In January 1999, Jim and Georgia took the initiative and become the "founding father/mother" of the first ABA club in Columbus OH, the Buckeye Bop Club. For three years Jim and Georgia served as President and Vice-President of the Buckeye Bop Club. The first Beat the Heat event was held in 2000. Jim was the key consultant, creator and architect of the club’s dance floor. However, the Beat the Heatevent had Georgia as the Event Coordinator using her vision, leadership and abil

They are the roots and wings of Derby City Bop Association and the only consistent element of DCBA’s history. In the mid 80’s they met a small group of people who shared their love of shag/jitterbug/bop music. This group danced together for weeks and would later become the founders of DCBA. They decided to form a club and in 1989 the first dance occurred with Bill and Gingy right in the middle of it. Years ago Bill and Gingy promised to dance the first dance of the night with

Barbara has been an extremely active member of the Memphis Bop Club since 1988. She has served on the Board in nearly all the positions since 1988 and has served as Dance Instructor without a break since 1992. She currently holds the position of Dance Chairperson. In 1998 she was inducted into the National Fast Dance Boppers Hall of Fame and in 2000 was selected Memphis Bop Club Member of the Year. Barb has been an asset to the Memphis Bop Club and their continued survival du