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Square Dance: Table of Contents

Square Dance: Basic Definitions

basic definitions video (0:20 to 1:15)

Square Dancing; Heads; Sides


Why called
‘Square Dancing’?

four couples
arrange themselves
in a square


head couples
(or just ‘heads’):

couple with back to music (#1)
and
opposite couple (#3)

side couples
(or just ‘sides’):

remaining two couples
(#2 and #4)

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