Swing your partner and dosey-do. September is National Square Dance Month. Like the culture it came from, square dance has roots in European, Native American and African practices. Square dancing ...
For 75 years, square-dance lovers have heeded the call—or should we say calls—of Glenview Squares. The second oldest square dance club in Illinois has been thriving since it started in September 1950 ...
There was a time when Henry Ford weaponized square dancing to fight the growth of jazz music, which he claimed was a Jewish attempt to subvert wholesome American culture. The Detroit Square Dance ...
Nolan Neikirk was skeptical when they were first taken to a square dancing class in downtown Sacramento. "I was like, ‘Square dancing? Like what you do in fourth grade?'" Neikirk said. "But (former my ...
Chip takes a turn at Carcassonne Square Dance. The square dance is a tradition known all across America. And in a tiny town in Eastern Kentucky, a community center claims the title of the ...
RICHMOND, Va. – Between the hoots and hollers of square dancing and the soundtrack of live folk music, sounds of laughter become contagious among those connecting with one another. “Get back home and ...