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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Couples in the Swinging Stars Square Dance Club get into the, ahem, swing of things every time they meet. The group, which celebrates 58 years this May, meets weekly at Roger Bryan Elementary School.

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 ...

It’s Monday night at the Wacohu Grange Hall at Huyett's Crossroads, west of Hagerstown, and a large group of beginner square dancers have come to learn how to correctly swing their partners and ...

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,” ...

Square dancing isn't the same dance you learned in gym class. The sport is making a comeback in the Granite State.This summer, people from all over the state are traveling to the Heel and Toe Square ...