Swing your partner and dosey-do. September is National Square Dance Month. Like the culture it came from, square dance has roots in European, Native American and African practices. Square dancing ...

Square dancing is a remarkable thing. If you’ve ever stumbled into a saloon or old roadhouse and seen people in groups or standing in lines on the dance floor performing the moves with their thumbs in ...

With roots dating back to the 17th century in England, Ireland and Scotland, American square dance remained popular throughout the mid-to-late 20th century. Congress, too, recognized its cultural ...

NEW YORK — Ballet, which began life in Western Europe during the Renaissance, is danced all over the globe with many accents. The many ways in which it can be (and seem) American often occupied the ...

Relates the square dance to social dancing teaches the positions of the dancers in relation to the calls and defines terms Includes the swing allemande grand right and left promenade promenade the ...

RICHMOND, Va. – Between the hoots and hollers of square dancing and the soundtrack of live folk music, sounds of laughter become contagious among those connecting with one another. “Get back home and ...

If your last memory of square dancing involves a school gym and an awkward do-si-do with your fifth-grade crush, you might want to give it another twirl. Starting on Sunday, the Square Dusters square ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio --Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will be at Playhouse Square for three performances, Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1. The company’s U.S. tour, which kicks off in Cleveland, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The American Square Dance Group and ...

For 50 years, Wranglers Square Dance Club members have been doing the promenade, do si do and other dance moves in Rancho Bernardo. The current 67 members — about half are RB residents — and other ...