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“Straight square dancing is shrinking because the people are just dying out, and the same thing is happening in gay square dancing,” Young said. The South Florida Mustangs boasted more than 100 members in the mid-1990s but participants slowly withered to just a few and the group stopped offering lessons, according to Bob Young, the group’s vice president.Īnother club, Southern Country South Florida, has about 60 members and promotes both line and square dancing.īut despite the two groups’ popularity, Young thinks the square dancing scene is slowly fading away. Both quickly mastered about 20 steps, or calls, including the star promenade and do-si-do. Wearing trendy torn jeans, a white button-down shirt and black boots, Black, 39, started the class beside Hoppen, 57, a square dancing veteran who he had never met before. It’s just all about the camaraderie.”īlack, of Hollywood, liked his first lesson, even though he admitted he’s not much of a country music fan - he prefers pop and dance music.īut Black said the novelty of gay square dancing persuaded him to give it a shot. “We’re good dancers and we’re very energetic.
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“Square dancing is very gay-friendly,” said Vowell, who has been dancing since 1985.
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Those who didn’t attend the first official class can still participate in the 20-lesson session at Hagen Park, according to the group’s treasurer, Dave Vowell. The men met at a recent dance class hosted by the South Florida Mustangs, the oldest gay and lesbian square dancing club in the country, which revived its once-popular dance classes on Thursday. Wilton ManorsTyler Black and Jack Hoppen buckled their knees and tapped their feet as they waited to hear which step they should use to start their square dancing routine. Participants try the promenade and do-si-do as gay square dancing club begins lessons at Hagen Park in Wilton Manors. Gay square dancing club begins lessons at Hagen Park Here’s the whole article, in case the link goes dead: Check out this article on the resurgence of the South Florida Mustangs: Gay square dancing club begins lessons at Hagen Park.