stackyFACTS
Culture & entertainment

Why square dancing is an official state dance

HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART

A massive testament to incredibly successful lobbyist efforts. Thanks completely to aggressive lobbying campaigns in the twentieth century, over twenty distinct American states legally declared square dancing as their official state dance. They successfully managed to formally enshrine the act of spinning around in plaid directly into state documents.

Why square dancing is an official state dance
STACKY / Culture & entertainment
One discovery leads to another.

Keep exploring facts in this topic.

Culture & entertainment →
STACKY FOR IPHONE

A bigger world.
One discovery
at a time.

Keep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.

Download on the App Store
ONE MORE DISCOVERY?

Keep exploring

All in this topic →
Male ballet dancers lift more than a ton per show
Culture & entertainment

Male ballet dancers lift more than a ton per show

Next time you think classical dance is just delicate prancing, remember these performers are basically human forklifts. Over the course of a standard…

Discover more
The claps that keep flamenco moving
Culture & entertainment

The claps that keep flamenco moving

If you cannot clap properly, you absolutely cannot participate in this art form. Traditional Flamenco relies heavily on 'palmas', an incredibly complex system…

Discover more
Why Swan Lake can end happily or tragically
Culture & entertainment

Why Swan Lake can end happily or tragically

Depending on entirely where you watch this classic performance, you might get a totally different emotional outcome. Because the original choreography allowed…

Discover more
Chrono Trigger has 13 radically different endings
Culture & entertainment

Chrono Trigger has 13 radically different endings

Releasing in an era where most games simply offered a standard completion screen, this time-traveling adventure went entirely overboard. Depending on exactly…

Discover more
What is the "Wilhelm Scream," a famous Hollywood Easter egg hiding in plain sight in modern massive blockbusters?
Culture & entertainment

What is the "Wilhelm Scream," a famous Hollywood Easter egg hiding in plain sight in modern massive blockbusters?

What is the "Wilhelm Scream," a famous Hollywood Easter egg hiding in plain sight in modern massive blockbusters?

Discover more
Before settling on the legendary name Buzz Lightyear, what tragically lame name did Pixar give the space ranger?
Culture & entertainment

Before settling on the legendary name Buzz Lightyear, what tragically lame name did Pixar give the space ranger?

Before settling on the legendary name Buzz Lightyear, what tragically lame name did Pixar give the space ranger?

Discover more
StackyMore discoveries in the app
Download on the App Store