At 61, square dance teacher and caller Scotty Sharrer has been in a vocation he has loved and pursued for a half-century. Last month, his wife Marlene and a longtime group of square dance friends ...

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 ...

At first glance, a room full of contra dancers looks like mildly organized chaos. But look more closely, and patterns emerge: Four dancers with right hands touching create a spinning star. Long lines ...

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 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. PARIS — The Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club of South Paris has announced ...

I recently returned from the annual Callerlab convention, held this year in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a gala event where the icons of the square dance industry gather to impress and encourage the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A popular square dance caller from Tualatin was arrested in connection with a child sex abuse case on Friday, police said. Charles W. Garner, 55, of Tualatin faces charges of ...

About 100 of the world's most experienced square-dancers showed off their best do-si-dos, promenades and allemande lefts as they kicked off a four-day Callerlab convention Sunday in the Conference and ...

Dan Lawyer was on the dance floor with a woman who wasn't his wife. Betty Lawyer would usually lend her husband out for at least one dance a night. The women outnumber the men by so much at Cowtown ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the National Square Dance Convention last came to Milwaukee in 1979, about 20,000 people clapped, tapped and twirled their ...