Microphone in hand, square dance caller Mike Hogan cues up a song as groups of couples take their places on the floor. As the men and women grasp hands, the energetic Omaha man with an easy smile ...

FARGO - Vivid skirts with petticoats were flying and boots were stomping at the Cash Wise Community Center here recently when suddenly the dancing came to a halt. “What happened over here?” square ...

FARGO - Vivid skirts with petticoats were flying and boots were stomping at the Cash Wise Community Center here recently when suddenly the dancing came to a halt. “What happened over here?” square ...

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- If you ask longtime square-dance caller Charlie Stockman what got him hooked, he'll point to his wife. Stockman first took square-dance lessons at Ballenger Community Hall 20 ...

Seeking new blood, 67-year-old group gets down every week at Willow Pass Community Center; lessons start Sept. 14 There just isn’t a lot of buzz about square dancing. Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart ...

The yellow light of a dance hall glows at the end of a dead-end road. Patti Page’s “Tennessee Waltz” serenades over the hand claps, laughter and shuffle of shoes on wood as a square-dance caller ...

They come in jeans and knit ski caps. Shiny cowboy shirts with scorpion bolo ties. Or in pressed suits just from the office. In churches, recreation centers and private basements throughout the Bay ...

Why do people take up square dancing? For most it appears that the appeal is the fun of moving to music in a special way, in a definite pattern, led by a caller who also plays the music. A square is ...

While a few square-dance callers have stayed loyal to turntables and 45s, Johnny Eubanks isn't among them. He's still got a turntable that he sets up in front of Bella Vista's Riordan Hall's stage, ...

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.