Swirling skirts and circling dancers aside, Lubbock square dancers believe their hobby is just friendship set to music.
Square dancing, the state folk dance, may have been more popular in years past, but the Lubbock Area Square and Round Dance Federation of several dance clubs continues to offer lessons and plan events in hopes of attracting more dancers.
Loyd Cowan, who runs the Executive Mobile Home Village in Frenship with his wife, Mary, started dancing with her 28 years ago.
