How do you square dance?

Question:in school this year we hav to do square dancing
can u tell me how its doen?
how big do the squares get?
isit a couples thing?will tehre be a lot of physical contact between one couple, boy/girl?
etc.?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: in school this year we hav to do square dancing
can u tell me how its doen?
how big do the squares get?
isit a couples thing?will tehre be a lot of physical contact between one couple, boy/girl?
etc.?

Boy do I remember Square Dancing in P.E.!
And, I Square Dance to this day (20 years).

First, it takes 8 people - 4 couples. A Couple is typically a "Boy & Girl" (This is a designated part. It does not need to be defined by your actual Gender; at least in the GLBT world).

There is a "Caller". This person tells you what to do. It's best if you learn about the moves available (see the first link below). If you "really" want to learn, it can take about 10 weeks to complete the first "Level" of dance -- called Basic (there are about 8-9 Levels of Dance). Some of the calls are "sex" specific. But really, there are only a few. The higher up in the Levels you go, the differentiations between the Boys and Girls parts kind of go away.

This is a contact sport! Lots of hand holding, hand grabbing, hand touching, with both men & women.

The square itself take up about 12'x12' of space. During a dance a Square can sometimes grow larger, or become smaller - it all depends upon the movement.

The music has always been traditionally Western/Blue Grass. However, now-a-days it can range from Big Band to Rock to Club.

The "dress" has traditionally been Men wearing Long Sleeve shirts, and Women wearing dresses. However, this seems to be changing too.

Depending on where you live, there might be a Square Dance Club near you.

However, most people who Square Dance are of a much older Generation (60+). There is one exception: Gay Square Dance clubs (30+) (see link below). Not to brag on the Gay clubs, but they're much more open to non-traditional music & clothes. Many Straight clubs have strict rule about those things.

Just remember, this Original American Art-form is a social dance. You don't even need to have a sense of rhythm!

Most of all, just have fun.

it's music stars squaredancing!!!!!

LoL I remember when I had to square dance in P.E. a few yrs ago. Its pretty simple to learn, there are a few basic steps you will learn and then you just have to do them when the caller or tape tells you to. The square are made up to four "couples." And yes technically it is suppose to be couples thing, but for P.E. its not, when we did this in P.E. we didn't even have enough guys so we had girls dancing together. Its not a lot of physical contact, mostly just holding hands.