Questions About Square Dancing
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What is modern square dancing?
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Square dancing is a fun, easy to learn social dance with eight people dancing as a group. The group dances to music while moving in formations called out by a “caller”. What makes it so fun is that you aren’t just dancing with one person all night, nor with a whole room of people. Seven others are just enough to interact with and have a good time. Since the choreography is called out during the songs, you don’t have to memorize entire songs, just the calls. Men, that means you aren’t expected to make up a fun routine for your partner on the spot, as with ballroom dancing. Ladies, that means the choreography is left to the professionals!
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Do I need a partner to square dance?
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You can come with a partner, or come as a single. If you don’t have a partner, we have a partner rotation so you can be teamed up with an experienced dancer during a pair of songs.
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I can’t dance; I’m too uncoordinated.
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You don’t need any special dance experience or skills: if you can walk you can do square dancing. Unlike most forms of dance, what is important is to move around the floor in patterns with the other dancers to the cues from the caller. Exactly how your feet get you there or where your arms are doesn’t matter much. The caller will teach you the steps to the pattern you need to know. You’ll learn quickly because the patterns are repeated often. By the end of the class, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the new moves you learned and even the complex patterns you can perform.
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I hate country music! Isn’t square dancing all country music?
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What should I wear?
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Is it good exercise?
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I’m cutting back on spending. Is it expensive?
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Isn’t square dancing for old people?
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