Whenever Debbie Dexter tells someone she’s the lesbian president of a gay square dance club, she gets the look. A little smirk, a raised eyebrow--the facial giveaways of disbelief and a barely ...

In 2000, a friend of mine asked me to go to square dance lessons with her. I frowned, that did not sound like fun at all. I didn’t want someone telling me what to do. I am a two-stepper and dance to ...

LIMA — In the good old days of early 1941, as Americans made the most of a nervous peace in the final months before Pearl Harbor changed everything, 59-year-old Bill Hodde, “Lima’s Old Dance Man,” ...

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 ...

There’s no barn. No fiddle. No bales of hay. Square dancing, urban Orange County style, is way cooler than that. Dancers in 20 clubs across the county do-si-do and promenade their partners at churches ...

Sandpipers Square Dance Club to hold square dance classes Start the new year dancing. On Thursday, Jan. 15 from 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m., at La Colonia Center, 715 Valley Avenue, Solana Beach, ...

Allie Hays’ friends had a good laugh when they heard about the class she had signed up for at North Central College in Naperville: Mathematics of Square Dancing. Hays thought it was pretty funny ...

Couples are busting square dance moves in Eagles Hall east of Reno. What makes this different from other dances is the caller, a live choreographer. Dennis Mastin is one. “It’s like working a Rubik's ...

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 ...

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 ...

This story is part of The Greenville News' ‘Try It’ series. Reporter Elizabeth LaFleur tries new (to her) things and shares those experiences first-hand. If you have ideas for a ‘Try It’ column, ...