List of U.S. state dances

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]

^ Official State Dances, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
^ Sampson, Pamela (October 22, 1996). "Critics Claim Square Dance Conspiracy Confuses Culture with Hobby". Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

[1] Official State Dances, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.

[AP_Square-2] Sampson, Pamela (October 22, 1996). "Critics Claim Square Dance Conspiracy Confuses Culture with Hobby". Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

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