Modern square dance lessons for beginners begin at 6 p.m. on June 17 at the White Mountain Community Dance Hall, 1105 Old Hwy ...

By the 1950s, Americans were embracing "modern western square dance," where groups of four couples follow "calls," directions given by speaking and song. The majority of square dancers ...

Square dancing can be traced to 15 th-century Europe, influenced by dance moves from England, France, Scotland, Scandinavia and Spain. Modern dancers who attended a recent session at Sherwood ...

SLIDESHOW: Oliver Vogel, right,, square dances with the El Camino Reelers at St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Palo Alto on Jan. 12, 2024. Photo by Magali Gauthier. For nearly 40 years, El ...

Despite its regional roots, though, public enthusiasm has waxed and waned. In the 1980s, modern Western square dance clubs, which practice a different, more standardized version of square dancing ...

Discover the joy of modern square dancing in the upcoming session of “Beginning Square Dance,” starting Thursday, May 29, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Delta First Baptist Church gymnasium, 1250 ...

“It’s not the hoedown some people think it is; it’s modern square dancing so it’s a little bit different,” Claar said. One big difference is that there are not as many calls — or dance ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. DOVER — Learn more about modern square dancing including a demonstration and a chance to try it out for yourself at Dover Public Library ...

Lopez is another Glenview Squares dancer. "It gets you away from other things in your life that could be problems for you." ...

SQUARE DANCING BY THE WAY, IS THE OFFICIAL FOLK DANCE OF MASSACHUSETTS AND A COMMON MISCONCEPTION IS THAT IT REQUIRES WESTERN ATTIRE. IN FACT, MOST DANCERS PREFER COMFORTABLE MODERN ATTIRE ...

It’s modern-day country square dancing ... club that’s part of the larger International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs. He’s seen a lot of the Hotlanta members age — some ...

both theoretical physicists who combine their passion for math and modern Western square dance. Both are callers and dancers. They explore the underlying mathematical structures in this form of ...