Square dancing and its benefits 14 Articles

by Eva Smart

TOP 10 SQUARE DANCING BENEFITS Alamande left and do-si-do, swing your partner, round she goes! The American Square Dance is a important part of our cultural history. Square dancing is good, old-fashioned fun and a liv...read more

by Joe Coffman

What's a Yellow Rock'? I've always been somewhat shy and had a hard time meeting new people. It's not that I'm embarrassed; it's just that I don't know if they want to talk to me, so I never take the lead. I guess I lik...read more

by Rachel Gates

Imagine that you are seven years old in a room surrounded by people who are between 35 and 87 years old. You are standing next to your dance partner who is easily two feet taller than you. You've been eyeing the cookies ...read more

by Laurie L. Bishoff

Square dancing has many benefits, some are listed below. 1. Square dancing is a great thing to do on a date or family activity. My parents met at a square dance. Family weddings and celebrations always included rounds ...read more

by Annalou Mack

SQUARE DANCING: THE AMERICAN NATIONAL FOLK DANCE Some of my earliest memories are of going to square dances with my parents in the back room of a store or a neighbor's living room. Although too young to join in the squ...read more

by Donna Marie Cox

Square dance is a folk dance in which four couples are arranged in a square. There is one couple on each side, starting with couple 1 facing away from the music and going counter-clockwise until getting to couple 4. Coup...read more

by Carol Gustke

Doctors are always telling us to exercise for better health. If you enjoy dancing, then square dancing may be your best choice of exercise. Square dancing burns two hundred calories in thirty minutes. It's a low impact...read more

by Rocky Lynne

I think one of the best benefits of square dancing is that you can do it up until your dying days. When I think about square dancing, I think about senior centers full of folks who can no longer run or ice skate or water ...read more

by Pat Merewether

One of the best ways to make exercise fun is by Square Dancing. My in-laws were very active and healthy well into their 80's. They went square dancing every week, sometimes twice a week, and I'm certain it played a part i...read more

by Lynn Mann

Square dancing... not just for squares. I live in Maryland, and square dancing is our Official State Dance. I didn't even know states had official dances. Like most other people I know, I had a square dancing unit ...read more

by Caitlin Muir

Most of us remember learning square dancing in grade school. We were oddly fascinated with it, wondering if that really was how our forefathers had danced. But we went home, turned on the TV and forgot about the dance. MTV...read more

by Shenni Bubb

Square dancing firstly is exercise which we all need. Thus it certainly is beneficial for this in itself. Square dancing is suitable for all ages as there are so many different levels to accommodate for your skills as wel...read more

by Music girl

Square dancing has many benefits. Some of these are: 1. It's getting you off the couch! Exercise (any form) is beneficial for your health. If you are going to excercise regularly, then it may as well be social and fun. Yo...read more

by Sara Wall

This isn't sissy gym class stuff! Square dancing is a great family activity. To get started, you need to contact your state's Square Dance Association. They can direct you to clubs that are giving lessons. If you can w...read more