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'Good, clean community fun': Dance halls are making a comeback across Wyoming

NPR | By Hanna Merzbach
Published July 12, 2026 at 6:57 AM CDT

Community square dance halls were long cherished social institutions in Western states where small populations are spread over vast distances. Dance halls in Wyoming are making a comeback.

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