{"id":2,"date":"2014-10-27T02:53:39","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T02:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.squaredancemn.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-09-18T22:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T03:49:55","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.squaredancemn.com\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.squaredancemn.com\/?page_id=7%20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.squaredancemn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Learn-to-Dance-button.png\" alt=\"Learn to Dance!\" width=\"251\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23.99px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"><a title=\"Learn to Dance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.squaredancemn.com\/?page_id=7%20\"><span id=\"sample-permalink\" tabindex=\"-1\"><strong>Learn to Dance<\/strong><\/span><\/a> &#8211; Click This Link for Square Dance ABCs, Blasts, and Square and Round Dance Classes<\/span><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23.99px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">. If you need help to find a class and location, contact us at <strong><a href=\"mailto:squaredancemn@aol.com\">SquareDanceMN@aol.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 24px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Welcome to Square and Round Dancing in Minnesota. We hope you can find the answers to all your dancing questions. If not, contact us at <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #444444; line-height: 24px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><a href=\"mailto:squaredancemn@aol.com\">SquareDanceMN@aol.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squaredancemn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-02-13-WW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.squaredancemn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-02-13-WW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>About Us<\/h1>\n<p>Square Dance Minnesota, Inc. (SDM) and its associate organizations are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Our mission is to promote and teach square dancing in all its heritage forms (by promoting square dancing and training new people in the activities of square dancing).<\/p>\n<p>SDM and its associate organizations are Public Charities under Section 509(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are deductible under Section 170 of the Code. We are also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, legacies, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106, or 2522 of the Code. Donors are requested to contact SDM at <strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 24px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"><a href=\"mailto:squaredancemn@aol.com\">SquareDanceMN@aol.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0prior to making a donation, other than cash in any form, so that the donation may be reviewed prior to acceptance due to the special obligations raised or liabilities they may pose for SDM.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals or heritage square dance organizations located in Minnesota or nearby locations in Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin can join SDM at any time. 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