What is Square Dancing anyway?
SQUARE DANCE – America’s National Dance If you think square dancing is just for your grandma – you’re wrong! Country Barns, haystacks, fiddle music, and farmers in overalls; that’s the image most people have of Square Dancing. Those people are always surprised when they see how our National Dance has come of age. Today’s dancers move to modern music, they meet in air-conditioned schools and recreation department halls, and they come from all walks of life. A pleasant mix of Classic Rock, Top 40, Country, Latin, and “Oldies” is used at most Square Dances today. Just as the music is a blend of styles, so are the dancers, with everyone from company presidents to unemployed, and from student to retired, all having a good time together. It doesn’t matter who you are, or what you do, just that you like having a good time with friendly people. Square Dancing has often been described as “Fun and Friendship Set to Music”. What better place for friends to meet each other for a relaxing evening o
