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 ...

The Swinging Mates’ feet still moved as beautifully to the music’s beat as a lyric poet’s rhyme. More than 100 modern Western square dancers stepped to their caller’s cadence, dazzling the crowd as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A Center City hotel ballroom is the stage for the 36th LGBT Square Dance Convention. The annual event is organized by the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs. (Bastiaan Slabbers for ...