Square dancing and Brad Korb's popularity have something profound in common.

"The communication and follow-through was fantastic, top of the line," said Sunshine Vandenberg, describing the experience she and her husband, Frederick, had when Korb sold their Burbank apartment building early this year. "He was always keeping in touch. Whenever there was work that needed to be done, such as tenting, they set it up and took care of everything."

Likewise, the Vandenberg's beloved hobby of square dancing is essentially an exercise in communication and follow-through with equally beneficial results, though of a very different kind. The "communicators" are callers from all over the U.S., and the follow-through is in a "square" made up of eight dancers who do-si-do and allemande with fun finesse.

"It's good exercise, keeps you off the couch, and becomes a great social club that is a lot like family," said Vandenberg, adding that she and her husband have been members of the Western Weavers Square Dance Club of Burbank for four years.

Though many of the dancers - singles and couples alike - are retired, plenty of the club's members are younger people with and without kids. All members are welcome to the club's regular events, which are alcohol-free and very family friendly. According to Vandenberg, classes for newcomers, with or without partners, will begin Sept. 9. For information, call (818) 845-6058 or (323) 660-3328.