Many states of the United States have adopted official dances as one of their state symbols. The practice has extended to U.S. territories and Washington, D.C.[1]

Starting in the 1970s, many states adopted square dance as their state dance, the result of a campaign by square dancers to make it the national dance.[2]

Table

State, district,
or territory		DanceYear adopted Ref.
AlabamaSquare dance1981 [3]
ArkansasSquare dance1991 [4]
California West Coast Swing1988 [5][6]
Square dance (Official folk dance)
ColoradoSquare dance1992 [7]
ConnecticutSquare dance1995 [8]
DelawareNone (Maypole 2016–2017) [9][10]
District of Columbia Hand dancing 1999 [11]
GeorgiaSquare dance1996 [12]
HawaiiHula1999 [13]
IdahoSquare dance1989 [14]
IllinoisSquare dance1990 [15]
KentuckyClogging2006 [16]
LouisianaSquare dance1999 [17]
MarylandSquare dance1994 [18]
MassachusettsSquare dance1990 [19][20]
MinnesotaNone (Square dance was proposed in 1992 and 1994)[21]
MississippiSquare dance1995 [22]
MissouriSquare dance1995 [23]
NebraskaSquare dance1997 [24]
New JerseySquare dance (Official folk dance)1983 [25]
North Carolina Clogging (Official folk dance)2005 [26]
Carolina shag (Official popular dance)
North DakotaSquare dance1995 [27]
OklahomaSquare dance1988 [28]
OregonSquare dance1977 [29]
South Carolina The Shag1984 [30]
Square dance (State American Folk Dance)1994 [31]
Richardson waltz (State waltz)2000 [32]
TennesseeSquare dance1980 [33]
TexasSquare dance1994 [34]
UtahSquare dance1994 [35]
VirginiaSquare dance2011 [36]
WashingtonSquare dance1979 [37]
WisconsinPolka1993 [38]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official State Dances, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
  2. ↑ Sampson, Pamela (October 22, 1996). "Critics Claim Square Dance Conspiracy Confuses Culture with Hobby". Associated Press. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Official American Folk Dance of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2001-07-12. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  4. ↑ "Arkansas American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
  5. ↑ "History and Culture - State Symbols". The California State Library. State of California. 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  6. ↑ "California State Dance". NETSTATE.COM. NSTATE, LLC. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Symbols & Emblems | Archives". archives.colorado.gov.
  8. ↑ "Connecticut State Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
  9. ↑ "Chapter3. State Seal, Song, and Symbols", Title 29. State Government: General Provisions, retrieved 2019-05-28
  10. ↑ Goss, Scott (May 8, 2018), "Delaware looks to get in on maypole dancing craze (a few centuries late)", DelawareOnline, retrieved 2019-05-28
  11. ↑ Austermuhle, Martin (August 27, 2010). "What the Heck Is Hand Dancing?". DCist. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  12. ↑ "Georgia State Folk Dance, Square Dancing, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
  13. ↑ http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0005/HRS_0005-0021.htm
  14. ↑ "Idaho State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
  15. ↑ "Illinois official Dance". State Symbols. Illinois State museum.
  16. ↑ "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. 2007-03-30. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  17. ↑ "Louisiana State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
  18. ↑ "Square Dance, Maryland State Folk Dance". msa.maryland.gov.
  19. ↑ Folk dance of the Commonwealth, General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 2, Section 32.
  20. ↑ "State Symbols". Citizen Information Service. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  21. ↑ "Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious State Symbols - Minnesota". www.leg.mn.gov.
  22. ↑ "Official State Dances from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
  23. ↑ "Missouri State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
  24. ↑ "Nebraska State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
  25. ↑ "New Jersey's State Dance". The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  26. ↑ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  27. ↑ "North Dakota State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
  28. ↑ "Oklahoma State Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
  29. ↑ "Square Dance". 8 October 2014.
  30. ↑ "SC Statehouse Students' web page, The State Dance - The Shag". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  31. ↑ "SC Statehouse Students' web page, The State Folk Dance - The Square Dance". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  32. ↑ "SC Statehouse Students' web page, The State Waltz - The Richardson Waltz". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  33. ↑ "Tennessee State Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com.
  34. ↑ "Texas Legislature Online - 72(R) History for HCR 153". Texas State Legislature. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  35. ↑ Utah State Folk Dance - Square Dance from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
  36. ↑ "Virginia Emblems And Designations". Virginia State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  37. ↑ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
  38. ↑ "Wis. Stat. § 1.10(2)". State of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
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