Try Square Dancing
No partner, no experience and no fancy clothes needed. If you can walk and you can laugh, you can square dance.
How it works
A caller stands at the front and calls out each move in time to the music. Eight dancers, four couples in a square, follow along together. Nobody memorizes a routine: you learn the calls one at a time in a series of friendly lessons, and before long you’re dancing to callers all over Ohio, and anywhere in the world.
Why people love it
- Fun. You’ll laugh more in one evening than you have all week.
- Fitness. A night of dancing covers miles without feeling like exercise.
- Friendship. Square dancers are some of the most welcoming people you’ll ever meet.
- Good for the mind. Reacting to the caller keeps you sharp.
Free beginner lessons in Grove City
Grove City Western Squares holds free beginner lessons on Monday nights, 7–9 PM, at the E. L. Evans Senior Center, 4330 Dudley Ave. Each session runs 10 weeks, and three sessions in a row take you through all the Basic, Mainstream and Plus calls.
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More classes around Columbus
Other Central Ohio clubs teach too, on different nights of the week. Find every beginner class around Columbus at Columbus Square Dance.
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Want a head start?
Our 3D Animations page shows any call danced out, step by step, so you can see a move before you try it.
