Apprenticeship Participants
2024
Puerto Rican Mundillo Bobbin Lace
Master: Julia Belen Alverio, Orlando
Apprentice: Anna Garcia Alicea, Davenport
Peruvian Huayano Singing
Master: Cecilia Borhorquez, Sunrise
Apprentice: Freddy Fuertes, Miami Springs
Andean Dance
Master: Betty Caloretti, Miami
Apprentice: Eduardo Bautista, Miami
Irish Music
Master: Paul Groff, Miami
Apprentice: Shauna O'Hara, Miami Shores
2023
Irish Music
Master: Paul Groff, Miami
Apprentice: Shauna O'Hara, Miami Shores
Greek Music
Master: Panayotis "Paddy" League, Tallahassee
Apprentices: Jasmin League, Tallahassee
Violet League, Tallahassee
Haitian Storytelling, Cooking & Folk Remedies
Master: Liliane Nerette Louis, Miami
Apprentice: Marie Romain Desire, Miami
Mayan Pikb'l Backstrap Weaving
Master: Concepción Poou Coy Tharin, Tarpon Springs
Apprentice: Lorelei Elizabeth Ixb’alamke Tharin, Tarpon Springs
2022
Puerto Rican Mundillo Bobbin Lace
Master: Julia Belen Alverio, Orlando
Apprentice: Anna Garcia Alicea, Davenport
Haitian Storytelling, Cooking & Folk Remedies
Master: Liliane Louis, Miami
Apprentices: Marie Romain Desire, Miami
Marie Reole Moncy, North Miami Beach
Skatepark Architecture
Master: Zachary Moldof, Winter Park
Apprentice: Dorsa Vaziri, Orlando
2019
Emancipation Drumming
Master: Hunter Hill, Tallahassee
Apprentice: Christopher White, Tallahassee
Greek Kalymnian Music & Oral Poetry
Master: Panayotis "Paddy" League, Tallahassee
Apprentices: Nektarios Karavokiros, Tarpon Springs
Rania Samartzis, Tarpon Springs
Haitian Storytelling, Cooking & Folk Remedies
Master: Liliane Louis, Miami
Apprentice: Marie Ketsia Theodore-Pharel, Homestead
Harmonium & Vocal Training
Master: Indarjit Mahraj, Sunrise
Apprentice: Devesh Hargobin, Coral Springs
Nattuvangam
Master: Sangeetha Sridhar, Miramar
Apprentice: Geetha Srinivasan, Weston
2018
Chinese zheng
Master: Ann Yao, Orlando
Apprentice: Sandy Xia, Orlando
Balsawood Surfboard Design
Master: George Robinson, Melborne
Apprentice: Carsten Robinson, Melborne
Sacred Steel Guitar
Master: Elton Noble, Fort Pierce
Apprentice: Dominic Collins, Fort Pierce
2017
Afro-Cuban Song
Master: Dany Illas, Miami
Apprentice: Hans Hernandez, Miami
Bharatanatyam
Master: Shaila Sateesh, Sarasota
Apprentices: Kiran Kadiyala, Sarasota
Meera Nair, Sarasota
Greek Outi
Master: Leonidas Zafiris, Holiday
Apprentice: Nicholas Athanasatos, Tarpon Springs
Junkanoo Costume Design
Master: DeVaughan Woodside, Lake Mary
Apprentice: Samuel Wallace, Orlando
Mbira making
Master: Lepoleon Williams, Pensacola
Apprentice: Kelli (Abena) Pogue, Pensacola
Pine Cone Quilting
Master: Betty Ford-Smith, Sebring
Apprentice: Megan Stepe, Sebring
2016
Freestyle hip hop
Master: Jamal Jones, Jacksonville
Apprentice: Amari Murrell, Jacksonville
Haitian storytelling, foodways, & folk medicine
Master: Liliane Nérette Louis, Miami
Apprentices: Joanne Hyppolite, Miramar
Fabienne Josaphat, North Miami Beach
Marie Ketsia Theodore Pharel, Homestead
Mexican norteño music
Master: Tomás Granado, Webster
Apprentice: Javier Jimenez, Mascotte
Puerto Rican mundillo (bobbin lace)
Master: Aida Rodriguez, Winter Garden
Apprentice: Nivia Gracia Colderon, Orlando
2015
Freestyle hip hop
Master: Jamal Jones, Jacksonville
Apprentice: Thomas Stowers, Green Cove Springs
Indo-Trinidadian tassa (kettle drum)
Master: Romeo Ragbir, Plantatiom
Apprentice: Vinai Marajh-Samlal, Lauderhill
Karen weaving
Master: Ku Mu Paw, Jacksonville
Apprentice: Eh Doh Paw, Jacksonville
Minorcan cast nets
Master: Michael Usina, St. Augustine
Apprentice: Paul Usina, St. Augustine
Surfboard making
Master: George Robinson, Melbourne
Apprentice: Cristian Robinson, Melbourne
2014
Afro-Cuban drumming
Master: Kenneth "Skip" Burney, Miami
Apprentices: Hans Hernandez, Miami
Haitian drumming
Master: Louinès Louinis, Pembroke Pines
Apprentice: Laurette Jean, Miramar
Greek bouzouki
Master: Leonidas Zafiris, Holiday
Apprentices: Costa Garoufalidis, Tarpon Springs
George Makris, Tarpon Springs
2013
Buckskin whip making
Master: George Altman, Wauchula
Apprentice: Cameron Cato, Summerfield
Afro-Cuban orisha dance
Master: Marisol Blanco, Miami
Apprentices: Sandra Barros, Miami
Carolina Marinovic Gutierrez, Miami
Deglys Peña, Miami
Carlos Ramirez, Miami
Clawgrass banjo
Master: Mark Johnson, Dunnellon
Apprentice: Sergi Levone Boyakjon, Hialeah
Trinidadian steelpan construction
Master: Michael G. Kernahan, Cutler Bay
Apprentices: Fitzroy Alleyne, Miramar
Shelia Hylton DeToro-Forlenza, Miami Beach
Haitian drumming
Master: Louinès Louinis, Pembroke Pines
Apprentice: Karine Moron, Miramar
2012
Chinese guzheng (zither)
Master: Haiqiong Deng, Tallahassee
Apprentice: Crystal Zhang, Tallahassee
Puerto Rican mundillo (bobbin lace)
Master: Aida Rodriguez, Winter Garden
Apprentice: Maria Pino, Orlando
Hungarian embroidery
Master: Margaret Horvath, Port Orange
Apprentices: Emese Asztalos, Daytona Beach
Klara D'Andrea, Palm Coast
Zita Horvath, Port Orange
Judit Szente, Casselberry
Zsuzsanna Szikora, Altamonte Springs
2011
Cracker cow whip making
Master: Calvin "Buddy" Mills, Okeechobee
Apprentice: James Sharpe, Okeechobee
Greek bouzouki
Master: George Soffos, Holiday
Apprentice: Georgios Makris, Tarpon Springs
Afro-Cuban batá drum
Master: Ezequiel Torres, Miami
Apprentices: Ramon Castellanos, Miami
Daniel Chavarria, Hialeah
Cracker chap making
Master: Elaine "Poppy" Moe, Ocala
Apprentice: Betty Howell, Ocala
2010
Bahamian Junkanoo
Master: Percy "Vola" Francis, Nassau
Apprentices: DeVaughan Woodside, Orlando
Jason Mortimer, Orlando
Jevon Saunders, Orlando
Mexican norteño music
Master: Tomás Granado, Webster
Apprentice: Maurilio Sauceda, Apopka
Chromatic mbira & marimbula
Master: Cleodis "Jomo" Faulks, Tamarac
Apprentice: Porfirio "Sharif" Beezar, Hollywood
2009
Cracker cow whip making
Master: Calvin "Buddy" Mills, Okeechobee
Apprentice: Matthew Dorriety, Okeechobee
Indian bharatanatyam dance
Master: Geeta Raaj Karkera, Maitland
Apprentice: Shree Sundaresh, New Port Richey
African American hymn lining
Master: Troy Demps, Orlando
Apprentice: Willie Mills, Orlando
2008
Haitian storytelling
Master: Liliane Nérette Louis, Sebastian
Apprentices: Jeanine Hermantin, Palm Bay
Ruth Fleurant, Sebastian
Indian rangoli
Master: Jaya Radhakrishnan, Newberry
Apprentices: Jayash Ramanathan, Lutz
Mayash Ramanathan, Lutz
Irish flute & whistle
Master: Lawrence Reeves, Gainesville
Apprentice: Helen Miney, Gainesville
Afro-Cuban batá drum
Master: Ezequiel Torres, Miami
Apprentices: Bob Almeida, Pembroke Pines
Guillermo Dale, Opalocka
Daniel Chavarria, Hialeah
Chinese guzheng (zither)
Master: Ann Yao, Orlando
Apprentice: Fondah Yeh, Cape Canaveral
2007
African American hymn lining
Master: Troy Demps, Orlando
Apprentices: James Robinson, Orlando
Claude Cheatham, Orlando
Bahamian Junkanoo
Master: Percy "Vola" Francis, Nassau
Apprentices: DeVaughan Woodside, Orlando
W. Jason Mortimer, Orlando
Jevon Saunders, Orlando
Cretan lyra
Master: Konstantinos Maris, New Port Richey
Apprentice: Konstantinos Bikakis, New Port Richey
Spanish flamenco dance
Master: Clarita Filgueiras, Coral Gables
Apprentice: Carolina Prada, Weston
Puerto Rican mundillo (bobbin lace)
Master: Aida Etchegoyen, Poinciana
Apprentice: Enid Bartholomew, Orlando
Irish Clare concertina
Master: Paul Groff, Coral Gables
Apprentice: Sarah Kelly, Miami
2006
Puerto Rican mundillo (bobbin lace)
Master: Aida Etchegoyen, Poinciana
Apprentice: Aida Rodriguez, Winter Garden
Greek Nisiotika music
Master: Stefanos Goras, Athens
Apprentice: Konstantinos Maris, New Port Richey
Chair caning
Master: Doris M. Graves, Lady Lake
Apprentice: Harold W. Woodall, Mt. Dora
Irish Clare concertina
Master: Paul Groff, Coral Gables
Apprentice: Sarah Kelly, Miami Lakes
Hungarian embroidery
Master: Margaret Horvath, Port Orange
Apprentices: Anna Balogh, Ormond Beach
Klara D'Andrea, Palm Coast
Zita Horvath, Maitland
Zsuzsanna Szikora, Altamont Springs
Irish Donegal fiddle
Master: Edward J. Keeney, Hobe Sound
Apprentice: Matt Berntson, Sewalls Point
2005
Irish fiddle
Master: James Kelly, Miami Springs
Apprentice: Lee Staley, Micanopy
Greek laouto (lute)
Master: Nicholas Mastras, Holiday
Apprentice: Michael Raysses, Tarpon Springs
Creek woodcarving
Master: Bobby Thomas Johns, Pensacola
Apprentice: John Hartley, Pensacola
Puerto Rican vejigante masks
Master: Marilia Carrasquillo, Ocoee
Apprentice: Wendy Martinez, Ocoee
Afro-Cuban batá drum
Master: Ezequiel Torres, Miami
Apprentice: Curtis Lanoue, Miami
Puerto Rican mundillo (bobbin lace)
Master: Aida Etchegoyen, Poinciana
Apprentice: Lourdes Rodriguez, St. Cloud
2004
Irish fiddling
Master: James Kelly, Miami Springs
Apprentice: Lynnsey Smith, Tallahassee
Bahamian Junkanoo
Master: Percy "Vola" Francis, Nassau
Apprentices: Lamar Bain, Tallahassee
Stuart Cumberbatch, Tallahassee
Tracey-Ann Evans, Tallahassee
W. Jason Mortimer, Tallahassee
Scottish Highland dance
Master: Margaret Morrison-Howard, Dunedin
Apprentices: Jillian Howard, Dunedin
Ben Sharp, Dunedin
Woodcarving
Master: Robert W. Marek, Clearwater
Apprentices: Travis Malennor, Clearwater
Mark Raisch, Belleair Beach
Joshua Terry, Seminole
Bosnian dance
Master: Erdin Salcin, Jacksonville
Apprentices: Belinda Bajric, Jacksonville
Sanja Smajlagic, Jacksonville
Maid Kucevic, Jacksonville
Brazilian capoeira
Master: Lazaro A. Santos, Orlando
Apprentice: Jessica Ortiz, Orlando
2003
Middle Eastern dance
Master: Myriam Eli, Margate
Apprentice: Corina Fitch, Miami
Spanish flamenco dance
Master: Clara Filgueiras, Coral Gables
Apprentice: Heloisa Hokenson, Miami
Bahamian Junkanoo
Master: Percival E. "Vola" Francis, Nassau
Apprentices: Lamar Bain, Tallahassee
Stuart Cumberbatch, Tallahassee
W. Jason Mortimer, Tallahassee
Jevon Saunders, Tallahassee
Gustavius Renwick Smith, Tallahassee
White oak basket weaving
Master: Alphonso P. Jennings, Lamont
Apprentice: Jim Lollis, Tallahassee
Haitian storytelling
Master: Liliane Nérette Louis, Miami
Apprentice: Isabella Lubin, North Miami
Sephardic ladino music
Master: Daisy Alalouf Newell, Boyton Beach
Apprentice: Marianne Sanua, Boca Raton
2002
African American hymn lining
Master: Troy Demps, Orlando
Apprentice: Frank Spaulding, Orlando
Hungarian embroidery
Master: Margaret Horvath, Port Orange
Apprentice: Albinka Szakacs-Bodor, Pembroke Pines
Indian bharatanatyam dance
Master: Geeta Raaj Karkera, Altamont Springs
Apprentices: Roshny Joseph, Orlando
Amisha Mehta, Orlando
Nita Vasudevan, Ocala
Jennifer Yameen, Clermont
Sephardic ladino music
Master: Daisy Alalouf Newell, Boynton Beach
Apprentice: Marianne Sanua, Boca Raton
Surfboard making
Master: George Robinson, Melbourne
Apprentice: Justin Buxton, Palm Bay
Haitian fè koupé (metal sculpture)
Master: Almann Ulysse, Miami
Apprentice: Renold Marcelin, Miami
2001
Afro-Cuban batá drum
Master: Ezequiel Torres, Miami
Apprentice: David Font, Miami
Japanese ikebana (flower arrangement)
Master: Mieko Kubota, Miami
Apprentices: Masako Suga, Homestead
Miki Squires, Homestead
Haitian fè koupé (metal sculpture)
Master: Almann Ulysse, Miami
Apprentice: Renold Marcelin, Miami
Hawaiian hula
Master: Henry Ohumukini, Orlando
Apprentice: Teuruhei K. Buchin, St. Augustine
Indian bharatanatyam dance
Master: Geeta Raaj Karkera, Altamont Springs
Apprentices: Amisha Mehta, Orlando
Tara Rao, Odessa
Saddle making
Master: Blake Kral, Morriston
Apprentice: James C. Strickland , Dunnellon
2000
Country fiddling
Master: Vassar Clements, Tennessee
Apprentice: Sheri Margrave, Daytona Beach Shores
African American hymn lining
Master: Troy Demps, Orlando
Apprentices: Eddie Banks, Orlando
Frank Spaulding, Orlando
Spanish Flamenco dance
Master: Celia Fonta, Surfside
Apprentice: Isnaya Santos, Surfside
Minorcan cast nets
Master: Stuart Pacetti, St. Augustine
Apprentice: Darrell Colee, St. Augustine
Trinidadian steelpan
Master: Edgar Pouchet, Jr., Orlando
Apprentice: Candis Rambisoon, Orlando
Surfboard making
Master: George Robinson, Melbourne
Apprentice: Jonathan Hampton, Melbourne
Hungarian embroidery
Master: Margaret Horvath, Port Orange
Apprentices: Barbara Blair, Port Orange
Martha Pallai, Port Orange
Afro-Cuban batá drum
Master: Ezequiel Torres, Miami
Apprentice: Osniel Yhanez, Miami
Haitian fè koupé (metal sculpture)
Master: Almann Ulysse, Miami
Apprentice: Marcelin Renold, Miami
1999
African American hymn lining
Master: Troy Demps, Orlando
Apprentice: Eddie Banks, Orlando
Spanish Flamenco music
Master: "Francisco" Fonta, Miami Beach
Apprentices: Jorge Einbund, Miami Beach
James Gerald Brown, Miami Beach
Hawaiian quilting
Master: Ginger LaVoie, Kissimmee
Apprentice: Renee Mehealani Apo, Kissimmee
Surfboard making
Master: John Lucas, St. Augustine
Apprentice: Katherine Dover, St. Augustine
Polynesian crafts and tools
Master: Henry Ohumukini, Orlando
Apprentice: Keave Tahuari, Orlando
Indo-Trinidadian tassa (kettle drum)
Master: Romeo Ragbir, Plantation
Apprentices: Satyanan Ramanan, Ft. Lauderdale
C. Jaikaran, Ft. Lauderdale
M. Roopnarine, Ft. Lauderdale
Mexican marimba
Master: Rafael Rivera, Orlando
Apprentice: Pedro Arturo Vargas, Orlando
Afro-Cuban batá drum
Master: Ezequiel Torres, Miami
Apprentice: Osniel Yhanez, Miami
Chinese guzheng (zither)
Master: Ann Yao, Orlando
Apprentice: Julia Leryong Edge, Melbourne
1998
Seminole dugout canoe making
Master: Henry John Billie, Big Cypress Seminole Reservation
Apprentice: Charles Hiers Billie, Sr., Hollywood
Spanish flamenco guitar
Master: Francisco Fonta, Surfside
Apprentices: Alexis Dominguez, Miami Beach
Jorge Einbund, Miami Beach
Russian Orthodox icon painting
Master: Alexander Jasiukowicz, Orlando
Apprentice: Joyce Crossman Copp, Chuluota
Irish Clare fiddle
Master: James Kelly, Miami Springs
Apprentices: Sean Colledge, Tallahassee
Laura L. Price, Palatka
Trinidadian steelpan construction
Master: Michael G. Kernahan, Miami
Apprentice: Michael Phillip, Miami
Indian rangoli
Master: Jaya Radhakrishnan, Dade City
Apprentice: Pratima Rao, Odessa
Indo-Trinidadian tassa (kettle drum)
Master: Romeo Ragbir, Plantation
Apprentices: Shivanand Maharaj, Fort Lauderdale
Shivanan Ramanan, Pompano Beach
1997
Irish fiddling
Master: Edward J. Keeney, New Port Richey
Apprentice: Jane Wells Scott, Monticello
Trinidadian steelpan construction
Master: Michael G. Kernahan, Miami
Apprentice: Michael Phillip, Miami
Yoruba drumming
Master: Onabamiero Ogunleye, Archer
Apprentice: Larry Robinson, Lake City
Pan-African instrument building
Master: Eddie Osborne, Miami
Apprentice: Jomo Faulks, Miami
Serbian folk songs
Master: Nikodim Pribojan, Longwood
Apprentices: Mary Jane Allegro, Longwood
Carol Bacha, Maitland
Zora Russell, Sorrento
Mexican marimba
Master: Rafael Rivera, Sr., Orlando
Apprentices: Rafael Rivera, Jr., Orlando
Abraham Aguilar, Orlando
1996
African American blues
Master: Charles Atkins, Tallahassee
Apprentice: Anita Franklin Cox, Tallahassee
Afro-Caribbean drumming
Master: Johnny Conga, Miami Beach
Apprentice: Maria Medina Serafin, Coral Gables
Afro-Caribbean drumming
Master: Frank Martinez, O'Brien
Apprentice: Efrain Bonilla, Lake City
Greek dance
Master: Irene Matsangos, Holiday
Apprentices: Sofia Vidalis, Holiday
Costas Gianaros, Tarpon Springs
Saltwater fly tying
Master: Frank Oblak, Miami
Apprentice: Robert Otero, Miami
Cherokee herbal medicine
Master: Maude E. Scott, Plant City
Apprentice: Richette Pearson, Apopka
Mexican Day of the Dead altar making
Master: Catalina Delgado Trunk, Orlando
Apprentice: Blanca Moreno, Apopka
Cuban birdcages & kites
Master: Manuel Vega, Sr., Miami
Apprentices: Jose Gonzalez, Hialeah
Manuel Vega, Jr., Miami
1995
Seminole herbal medicine
Master: Susie Billie, Clewiston
Apprentice: Mary F. Johns, Okeechobee
African American hymn lining
Master: Troy Demps, Orlando
Apprentice: Brian K. Wright, Orlando
Japanese dance
Master: Kazuko Law, Gulf Breeze
Apprentice: Ofuyu Raiko Forrest, Pensacola
Cuban guajira music
Master: Meliton Perdomo, Medley
Apprentice: Mario G. Brito, Hialeah
Nicaraguan Toro Huaco dance
Master: José Silva, Pembroke Pines
Apprentice: Marvin Silva, Hollywood
Greek tsabouna (bagpipes)
Master: Nikitas Tsimouris, Tarpon Springs
Apprentice: Nikitas Kavouklis, Tarpon Springs
Anglo-American saddle making
Master: Mike Wilder, Keenansville
Apprentice: Gregory Gaughn, Keenansville
1994
Seminole palmetto-stem basketry
Master: Marian C. Bowers, Okeechobee
Apprentice: Martha B. Jones, Okeechobee
Cuban farola & gigante (sculpture)
Master: Issac Dueñas, North Miami
Apprentices: David Dueñas, North Miami
Ramon Zepeda, Opa-locka
African American sacred steel guitar
Master: Aubrey V. Ghent, Fort Pierce
Apprentice: Elton L. Noble, Fort Pierce
African American white oak basketry
Master: Alphonso Jennings, Lamont
Apprentice: Michael "Bubba" Steen, Monticello
Anglo-American old-time fiddle
Master: Willie D. Jones, Old Town
Apprentice: Trenda Slaughter, Trenton
Ukrainian pysanka (Easter egg) making
Master: Ola Kryway, Titusville
Apprentice: Mary J. Martin, Titusville
Cracker cow whip making
Master: George "Junior" Mills, Okeechobee
Apprentice: J. Taylor Marcus, Okeechobee
Nigerian acrobatic dance
Master: Augustine & Felix Omeben, North Miami
Apprentices: Akila Baki, Miami
Moses Campbell, Miami
1993
Leather carving
Master: Robert Dellis, Okeechobee
Apprentice: Kitt Maynard, Okeechobee
Cast net making
Master: Max Dooley, Lakeland
Apprentice: Reginald Reis, Lakeland
1992
Cajun accordion
Master: Joseph Arabie, Live Oak
Apprentice: Michael Stapleton, Miami
Mexican American button accordion
Master: Tomás Granado, Homestead
Apprentice: Abraham Arrazola, Homestead
Wheelwrighting
Master: Lester Hollenback, Deltona
Apprentice: Albert Rubio, Barberville
Wheelwrighting
Master: John Luther, McAlpin
Apprentice: Raymond Richardson, Live Oak
Everglades skiff building
Master: Glen Simmons, Homestead
Apprentice: Donald Edwards, Homestead
1991
Old-time fiddle
Master: Amy Cox, Fort Lauderdale
Apprentice: Robert Murphy, Coconut Creek
Cuban comparsa dance
Master: Emelia Fernandez & Irene Fernandez, Key West
Apprentices: Marisol & Nora Abreu, Key West
Alexander, Leonardo, & Victoria Cabrera, Key West
José Diaz, Key West
Annice Joaquin, Key West
Thomas Lafargue, Key West
Adonis Morejon, Key West
Edwin and Nancy Pardo, Key West
Marybell Rivera, Key West
Rebecca Roberts, Key West
Belinda, Selina, & Suzette M. Strickland, Key West
Jamaican storytelling
Master: Lucille Francis Fuller, Miami
Apprentices: Sophia Campbell, Miami
Veta N. Plummer, Miami
Chorded zither
Master: Charles C. Groth, Crystal Beach
Apprentice: Cheryl Belanger, Tampa
Hungarian embroidery
Master: Margaret Horvath, Port Orange
Apprentice: Sylvia Daniels, Port Orange
East Indian dance
Master: Nila Radhakrishnan, Dade City
Apprentice: Priya and Prema Menon, St. Petersburg
Venezuelan harp
Master: Jesús Rodriguez, Naples
Apprentice: Cecilia Santos, Miami
Southern country blues
Master: Tampa Blue, Tampa
Apprentices: Joseph C. Reina, Lutz
David Kirby, Lutz
Michael L. Dodge, Indian Rocks Beach
1990
Afro-Cuban drumming
Master: Florencio Baró, Miami
Apprentices: Marco and Julio Parada, Miami Beach
Marcial Hernandez, Miami Beach
Old-time fiddle
Master: George Custer, Salt Springs
Apprentice: Andrew Cook, Gainesville
Creek wood carving
Master: Bobby Thomas Johns, Pensacola
Apprentice: Randy Stewart, Pace
East Indian mehendi
Master: Farzana Kalvert, Miami
Apprentices: Olivia Jailwalla, Pembroke Pines
Cecilia Campos, Miami
East Indian dance
Master: Jaya Radhakrishnan, Dade City
Apprentice: Sissy & Sinu Abraham, Valrico
African American gospel music
Master: L. V. Starling, Jacksonville
Apprentices: Ann Whiterspoon-Hackley, Jacksonville
Ann Reynolds, Jacksonville
Velma Scott, Jacksonville
Old-time banjo
Master: Dale Webber, Odessa
Apprentices: Linda Fackeldy, Tampa
Jason pennypacker, Odessa
Melanie Robertson, Sebring
1989
Miccosukee/Seminole patchwork
Master: Jennie Osceola Bille, Ochopee
Apprentice: Minnie Bert, Ochopee
Puerto Rican mundillo (bobbin lace)
Master: Ana Diaz, Jacksonville
Apprentice: Carmen Lindstrom, Jacksonville
Fly tying & casting
Master: Carl O. Hanson, St. Petesburg
Apprentice: Jason Keil, Clearwater
Irish fiddle
Master: James Kelly, Miami
Apprentices: Pam Carsey, Miami
Linda Gesele, Miami
Haitian storytelling
Master: Liliane Nérette Louis, Miami
Apprentice: Fernande Forte, Miami
African American street cries
Master: Tommy Walton, St. Petersburg
Apprentice: James Watson, St. Petersburg
1988
Corn shuck chair seat weaving
Master: Rufus Adams, Mayo
Apprentice: Annie Sellers, Mayo
Creek pine needle basketry
Masters: Mary Nell Bailey, Blountstown
Connie Palmer, Altha
Apprentice: Wendy Messer, Blountstown
Guatemalan/Mayan marimba
Masters: Geronimo Camposeco, Indiantown
Pedro Francisco, Indiantown
Pedro Mendez, Indiantown
Apprentices: Miguel Marroquin, Indiantown
Valentín Xuncax, Indiantown
Anglo-American wood carving
Master: Bill Cooey, Milton
Apprentice: Dale Cooey, Pensacola
Seminole dugout canoe making
Master: Bobby Henry, Tampa
Apprentice: Danny Wilcox, Brighton
Japanese ikebana (flower arrangement)
Master: Atsuko Lefcourte, Lake Park
Apprentices: Kathy Leventhal, Hollywood
Sumino McGlamory, West Palm Beach
Venezuelan harp
Master: Jesús Rodriquez, Naples
Apprentice: Ana María de Armas, Naples
1987
Ango American pine needle basketry
Master: Pauline Hodges, New Berlin
Apprentices: Reba Harrison, Jacksonville
Dorothea Kent, Jacksonville
Scottish bagpipe
Master: Sandy Keith, Dunedin
Apprentice: Bess Tanenbaum, Dunedin
Oyster tong making
Master: Albert "Corky" Richards, Apalachicola
Apprentice: Rodney Richards, Eastpoint
Bent cypress furniture making
Master: Robert James Rudd, Lake Worth
Apprentice: Neil Brooks, Lake Worth
Greek bouzuki
Master: Spiros Skordilis, Tarpon Springs
Apprentices: Emmanuel Gonatos, Tarpon Springs
Nick Polemis, Tarpon Springs
1986
Cracker cow whip making
Master: J. P. "Curly" Dekle, Macclenny
Apprentice: Todd Nobles, Macclenny
African American sweetgrass basketry
Master: Margaret Garrison, Jacksonville
Apprentice: Barbara Turner, Jacksonville
Mexican American piñata making
Master: Victoria Grimm, Deland
Apprentice: Maria Garza, Seville
Raquel Herrera, Seville
Greek sponge diving helmet making
Master: Antonios Lerios, Tarpon Springs
Apprentice: Nicholas Toth, Tarpon Springs
Palestinian embroidery
Master: Nadia Michael, Jacksonville
Apprentices: Abla & Janan Bateh, Jacksonville
Nadya Farah, Jacksonville
Effa Kassis, Jacksonville
1985
Seminole herbal medicine
Master: Susie Billie, Big Cypress
Apprentice: Agnes Cypress, Big Cypress
Anglo-American saddle making
Master: J.D. Cauley, Lakeland
Apprentice: David Cauley, Lakeland
Hungarian embroidery
Master: Margaret Horvath, Gulf Breeze
Apprentices: Elizabeth Spreckelsen, Port Orange
Andrea & Sylvia Kolozsvary, Winter Park
Japanese temari (handball) making
Master: Kazuko Law, Gulf Breeze
Apprentice: Chieri Espasito, Pensacola
Greek tsabouna (bagpipes)
Master: Nikitas Tsimouris, Tarpon Springs
Apprentices: Anthony Tsimouris, Tarpon Springs
George Pilatos, Tarpon Springs
1984
African American visionary painting
Master: Pharaoh Baker, Lake City
Apprentice: Ellis Wright, Lake City
African American white oak basketry
Master: Lucreaty Clark, Lamont
Apprentice: Alphonso Jennings, Lamont
Irish step dance
Master: Kathleen Rondeau, Fort Pierce
Apprentice: Chanda Rondeau, Fort Pierce
Seminole sweetgrass basketry
Master: Ethel Santiago, Immokalee
Apprentice: Margaret Cypress, Immokalee
