Why do people take up square dancing? For most it appears that the appeal is the fun of moving to music in a special way, in a definite pattern, led by a caller who also plays the music. A square is ...

They come in jeans and knit ski caps. Shiny cowboy shirts with scorpion bolo ties. Or in pressed suits just from the office. In churches, recreation centers and private basements throughout the Bay ...

One recent Wednesday evening, Kurt Gollhardt and Darren Gallina were preparing to live call a square dance. “Find a spot on the floor in your living room, in your RV; maybe you’re on your back porch,” ...

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Ketchikan’s square dancers warmed up a chilly Friday night in the Creekside Cabaret with laughter and enthusiastic allemandes timed to the lively music of the Free Radicals ...

ABILENE, Texas — Square dancing sounds complicated, but it's not as hard as it seems. It's all about movement and having fun. KTXS spoke with the organizers of free square dancing lessons who told us ...

Today’s square dancing is a far cry from the simple, repetitive steps used decades ago in grade school physical education classes. It’s lively, friendly, fun and provides both physical exercise and ...

Retired Navy Master Chief Virgil Forbes was doling out orders at Meade Middle School Friday night. But he wasn’t instructing service members or ROTC cadets. Forbes is the caller for the Swinging ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Square dancing has been a tradition since ...

BRECKSVILLE, Ohio -- Square dancing developed long ago from a mix of English country dances and African-American social dances, with communities getting together in what were originally intended as ...

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 ...