Despite hillbilly stereotypes and a checkered history, square dancing is on the rise among young and diverse crowds.
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 ...
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,” ...
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 ...
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 ...
HUNTINGTON — The Huntington Old Time Dance and Music organization has restarted its wintertime square dance series, sparking an increase in Marshall students and other younger folks coming out for a ...
SHREVEPORT, La. -- Shreveport is swinging into action this week as the city hosts the National Square Dancers Convention at the Shreveport Convention Center. The annual event draws dancers, vendors, ...