Square dancing grew out of traditional folk dancing and regional traditions that go back to early American pioneers, who brought dance steps to their new country and communities.

The Claxton Country Squares have been dancing for more than 39 years. They say if you can move you can square dance. Join ...

Couples take to the dance floor Feb. 8, 2017, during the Swinging Stars Square Dance Club meet. The music had a distinctive beat and the caller kept everyone moving in sync, making the same pattern.

BCM says the event is free, with a tutorial starting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, and the dance beginning at 7:00 p.m. Square dance caller Tyler Hughes and a live string band will be on hand for the night.

John Stultz, center, ends a dance with a big "woo" during a meeting of the Swinging Mates Square Dance Club on July 28 in the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana building in Fairbanks Park.

Square dancing comes with its own lingo, so I had a lot to learn. For example, every time the dancers get up to dance, it's called a "tip," and there are usually eight tips at a dance.

Claxton Country Squares, a western style square dance club, offers a gathering place for regular square dances and lessons for those desiring to learn this art − the official folk dance of Tennessee.

Country dance instructor Sue Schaller of Whitehall, a one-time go-go dancer, says country dancing has been big in the South and Mid-west for years. It made its way to the Lehigh Valley a little ...

Tom Cassidy, 26, who came to the Caper Cutters dance from Castro Valley, likened learning square dancing to a memory game - like following the lighted patterns on the vintage Simon electronic toy.

During their stay in the north country, Krakauer and Tagg started writing music based on recognizable dance forms, including a square dance, a polka, a Jewish hora, a calypso and, of course, hornpipe.