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 ...

Orwell resident Peter Tobin calls a square dance at the Lothrop Elementary School gymnasium in Pittsford on Sept. 3, 2025. It was the first meeting of the new dance year for the Cast Off 8's, a square ...

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 ...

A Tulsa organization founded in 1945 still meets every week to square dance. The Northeast Oklahoma Square Dance Association does $5 lessons every Friday night starting at 7 p.m. inside the Memorial ...

As people grow older, it becomes a challenge to find proper exercise that keeps their bodies active. While finding an exercise that is not too strenuous for an older body can be challenging, there is ...

Have you heard that it’s good for your brain to learn a new skill? That physical exercise and social activity are good for your health? You can get it all in one package – learn how to square dance.

GIVE IT TO ME HIGH. GIVE IT TO ME SOFT. LEAVE IT ON THE DANCE FLOOR. LET’S HEAR IT FOR DAN AND ROCHELLE. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. DOSEY DOE. IT’S THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE NORTH SHORE TOWN OF MIDDLETON, AND ...

The National Square Dancing Convention kicked off Wednesday at the Baird Center in Milwaukee. This is the first time the convention has been in Milwaukee since 1979. This year's tagline for the event ...

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 ...

This September, square dancing is back in full swing (if you'll forgive the use of the wrong dance jargon), with classes hosted in Albany, Corvallis and Lebanon. For the groups running the classes, it ...