Module 24
Square Dancing
I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson the students are expected to:
a. define square dancing,
b. identify the different step in square dancing,
c. execute the steps in square dancing.
II. Overview
Square dancing today is often thought of as a vigorous and exciting dance set to classic Country and Western, American music. Modern square dancing shares in common with its origins a group of four couples, with each couple forming one of the sides. Western square dancing depends upon cooperation as the caller, usually using microphone, calls out moves which required varied steps, spins, turns, and changes with partners.
III. Pre-test
Name:__________________ Course:_____ Yr.&Sec.:______ Score:________
Direction: Write T if the statement is TRUE and F if the statement is FALSE.
_____1. Square dancing is a folk dance arranged in a square.
_____2. This folk dance originated in England and France and was brought to the
United State.
_____3. A Square dance caller usually leads but does not participate in the dance.
_____4. The traditional square dance was established during the 30’s and 40’s.
_____5. The modern square dance is not standardized and can be subdivided into
regional styles.
_____6. In traditional dances it includes Morris Dance, English Country Dance,
Caledonians and the Quadrille.
_____7. The English Ancestor of our Modern square dance is the Morris dance.
_____8. Most of the German around the world participate in square dancing.
_____9. In the United State, the various square dance movements are based on the
traditional dances.
_____10. In the 17th century country dances became popular in England.
IV. Learning Content
In a square dance the participants perform a routine in the shape of a square. This folk dance originated in England and France and was brought to the United States by early settlers, and it quickly became a part of American culture. While some traditional forms of square dancing still exist, most are of the modern type and still thriving today.
Square dancing has its origins in the 17th century dance, the quadrille, as well as incorporates moves from the Morris Dance of the same time period. Further steps were added into square dancing from various regions through the US, and some form of square dancing has often been connected to the pioneers as they moved westward.
Square dance is a folk dance with four couples (eight dancers) arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, beginning with Couple 1 facing away from the music and going counter-clockwise until getting to Couple 4. Couples 1 and 3 are known as the head couples, while Couples 2 and 4 are the side couples. Each dance begins and ends each sequence with "sets-in-order" in the square formation. The dance was first described in 17th century England but was also quite common in France and throughout Europe and bears a marked similarity to Scottish Country Dancing. It has become associated with the United States of America due to its historic development in that country. Nineteen US states have designated it as their official state dance.
The various square dance movements are based on the steps and figures used in traditional folk dances and social dances of the various people who migrated to the USA. Some of these traditional dances include Morris dance, English Country Dance, Caledonians and the quadrille. Square dancing is enjoyed by people around the world, and people around the world are involved in the continuing development of this dance. Square dancers are prompted or cued through a sequence of steps (square dance choreography) by a square dance caller to the beat of music. The caller leads, but usually does not participate in the dance.
While the precise origination of our modern square dance is difficult to know, the roots can be traced back to our English and French ancestors; however, traces of Scottish, Scandinavian, Spanish and other ethnicities are also seen.
The English ancestor of our modern square dance is the Morris dance, performed by six men in two rows of three. Later on, in the 17th century, country dances became popular in England. The French adopted and modified the English country dance and produced the forms of dance known as the quadrille and the cotillion.
It is estimated that today millions of Americans and countless others around the world participate in square dancing. Modern square dance is growing, and new ideas are continuously introduced, ensuring that square dance remains vibrant. Although the average dancer remains in the mainstream levels of square dancing for four to five years, advanced and challenge levels of square dancing have been developed to maintain the interest of the dancers.
Two main types of square dancing
There are two broad categories of square dance:
· Traditional square dance, which is also called "old time square dance". Traditional square dance is not standardized and can be subdivided into regional styles. The New England and Appalachian styles have been particularly well documented; both have survived to the present time. There are several other styles; some have survived or been revived in recent years, some have not. Traditional square dance is frequently presented in alternation with contra dances or with some form of freestyle couple dancing. One ancestor of New England style square dances is the quadrille, and older New England callers occasionally refer to their squares as “quadrilles.”
· Modern Western square dance, which is also called "Western square dance", "contemporary Western square dance", or "modern American square dance". The basis of modern Western square dance was established during the 1930s and 1940s by Lloyd Shaw, who solicited definitions from callers across the country in order to preserve traditional American folk dance. Since the 1970s modern Western square dance has been promoted and standardized by Callerlab, the "International Association of Square Dance Callers". Modern Western square dance is sometimes presented in alternation with round dances.
How to Learn Square Dance Steps
Instructions
A. Do Sa Do
1. Stand facing the center of the room with your partner at your side.
2. Hold your arms up in the classic dancing position if you are a man. Hold your skirt with both hands if you are the woman.
3. Turn toward your partner, and advance forward. The man will pass the woman as she stands at his right shoulder and, without turning around, will circle around her, with his left shoulder passing the woman's left shoulder. He will then step backward into his position, facing the woman. The woman will do the same as the man, and will end facing the man.
B. Flutterwheel
1. Stand with your partner with other couples around the outside of a square. The women from couples who are standing directly across from each other step forward, link hands and circle around clockwise in the middle of the square.
2. Advance forward if you are the man left standing on the outside of the square without your partner. Instead of taking the hand of your partner, take the hand of the woman who stood opposite you across the square.
3. Return to your side of the room if you are the woman, and take the male from the couple who stood opposite with you.
4. Turn to face the center of the square.
C. Reverse the Flutter
1. Complete the same steps as in the Flutterwheel, but this time it is the man who steps forward, and links hand with the man from the couple who stood opposite him.
2. Step forward if you are the woman left without a partner, but take the hand of the man who stood opposite you across the square.
3. Follow the man as he returns to his side of the square, and turn with him to face your partner across the square.
D. Pass the Ocean
1. Advance forward to meet the couple who stands across from you.
2. Move to the right if you are the man so that the woman from the opposite couple will pass by you on your right.
3. Grasp the left hand of the woman from the opposite couple if you are the woman, and revolve so that the women face the center of the circle, but are not standing directly in front of the other.
4. Take the right hands of your partner if you are the men, and stand facing the center of the circle, but not standing directly in front of your partner. If viewed from above, it will appear that the four couples form a wave as they stand with their right hands grasped in the center of the square.
E. Right and Left Through
1. Advance forward with your couple to meet the couple who stands directly across from you. Move to your right to allow the woman from the opposite couple to pass on your right.
2. Take the woman's hand from the opposite couple and spin with her until you face the opposite side from which you originally stood. The woman who is your partner will do the same thing. She will move to the right of the opposite couple's man and spin with him until she faces the opposite side, then step forward with you to the edge of the room.
3. Place your left hand over the shoulders of the woman, take her right hand in yours, and turn her counter clockwise, stepping backward until you do so, until you both face the center of the room. The opposite couple will do the same as you and will end up on the side form which you started.
V. Post-test
Name:__________________ Course:_____ Yr.&Sec.:______ Score:________
Direction: Identify the following statements.
__________1. It is a folk dance originated in England, France, and US.
__________2. It is called “Old time square dance”.
__________3. They are prompted or cued through sequence of steps.
__________4. Who solicited definitions from caller across the country in order to
preserve Traditional American Folk Dance.
__________5. It is a form of freestyle couple dancing.
__________6. It is the international association of square dance caller.
__________7. Ensuring that square dance remains vibrant.
__________8. Incorporates move of square dancing during from the same time
period.
__________9. Known as the head couples.
__________10. Known as the side couples.
Key to Correction
Pre-test
1. T
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. F
6. T
7. T
8. F
9. T
10. T
Post-test
1. Square dance
2. Traditional square dance
3. Square dancers
4. Lloyd Shaw
5. Traditional square dance
6. Callerlab
7. Modern square dance
8. Morris dance
9. Couple 1 & 2
10. Couple 2 & 3
References
The History of Square Dance | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5412152_history-square-dance.html#ixzz19Qok2DDN
How to Learn Square Dance Steps | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_2123651_learn-square-dance-steps.html#ixzz19MXXCuwT
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