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 ...

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 ...

While you are passing time, does it ever occur to you the time is passing? Precious time! Time that will never be again. Time itself is infinite, but our time is rationed. I often reflect on the time ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Square dancing has been an integral part of David Lang’s life since he was a boy. “I (was) probably dancing before I was born because my mother was dancing when she was pregnant with me,” said Lang, ...

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 ...

Retired Navy Master Chief Virgil Forbes was doling out orders at Meade Middle School Friday night. But he wasn’t instructing service members or ROTC cadets. Forbes is the caller for the Swinging ...

When the National Square Dance Convention last came to Milwaukee in 1979, about 20,000 people clapped, tapped and twirled their way across the dance floor. There's fewer square dance partners to swing ...