Modern Square Dancing
on Chicago's North Shore
Offering Square Dancing in Chicago's North Suburbs:
Evanston, Kenilworth, and Wilmette
Classes starting this week
Upcoming Mini-Classes for Call Changes
With the new changes to calls for Mainstream '26 (SSD) and Plus '26, North Shore Squares is offering classes to get you ready to go. Classes will be led by a rotation of club callers. These classes start August 3, 2026 and run through August 31, 2026.
Questions?
Laura McDaniel, Education Chair
Square Dance Mainstream '26 New Calls and Directions (SSD dancers)
Being held Mondays from 7:00pm - 8:45, August 3 - August 31
Fleetwood Auditorium (Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center)
1655 Foster Street, Evanston, IL, 60201
Evanston Park District Registration
Square Dance Plus '26 New Calls and Directions (Plus dancers)
Being held Mondays from 7:00pm - 8:45, August 3 - August 31
Fleetwood Auditorium (Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center)
1655 Foster Street, Evanston, IL, 60201
Laura McDaniel was interviewed on Spotlight Chicago, and she taught the hosts a couple calls in the first segment. Then North Shore Squares came out and did a demo in the second segment. Here is the link to the segment:
North Shore Squares members cut a rug during their final summer dance on Aug. 8 at the Kenilworth Assembly Hall. | PHOTOS BY KATHY ROUTLIFFE/THE RECORD NORTH SHORE
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Check out how much fun we have....
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“Approximately 80% of US adults and adolescents do not presently accumulate sufficient physical activity for optimum health” according to the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. These guidelines, created by a committee of exercise and health experts, indicate that square dancers are getting it right! Read the full article or better yet just go square dancing!
