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Bobby Burgess

Growing up in Southern California, Bobby first started performing at age five which included dancing, singing and playing the accordion. In 1955 he was selected as one of the original Mouseketeers by Walt Disney to appear on his new television program The Mickey Mouse Club, which gave him his first taste of celebrity. Southern California Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal or colloquially, the Southland, is an informal name for the megalopolis and nearby desert that occupies the southern-most quarter of the state of California. ... A button accordion An accordion is a musical instrument of the handheld bellows-driven free reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as squeezeboxes. ... 1955 (MCMLV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966), was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and animator. ... The Mickey Mouse Club was a long-running American variety television series in the 1950s, produced and televised by Walt Disney Productions, featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of teenage performers. ... For the 1998 movie, see Celebrity (film). ...

When the series ended in 1959, Bobby returned to a normal teenagers life, completing high school. By 1961, while attending Long Beach State University, he and his childhood friend (and dancing partner) Barbara Boylan entered a Calcutta dance contest held by Lawrence Welk and his orchestra based on the hit song of the same name. They won the contest and first prize was an appearnce on The Lawrence Welk Show which appeared nationally on ABC. After their initial appearance, Bobby & Barbara continued to guest on the maestro's show for the next few weeks, either dancing to Calcutta or to the orchestra's next hit song Yellow Bird. The overwhelming positive fan response led to Lawrence Welk hiring the dance couple as permanent members of the show, which was described by the maestro as "having created a job for themselves". 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach) is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California. ... Lawrence Welk during a taping of The Lawrence Welk Show Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was a musician, accordion player, bandleader, and television impresario. ... The Boston Pops orchestra performing on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Lawrence Welk Show was a musical variety show hosted by former big band leader Lawrence Welk. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... Lawrence Welk during a taping of The Lawrence Welk Show Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was a musician, accordion player, bandleader, and television impresario. ...

Over the course of the show's run, first on ABC and later in syndication; Bobby had three dance partners, Barbara Boylan from 1961 to 1967 and was a temporary fill-in for a few shows in 1979, Cissy King from 1967 to 1978, and Elaine Balden from 1979 until the show ended in 1982. He also did song and dance numbers with fellow Welk hoofers Arthur Duncan and Jack Imel. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term temporary can refer to any of the following: In computing: temporary variable temporary file temporary folder (often named /tmp or /var/tmp on Unix-like systems) temporary filesystem See also temp This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... dancer Cissy King Cissy King (Born Claire Yvonne King on January 3, 1946 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American-born singer and dancer best known as a featured performer on The Lawrence Welk Show television program. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur Duncan (born September 25, 1933 in Pasadena, California) is an American tap dancer, most known for his stint as a performer on The Lawrence Welk Show (1964-1982). ... Lawrence Jack Imel (born June 9, 1932 in Portland, Indiana) is an American singer, dancer, musician, and television producer who is best known for his work on The Lawrence Welk Show. ...

Today he still dances, whether it's in his dance studio teaching young students, or with Elaine Balden out on tour with his fellow Welk stars.

He married Kristin Floren, the daughter of Welk accordianist Myron Floren on Valentine's Day 1971. The couple today lives in Studio City and are the parents of four children, Becki, Robert, Wendi and Brent. Myron Floren Myron Floren (born November 5, 1919 in Roslyn, South Dakota - died 23 July 2005 in Los Angeles County, California) is best known as being the accordionist on The Lawrence Welk Show between 1950 and 1982. ... St. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Studio City is a district in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California. ...