A longtime dancer, she started calling English country dance in workshops run by Ray Bantle, of Ann Arbor, and shortly thereafter was encouraged to try calling contra dances by Ed Vincent, also in Michigan. When she moved to Oklahoma in 2009, she received additional mentoring, as an emerging caller of both ECD and contra, from Carol Barry and John Rapp, along with the many other callers associated with the Scissortail Traditional Dance Society. Louise has also participated in calling workshops with Nils Fredland, Seth Tepfer, Steve Zakon-Anderson, and others.