FARGO - Vivid skirts with petticoats were flying and boots were stomping at the Cash Wise Community Center here recently when suddenly the dancing came to a halt. “What happened over here?” square ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Hundreds of thousands of people square dance. But few people become callers, whose individualized, rhythmic patter directs the dancers into their choreographed moves. When Lawrence F. Dunn was first ...

The Friendly Squares will have its first square dance of the year from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Niles SCOPE Center, 14 E. State St., Niles. Gene Hammond will be the caller, and Frankie Hammond ...

Square dancing brings people together under a banner of frilly skirts and matching shirts. The common language that all callers and dancers use, even in other countries, makes it easy for dancers to ...

Have you heard that it’s good for your brain to learn a new skill? That physical exercise and social activity are good for your health? You can get it all in one package – learn how to square dance.

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 ...