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 ...

The traditional couples dance is making a post-COVID comeback, just in time for winter barn dances and community socials. Cowboy boots not required. Though COVID took a toll on square dancing, it’s ...

Square dance, explained Pegasus Squares’ former president Alan Josephson, is “not a set dance.” It is, instead a set of calls, from the “caller,” telling the dancers what to do next. The caller calls ...

MILTON-FREEWATER — The Muddy Frogs Square Dance Club is inviting the public to its open house and introduction to modern Western square dance. The free event is Sunday, Jan. 7, 2-4 p.m. in the ...

Swingin’ Beavers Square Dance Club is offering several opportunities to give square dancing a whirl in the next few weeks. People of all ages, and especially those with no previous dance experience ...

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 ...