Square dancing can burn as many calories as riding a bicycle, swimming or walking, increases flexibility and stamina, improves balance and posture, reduces stress and tension and tones the entire b… ...

Square dancing evolved from the French quadrille. It gained ground in the 1960s after then-President John F. Kennedy added the activity to the President's Council on Phyiscal Fitness, Oxendine said.

What are the origins of square dancing? As American as the dance feels, the origins of the dance have been traced back to dances from 17th century England and France. It eventually came to North ...

You have to learn the dancing before you show up. We’re doing Southern Square Dancing, which is more folk-oriented, more grassroots-oriented. It’s a lot more free-form. The calls are not at all ...

Glenview square dancing club celebrates 75 years 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 ...

Capital City Squares in Sacramento promotes LGBTQ+ inclusion through square dancing. The group, which has more than 100 members, meets at Fruitridge Community Center.

The club is based out of Somerset County and was founded in 2003. It practices about once per week throughout the summer and puts on multiple tractor square-dancing performances each year in ...

The Glenview Squares welcomes new dancers to its free Square Dance Samplers during January, including on Saturday, Jan. 6 in Glenview at St. David’s Episcopal Church (2410 Glenview Road).

MILWAUKEE — The National Square Dancing Convention kicked off Wednesday at the Baird Center in Milwaukee. This is the first time the convention has been in Milwaukee since 1979.

Square dancing requires lessons to learn the standard set of steps. Find out more at an Open House Dance from 7-8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, at the Tallahassee Senior Center second floor ballroom.