Stars of the Lawrence Welk Show With Biographies of Cast & Crew

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Barbara Boylan, Dancer (1961 - 1967)

 

Barbara Boylan and Bobby Burgess with Lawrence Welk

Barbara Boylan was a dancer on the Lawrence Welk Show from 1961 to 1967.  Barbara and Bobby made their Welk debut in the spring of 1961 when they won the Calcutta dance contest at the Aragon Ballroom in Santa Monica sponsored by the Mr. Welk. After six months of guest appearances, they were hired as regulars.  Boylan married fellow Welk Show performer Greg Dixon in 1967 and retired from show business.

 

 
 
 
  In the clip below, Bobby and Barbara dance to "Calcutta"

 

 
 

 

 
   
 
 
   

 

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