This video speaks for itself, but let’s take note of some points of interest: While the young square dances, notice that they have time to pause sometimes between calls. Did you notice how quickly they move and add in an extra time around for a partner swing while they are moving. Mmmm, energy to burn! …
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Levels of Modern Square Dance
There are different levels in Square Dancing that has most to do with proficiency.
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 …
Kip Garvey on Turning Things Around in Square Dancing
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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 …
Three Letter File Naming List
Click here to explain 3 Letter ID Naming Convention. Below is a table of 3 Letter ID’s that I have developed over time. See the above link for explanation of how to use it. If you wish to add a 3 letter ID to the list below, Contact me, Dave Brown, and I can add …
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 …