Good Promotional for Square Dancing

Modern Square Dancing. This video refers to “Modern Pattern Dancing”, but keep in mind 99% of it is still Square Dancing. Also, what is not shown, is Round Dancing (Queued Ballroom Dancing). At festivals, Round Dancing is usually in a separate hall. At your local club Square Dance club, there is often Round Dancing between …

From The Old To Modern Square Dance

I would like to make note that this video represents the transition of the original square dancing (before amplification) to the now modern Square Dancing. As a result of no modern technology, calls were more prompted, and involved 16, 32 and 64 beat routines simply because the prompter (now caller) had to yell at the …

3 Letter ID Naming Convention

First let’s address the three letter concept. I come from the DOS days where file names were of the eight.three format (12345678.123) or (filename.ext) I was hard pressed to name files with only 8 letters and be able to recall or search my computer for any particular file. For this reason, I came up with …

Picture Naming Convention

From the Flickr link below, and from the pictures that came up on that link, I have no idea what or where the pics came from other than the commentary on that link. https://www.flickr.com/photos/156509864@N03/ Here’s the difference. You will notice that some of the pictures are named from the camera. ie: “P1460645”. The only thing …

Types of Dance Explained!

Types of Dance Explained! by Dave Brown When you attend a Modern Square Dance, there are three types of dancing that is possibly offered depending on the club format. Please note that the Term “Square Dance” is often used, even when Round and Line dancing is offered. “Square Dancing” is often the main dance attraction …

The “Allemande Left” Reward

The “Allemande Left” Reward By Dave Brown As humans beings, we take great satisfaction in モReaping the Rewardヤ. Rewards are not necessarily monetary as rewards come in many forms. As an example, a child having done a good job tying his/her shoe, gets a hug as a reward for a job well done. Many people …

Touch, Experience It!

Touch, Experience It! By Dave Brown I am always fascinated by people when I ask for them to try Square Dancing. Different reactions can be expected, but rarely, when given a date and time, do I hear, モI’ll be there for class!ヤ It really seems to be a difficult process to bring new people into …