Toby Towson

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Toby Towson is an American

Barkley in its debut appearance in A Special Sesame Street Christmas and in season 10.[1]

A native of Illinois, Towson has had a career in gymnastics, acrobatics, and dance, and he was the 1968 and 1969 NCAA Gymnastics Champion in the Floor Exercise.[2][3] He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

As an assistant to U.S. Women's gymnastics coach Kelli Hill, Towson coached Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes.[1] He has coached nationally with the USA Gymnastics Talent Opportunity Program and is a National Level Judge with USA Gymnastics.[1]

Through a personal friendship with the

Brian Muehl
took over.

Towson continued his acrobatic dancing career and directed the Musawwir Gymnastic Dance Company which performed from a home base in Manhattan for ten years, from approximately 1976 to 1986. Towson taught dance for Washington County Public Schools in Hagerstown, Maryland, and coached gymnastics and dance at Rainbow Gymnastics in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. As of 2010, Towson performs an alphabet dancer assembly show.[1]

As of 2010, Towson lives with his wife, Kathryn Talbott, and three children in Boonsboro, Maryland.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Fallstrom, Bob (May 31, 2010). "Former Gymnast Vaults Into New Career". Herald-Review. Decatur, Illinois.
  2. ^ National Collegiate Gymnastics
  3. ^ Hickok's Sports History

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