Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood is booming with construction, high tech, and urban transition. But the "Gypsy Squares", Rabbit Stew's monthly square dance is a neighborhood tradition like no other. On the last Saturday of every month, the Stone Way Cafe opens their doors to The Rabit Stew String Band and friends of old-time music and dancing. Cafe tables are pushed to the walls, and the room fills with live music, community dancing, and a neighborly feel you won't easily

February Gypsy Squares Well a fine time was had by all at the February Gypsy Squares. We gave February a firm handshake, a kind word, and a warm send-off, rounded out with lots of lively music and non-stop dancing. Joanne Pontrello provided expert instruction, tying knots with strings of people and somehow, miraculously, untying them again. The crowd was a great neighborhood cross section, with adults of all ages, and children too. That's one of the magic things about this