Square dance club goal is to promote and advance square dance as a recreational activity. Typically clubs accomplish this goal through the following activities: This is not an exclusive list, and square dance clubs are constantly on the look out for new ways to achieve their goals. Associations, partnerships and other cooperative ventures have become increasingly more important to square dance clubs. Membership in square dance clubs seems to have peaked in the late '70s and early '80s, and has gradually decreased since that time. Providing classes and training opportunities is the main activity for the majority of square dance clubs. This activity
Activity centre urban locations, commercial buildings often combine multiple functions, such as offices on the upper levels with retailing on ground levels. The purpose of activity centres, or neo-traditional development such as urban villages or compact cities are to provide a mixed use core, within walking distance for most residents. Employment centres are incorporated into these types of areas, so that residents have the opportunity to both live and work within the centre. Activity centre policies in most countries provide guidance for local and state agencies as well as the development industry as to the preferred locations for these commercial land uses.