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Square Dance: Table of Contents

Square Dance Basic 1: Circulate

Circulate at Taminations
Circulate video (column, box, split, 1½:   1:25 to 4:08)
Circulate video (ends, centers, couples, all 8:   0:13 to 1:33)
Basic 1

Circulate

Key concept:
To circulate, you walk around a center point to the next position in a formation.
Depending on the situation, it might be a group-of-8 center, or a group-of-4 center.
START:
many
(this is ‘box circulate’) 		ACTION:
drop hands;
move forward along circulate path
to next position 		END:
same as start formation,
except new dancers
occupy each place
see also:   split circulate
Basic 1

(sample) Circulate Paths


centers circulate
ends circulate
all 8 circulate
column circulate

Couples Circulate


START:
each couple acts
as a single unit
ACTION:
couples hold hands;
as a unit,
move to next position
END:
same as start formation,
except new couples
occupy each place