With roots dating back to the 17th century in England, Ireland and Scotland, American square dance remained popular throughout the mid-to-late 20th century. Congress, too, recognized its cultural ...

When it comes back to recalling memories from our public school days, some are easier to recall than others. But how many of us are still shuddering at having to randomly remember how to square dance ...

In 2000, a friend of mine asked me to go to square dance lessons with her. I frowned, that did not sound like fun at all. I didn’t want someone telling me what to do. I am a two-stepper and dance to ...

When the National Square Dance Convention last came to Milwaukee in 1979, about 20,000 people clapped, tapped and twirled their way across the dance floor. There's fewer square dance partners to swing ...

Friday night and the lights are low. Looking out for a place to go. Search no further: The dancing queens (and kings) have been found. The parking lot at the International Dance Club on the Colorado ...

The music is what you hear first, swirling throughout the spacious room, punctuated by the tap of feet. Then come the dancing figures, advancing and retreating, turning in circles, dipping in and out ...

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski / Steve Koehle and Carol Graham square dance in the Swinging Squares group meeting at Jaggard United Methodist Church. When it comes to square dancing, it doesn’t ...

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 ...