The Crab
  • Lights, Camera, Linear Action
  • Anchors Aweigh With a Half-Sashay
  • Remake The Heatwave
  • Wish Upon A Thar
  • Touch A Quarter Century
  • Chi-Town Shakedown
  • Dance Up A Storm
• appeared as Bessie Mae Mucho in the 1990 Honky Tonk Queen contest
• frequent judge of Honky Tonk Queen contests
• frequent caller at Fly-Ins
• well known for calling progressive squares in the Move On Specialty Tip
• Mike's caller profile on on ceder.net

GCA Caller School

• caller coach staff 2006

Media Features

• profiled in Ten Years IAGSDC: A Collection of Pages From Our Memory Book
• interviewed in SquareUp! Magazine Issue 5

Medallion Dancer

• 1996 | 10 Year Medallion at Stars, Thars & Cable Cars
• 2012 | 20 Year Medallion at Dance Up A Storm

Photos

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  Fan badge

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  Promotional photo for Stars, Thars & Cable Cars, 1996

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  Mike DeSisto as Bessie Mae Mucho, 1989

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  Pass the Ocean 1993. L-Rː Sandie Bryant, Shelby Dawson, Mike Desisto

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