I miss this. I use to square dance in my high school School yrs with Mr Johnson. Mr Johnson if u see this I miss going with ur family to do square dance.
Square dance is how I met my 1st wife. The club crashed our reception. 4 complete squares. My sister's, my parents, maid of honor all were dancing. We had a great time then. My uncle was a caller for square and line dance. I miss doing it.
First danced this when Bob Dalsemer called it for us in this very same lovely room ( with the world's best dance floor). It was a magical moment in my long career as a square dance enthusiast. Love this, Tony. Thanks for posting!!
A nicely flowing dance...easy going pace, tuneful caller and LIVE MUSIC!!! Makes all the difference! I might simplify part of this dance and call it at my dances here in Australia. Thanks for the nice video
Hi, Ken... Thanks for the kind words. I have a simplified version that I adapted from this one, but at the 2011 weekend I used Flippo's choreography because Jim Mayo (our resident modern square dance caller) had just taught all of the moves in it.
My Uncle Jack St. Thomas from Peterborough ont.was in all of No.1 Ontario Greatest square dance Caller that ever lived!! And we miss him and love him Dearly. God Bless you Uncle Jack
At 2:01 Can anyone tell me what it means when a female grabs her skirt and shakes it back-and-forth like this lady at the 2:01 mark. Name? Meaning? Thank you!
No significance whatsoever! In certain styles of square dancing, women do a lot of what was called "skirt work," using a free hand to move their skirt back and forth. It's just a kind of styling that some do and some don't.
Is each dance unique with the caller doing calls to his whim or are there set patterns that each tune has? In other words, do the dancers have to be totally on top of the calls and don’t know what will come next or does each tune have its own pattern so the dancers know what is coming?
+Goldenwa3p - takes a little bit to learn some of the moves, but not so hard to learn. Find some square or Contra dances in your area and you'll have more fun than you can imagine.
It looks hard, but it is actually easy. If you don't know how to do it, it is impossible. If you do know how to do it, it is easy. You go to a class and learn a little at a time. Simple moves are combined into more complex actions. He gives a series of commands, known as calls. For example, when he says Left Allemand, the dancers take left hands and walk around each other in a half circle, release hands and walk away from each other. When he says Star Right, four dancers put their hands together and walk in a circle around the common center. CALLERLAB has grouped calls into Programs. The Basic Program includes 53 calls. You learn more calls until you have mastered 69 calls for the Mainstream Program. Eventually you will learn all 98 calls in the Plus Program. Beyond Plus there is Advanced and Challenge. The official call definitions, animations and teaching videos may be found online. Those can supplement what you are taught in a class. You will be having fun dancing right from the start of your first class; it takes only a few calls to make a dance.
Please can someone write/explain what he is talking in time of promenade? He's talking too fast for me, I can't understand the words :) Great video btw!
It's an imitation of an auctioneer's spiel: "25 dollar bidda, now 30 dollar 30, Will you gimme 30, make it 30, biddle in form of 30 dollar, Who'll-a gimme 30, now, who'll-a make a 30 dollar bid" The number goes up by 5 each time.
Those *are* square dancing clothes. In our network, no special outfits are needed. The clothes in the video are actually a bit dressier than you'll see at some dance events. OTOH, at traditional square dances in rural areas up and down the East Coast, many people dress fancier -- not specifically "square dance" outfits, more like business casual. It varies considerably. Even in the "modern square dance" world (the other network), there's more variety than there used to be.
@@tonybethparkes2864 our club is pretty traditional. My guest bedroom has been taken over as storage for a rainbow collection of crinolines and dresses and my husband and I always match our outfits. We look straight out of any club from the 70s-90s. As a matter of fact a good many of my dresses are vintage from as early as the mid 60s but I also sew a lot, occasionally have some made and buy a few new ones here and there. We are incidentally in our early 40s, the youngest in our club I believe is around 27 and we are located on the WV side of the WV-KY-OH tristate point. Some of our dancers are quite casual attending in office workwear. Surprisingly, the younger people are much more eager to wear traditional dress than the middle years set. They puttheir own twist on it as every generation does but then, everything living must remain growing, evolving and changing
@@stalstonestacy4316 Where I live, the square-dance clubs have a rising average age, hovering in the 60s. Kinda makes me consider moving to an area where it's a more popular activity.
In the fourth grade, my teacher had us move all our desks to the side. We would square dance…..on rainy days. I loved it. 💜
7th grade for me - back in 1963; and I'm still dancing and calling. No live band though LOL.
I miss this. I use to square dance in my high school
School yrs with Mr Johnson. Mr Johnson if u see this I miss going with ur family to do square dance.
Square dance is how I met my 1st wife. The club crashed our reception. 4 complete squares. My sister's, my parents, maid of honor all were dancing. We had a great time then. My uncle was a caller for square and line dance. I miss doing it.
Sounds like a great reception!
@@stalstonestacy4316 It was.
I must say after 3yrs of square dancing.. I was good. I miss it.
First danced this when Bob Dalsemer called it for us in this very same lovely room ( with the world's best dance floor). It was a magical moment in my long career as a square dance enthusiast. Love this, Tony. Thanks for posting!!
A nicely flowing dance...easy going pace, tuneful caller and LIVE MUSIC!!! Makes all the difference! I might simplify part of this dance and call it at my dances here in Australia. Thanks for the nice video
Hi, Ken... Thanks for the kind words. I have a simplified version that I adapted from this one, but at the 2011 weekend I used Flippo's choreography because Jim Mayo (our resident modern square dance caller) had just taught all of the moves in it.
If you can walk and understand English, you can square dance. I was in two clubs in WV in the 80s and 90s. I really miss it.
This is a nice song to dance to. And live music what a bonus! It occasionally gets dusted off and played in Adelaide South Australia.
My Uncle Jack St. Thomas from Peterborough ont.was in all of No.1 Ontario Greatest square dance Caller that ever lived!! And we miss him and love him Dearly. God Bless you Uncle Jack
Wish they would do this now..I'd love to do it again..
They still do - look up square dancing, or contra dancing, in your area...I've danced this in New England within the last few years.
just wonderful, thank you
Loved these awesome dancers such fun!
I can probably remember most of these but it's been 30 years.
It was coming back to me just watching. I haven't square danced since 2005 or 2006 or something like that.
I used to belong to Jefferson squares alamand left overs started when I was 15 loved to to this till I could no longer walk
I love this I wish I could dance like these guys🙂❤❤❤
I love it❤ my husband is from Texas ,i'm from germany this is why❤❤❤❤
The wish bring back square dancing so the young generation understand
Lovely dance Love my square dancing
one of the best!
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good stuff!
At 2:01 Can anyone tell me what it means when a female grabs her skirt and shakes it back-and-forth like this lady at the 2:01 mark. Name? Meaning? Thank you!
No significance whatsoever! In certain styles of square dancing, women do a lot of what was called "skirt work," using a free hand to move their skirt back and forth. It's just a kind of styling that some do and some don't.
@@SquareDanceHistory2 so it’s just some flair! Thanks for answering that for me
Jen Psaki, Circle on back now do-si-do now circle on back now
ok
Is each dance unique with the caller doing calls to his whim or are there set patterns that each tune has? In other words, do the dancers have to be totally on top of the calls and don’t know what will come next or does each tune have its own pattern so the dancers know what is coming?
Some tunes are unique, same tune same figures, and this is one of them. But most are in a general pattern, with the caller filling in the details.
Much more entertaining to set the playback speed to 1.15! Sounds more like a regular auctioneer!
This looks hard
+Goldenwa3p - takes a little bit to learn some of the moves, but not so hard to learn. Find some square or Contra dances in your area and you'll have more fun than you can imagine.
It looks hard, but it is actually easy. If you don't know how to do it, it is impossible. If you do know how to do it, it is easy. You go to a class and learn a little at a time. Simple moves are combined into more complex actions.
He gives a series of commands, known as calls. For example, when he says Left Allemand, the dancers take left hands and walk around each other in a half circle, release hands and walk away from each other. When he says Star Right, four dancers put their hands together and walk in a circle around the common center.
CALLERLAB has grouped calls into Programs. The Basic Program includes 53 calls. You learn more calls until you have mastered 69 calls for the Mainstream Program. Eventually you will learn all 98 calls in the Plus Program. Beyond Plus there is Advanced and Challenge.
The official call definitions, animations and teaching videos may be found online. Those can supplement what you are taught in a class. You will be having fun dancing right from the start of your first class; it takes only a few calls to make a dance.
Not so much hard as challenging, but in a very fun way! We love it. Graduating our classes in 3 weeks
I am fascinated by this....while at the same time....completely uninterested in doing it.
@@minnesotajack1 I think most people get into square dancing as a social outlet. That said, I enjoyed it back in the day.
It's sad to see they no longer where to traditional clothing. For me, it added an additional layer of fun to the dance.
See my answer to Sandyspacecase1 in this comment area.
Come dancing - and wear what you like!
Please can someone write/explain what he is talking in time of promenade? He's talking too fast for me, I can't understand the words :) Great video btw!
It's an imitation of an auctioneer's spiel:
"25 dollar bidda, now 30 dollar 30,
Will you gimme 30, make it 30, biddle in form of 30 dollar,
Who'll-a gimme 30, now, who'll-a make a 30 dollar bid"
The number goes up by 5 each time.
love it! 48 yo white dude and I think its fantastic. Its a shame I dont see more smiles than faces of determination. Cant have it all I guess.
With a fast caller or a lot of beginners, it takes a LOT of concentration 😉
How come no one is wearing square dancing clothes? The dancing was great. I would have gotten mixed up.
Those *are* square dancing clothes. In our network, no special outfits are needed. The clothes in the video are actually a bit dressier than you'll see at some dance events. OTOH, at traditional square dances in rural areas up and down the East Coast, many people dress fancier -- not specifically "square dance" outfits, more like business casual. It varies considerably. Even in the "modern square dance" world (the other network), there's more variety than there used to be.
They're not the square dance clothes that I remember but I haven't danced in almost 30 years.
@@tonybethparkes2864 our club is pretty traditional. My guest bedroom has been taken over as storage for a rainbow collection of crinolines and dresses and my husband and I always match our outfits. We look straight out of any club from the 70s-90s. As a matter of fact a good many of my dresses are vintage from as early as the mid 60s but I also sew a lot, occasionally have some made and buy a few new ones here and there. We are incidentally in our early 40s, the youngest in our club I believe is around 27 and we are located on the WV side of the WV-KY-OH tristate point. Some of our dancers are quite casual attending in office workwear. Surprisingly, the younger people are much more eager to wear traditional dress than the middle years set. They puttheir own twist on it as every generation does but then, everything living must remain growing, evolving and changing
@@stalstonestacy4316 Where I live, the square-dance clubs have a rising average age, hovering in the 60s. Kinda makes me consider moving to an area where it's a more popular activity.
Well, I do declare. YeeHar
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