Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the National Square Dance Convention last came to Milwaukee in 1979, about 20,000 people clapped, tapped and twirled their ...

At some point in my Minnesota elementary school gym class, we were taught square dancing. Kids for groups of eight, with four pairs starting in a square, facing each other. I can still remember the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes back to recalling memories from our public school days, some are easier to recall than others. But how many of us ...

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 ...

There was a time when Henry Ford weaponized square dancing to fight the growth of jazz music, which he claimed was a Jewish attempt to subvert wholesome American culture. The Detroit Square Dance ...

For acclaimed square dancer Donald Hanhurst, 88, and his wife, Loretta, 85, dancing is not just a shared passion but a lifestyle. And they’re not giving up their favorite hobby anytime soon. Donald, ...

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 ...

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.

After the death of her husband, Don, in July, Yvonne Martin needed an outlet. She belonged to a knitting group, but wanted something more, something that kept her connected with Don. She honed in on ...