Square dance, explained Pegasus Squares’ former president Alan Josephson, is “not a set dance.” It is, instead a set of calls, from the “caller,” telling the dancers what to do next. The caller calls ...

Square-dancing has been part of American social life for centuries. This American folk dance is the product of traditional dances that have gone through many changes over the years, but the main form ...

This July 3, 2019 photo shows Marge Coahran, left, of Toronto, and Scott Amspoker Albuquerque, N.M., calling to dancers during the annual International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs convention ...

Celebrating a tradition in its 53rd year, Hutchinson High School students on Friday laughed, bounced and danced in place anticipating the start of the next song. As "Oh Johnny Oh" began to blare from ...

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.

A Center City hotel ballroom is the stage for the 36th LGBT Square Dance Convention. The annual event is organized by the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs. (Bastiaan Slabbers for ...

A first-person account from off the beaten track, as told to Anne Ford. “At one point, there were 25 or 30 African-American square-dance callers. Now there are probably 12 or 14 of us in the whole ...

Marge Anderson’s association with square dancing began in California and accompanied her back to Atlanta decades ago. ExploreArchery facilitates coordination, upper body strength in seniors Anderson, ...

PHILADELPHIA — There wasn’t a crinoline in sight as 850 square dancers at the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs opened its annual convention last week in a Philadelphia hotel, ...