Other Traditional Squares

The traditional square dance is a unique American social event that features live music, called squares and other traditional dances like flatfooting, waltzes and two-steps.

Once the major social event for rural communities throughout the nation, square dances have mostly been displaced by the spread of popular culture, Western Square Dancing, other kinds of social dances like Contra Dancing and ballroom dance.

Several traditional square dances continue to survive. Many of them are in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, Southwest Virginia and North Carolina.

Here are a few that we know about:

Location	Day	Contact
Ararat, VA	Saturdays
Blacksburg, VA	1st saturday(*)	Old-Time Music & Dance Group
Cochranville, PA	3rd saturday
Denton, NC	3rd saturday(**)	Denton Dance
Fries, VA	Fridays
Laurel Springs, NC	Saturdays	Burgiss Barn
Patrick Springs, VA	Saturdays
Philadelphia, PA	2nd tuesday
Russellville, PA	2nd saturday
Sparta, NC	Saturdays
Floyd, VA	Fridays	Friday Night Jamboree

(*) - September through June; 3rd saturday in January

(**) - 2nd saturday in December