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Dec 2024
35m 42s

Square Dance of Death (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE...

Ballen Studios
About this episode
On a cold December night in 2013, a 59-year-old widow stood on stage at a square dance club in Arkansas, watching some of her closest friends dance together. The woman had owned and run the square dance club for years, and the people out on the floor were just like family to her. But as she listened to the music and called out different square dance steps, s ... Show More
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