Despite hillbilly stereotypes and a checkered history, square dancing is on the rise among young and diverse crowds.

Swing your partner and dosey-do. September is National Square Dance Month. Like the culture it came from, square dance has roots in European, Native American and African practices. Square dancing ...

For 75 years, square-dance lovers have heeded the call—or should we say calls—of Glenview Squares. The second oldest square dance club in Illinois has been thriving since it started in September 1950 ...

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 ...

Now here’s a resolution for the New Year. How about giving square dancing a whirl and twirl, courtesy of the Glenview Squares? The Glenview Squares welcomes new dancers to its free Square Dance ...

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 ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. – Between the hoots and hollers of square dancing and the soundtrack of live folk music, sounds of laughter become contagious among those connecting with one another. “Get back home and ...