Learn to Square Dance
It’s not the “barn dance” you used to do in high school gym class. It’s way more fun! No partner and no experience needed.
Lessons on Monday nights
Broken Wheel teaches new dancers on Monday nights, 6:00 – 7:30 PM, at the David E. Anderson Willoughby Senior Center, 36939 Ridge Road, Willoughby, with caller Brian Turk. New dancer classes are usually free the first two weeks. After that it’s a very modest charge per person.
Questions about lessons? Call Cheryl Kellerman at 440-915-3556, or send us a note.
No lesson dates listed? A new class may be about to start: ask us, or find a class anywhere around Cleveland below.
Not the barn dance you used to do in high school
Seven reasons to give it a whirl
Great low-impact exercise
It’s not uncommon to walk the equivalent of 2 miles during an evening’s dance. Put that unused treadmill in your basement!
You don’t need a partner
If you don’t have someone to dance with, don’t worry. We have “angels” (experienced dancers) in all of our classes who are there to help you every step of the way.
Terrific mental workout
Square dancing is all about dancing the right moves as the caller sings them out, and there are a lot of moves. You’ll be calling on your mental and muscle memory all night.
No better entertainment value
Most new dancer classes are free the first two weeks. After that, it’s a very modest charge per person: way less than the cost of a movie!
Friendships for a lifetime
Square dancing is “friendship set to music.” You’ll make friends you keep for a lifetime, and wherever you go on Earth, you’ll find other dancers: instant new friends everywhere!
“But I hate country music!”
Today’s callers use rock, pop, jazz, blues and more, in addition to country. The music is as varied as the callers and dancers.
Fun for the entire family
Square dancing is fun for all ages. Anyone from 8 to 80 can enjoy themselves at our smoke and alcohol free dances.
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 a few at a time, and before long you’re dancing with callers all over Ohio, and anywhere in the world.
At Broken Wheel we dance Plus, with an Advanced tip to start the night and star tips along the way. New dancers learn the basics first and grow from there.
More classes around Cleveland
Other Cleveland area clubs teach too, on different nights of the week. Find them on the Cleveland Square Dance Federation’s lessons page.
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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.