The dance used to be taught in elementary school physical education classes and became the official dance of Texas in 1991.

A group is hoping to set a new record at this year's Champlain Valley Fair for the most people square dancing at the same time. On Tuesday, organizers with the Champlain Valley Fair announced the ...

Led by caller Doren McBroom, members of The Crossfires Club square danced hand in hand leading one another across the dance floor at Columbia Presbyterian Church. Founded by Chip Campbell in 2016, the ...

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 ...

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.

Allie Hays’ friends had a good laugh when they heard about the class she had signed up for at North Central College in Naperville: Mathematics of Square Dancing. Hays thought it was pretty funny ...

In 2000, a friend of mine asked me to go to square dance lessons with her. I frowned, that did not sound like fun at all. I didn’t want someone telling me what to do. I am a two-stepper and dance to ...

They come in jeans and knit ski caps. Shiny cowboy shirts with scorpion bolo ties. Or in pressed suits just from the office. In churches, recreation centers and private basements throughout the Bay ...

This story is part of The Greenville News' ‘Try It’ series. Reporter Elizabeth LaFleur tries new (to her) things and shares those experiences first-hand. If you have ideas for a ‘Try It’ column, ...

It’s Sunday evening and dozens of people are ping-ponging around the room at Berkeley’s Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center. It’s the end of a three-day traveling music festival called “Dare to Be ...