My DH and I used to square dance for a long time. It was fun and a lot of exercise, no drinking, just nice people who got together to dance and enjoy themselves in a decent way. We even took the kids, who started dancing themselves at about age 12 or so. Even took the baby with us, nursed him in a corner with a blanket draped over my shoulder. No problems with that. Several families brought their little kids.
My Grandma said that when she was young they went to square dances in people's homes or barns, and put the kids to bed in a mass of quilts or coats on any available flat surface, including hay bales.