Square dancing is a remarkable thing. If you’ve ever stumbled into a saloon or old roadhouse and seen people in groups or standing in lines on the dance floor performing the moves with their thumbs in ...

It’s a Thursday night and a group of folks in Washington Heights do-si-do to the bassline from “Shake Your Groove Thing” by Peaches & Herb. Square dancing has a reputation as more of a hobby for white ...

While sharing square dance and cowboy songs in Historic Forestville, Bob Bovee said "I’ve had the good fortune to meet some of the great older players and learn from them over the years." From left, ...

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 ...

HERE’S SHAYNA. 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 ...

This tape were recorded on Nov. 7, 1953, at a square dance in Springfield, Missouri. The performers include callers, fiddler, banjo player, bass player, and, on one track only, a pianist. Most tracks ...

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 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Duke City Square Dance Club has been bringing square dance to the community since 1981 and have grown to be a proud part of New Mexico’s culture. Square dancing has ...

It's much harder than it looks, but there are several clubs in the Chicago area where you can learn square dancing. One of those clubs, Glenview Squares, is celebrating a major milestone. There are ...