Natalie Sprosty

Natalie Sprosty learned to square dance in 1983 while in college, and after graduating and moving back home to the Chicago area, she quickly found a singles’ club to join and discovered round dancing. While dancing with Al and Jane Krol’s Carousel Club, Natalie tried cueing – starting with Maria Elena (Phase 5).  She cued for many years for various clubs in the Chicago area and taught lessons, both beginners and a Phase 4-5 class. In 2001, Natalie married square dance caller Don Sprosty. 

Natalie continues to cue for various clubs in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and surrounding states. She also teaches an occasional accelerated format beginners’ class. Natalie has been the featured cuer/instructor at many events, including the last 18 Solid Gold Records Weekends (Iowa), the Illinois State Federation May Festival, the Friendship Squares’ Watkins Glen Fall Weekend (New York), the Omaha Spring Festival, the Kansas State Square Dance Convention, and the North Dakota State Square and Round Dance Festival. She has been on the staff at three National Singles Dance-A-Ramas. In addition, Natalie has taught and cued at numerous Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin conventions, as well as being on the program at numerous national conventions. In 2024, Natalie was inducted into the Iowa Caller/Cuer Hall of Fame and will be the featured cuer at the 2025 Missouri State Festival.

Natalie’s teaching partner is her brother-in-law, Doug Sprosty, who is both a square dance caller and round dance cuer. Natalie and Doug were the Vice Chairmen of Round Dance Programming for the 2024 National Square Dance Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.