Several groups have social dances with lessons in Lawrence.

photo by: John Young

Jill Allen, Lawrence, teaches various dance moves during a practice workshop before the start of a barn dance at the Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt., Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. Allen, who has been involved with the dances for 25 years, was calling this particular dance.

photo by: John Young

Bruce Duffin swings Kelly Gilbert, both of Kansas City, Mo., around during a barn dance at the Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt., Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012.

photo by: Nick Krug

Swing dancers Hannah Glatter, a Kansas University sophomore from Kearney, Neb., and Brad Anderson, Lawrence resident, take a spin on the dance floor on Aug. 14 at Ecumenical Campus Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.

photo by: Nick Krug

Dancers learn steps during a practice session preceding the KU Swing Society's Tuesday Night Swing on Aug. 14, 2012, at Ecumenical Campus Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.

photo by: Nick Krug

Swing dancers twirl about the dance floor during the KU Swing Society's Tuesday Night Swing on Aug. 14, 2012, at Ecumenical Campus Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.

photo by: Nick Krug

Peter Shilliday, Olathe, and Amber Otto, Overland Park, have a dance during the KU Swing Society's Tuesday Night Swing on Aug. 14, 2012, at Ecumenical Campus Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.