Western Square Dance

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Western Square Dance (auch genannt "Modern Western Square Dance" Western Square Dance" oder "Modern American Square eine von zwei Arten von Square Dance zusammen mit "Traditional Square Dance".

Western Square Dance wird von einem geleitet. Ein Square besteht aus 4 Paaren sich in der Anfangsposition zu einem Square aufstellen. Der Caller fügt eine Reihe von Figuren aneinander (choreography) die dann von den im Square ausgeführt werden. Die Anzahl der die gleichzeitig zu einem Caller tanzen ist beschränkt. *** Each of these squares dance of each other. The square functions as "dance team" for the duration of a dance tip" a group of dances usually from the next "tip" by a pause which the dancers regroup into new squares.

Dances are categorized as belonging to particular dance program or level of difficulty. allows the caller to form his/her choreography an agreed-upon and widely known list of that the dancers are understood to be to carry out. Dancers can be assured others who dance the same program know calls. Dancers learn these dance programs at dance clubs.

In addition to sponsoring classes clubs also dances. When a dance is advertised being a multi-program dance then there are "tips" or special rooms available for the at the various different programs.

There are nine different dance programs which the dancer may choose. There is requirement to progress to more advanced levels. is encouraged to dance the program in one is comfortable and to only progress another program if one has such a One is also encouraged to dance a at least one year after having learned before progressing to a new one.

Seven of these programs are managed Callerlab the International Association of Square Dance In addition there are several high level programs. This allows modern western square dance be international. The seven managed lists are follows. After the name of the program an indication of the number of included at the moment (Aug. 2002). There is adjustment of the programs. The tendency is reduce the number of steps at the level (Mainstream) so that there is less learning time to achieve a controlled common of dancing proficiency.

• Mainstream - 68 calls
• Plus - 32 calls - 100 total
• Advanced 1 (A1) - 48 calls concepts) - 148 calls (and concepts) total
• Advanced 2 (A2) - 37 calls concepts) - 185 calls (and concepts) total
• Challenge 1 (C1) - 73 calls concepts) - 258 calls (and concepts) total
• Challenge 2 (C2) - 72 calls concepts) - 330 calls (and concepts) total
• Challenge 3A (C3A) - 81 calls concepts) - 411 calls (and concepts) total

There is an alternative dance program by the American Callers Association called the "1" floor dance program consists of 66 steps at the moment. intention is to create a dance program is more accessible.

Callerlab recommends that the Mainstream program taught in no less than 56 hours. on the length of the individual class how often you meet it can take half year or longer to learn the program. In Europe most notably in Denmark have been recognized a series of partial levels with corresponding dances available at those points (Mainstream 23 45 53 68). This dancers to begin attending dances quicker in learning cycle.

Besides the call of the step be performed a "concept" is an additional of complexity which can be put on of the step to make it more Not surprisingly "concepts" are first introduced when the higher dance programs. To show how work we could take a hypothetical call "Walk" which is defined as walking forward apply a hypothetical concept entitled the "Backwards" or even the "Sideways" concept and the of the walk call is entirely different.

Dress Code

For most of its history square did not have a dress code and square dance still does not. This changed western square dance after World War II apparently to the popularity of Lloyd "Pappy" traveling troupe of "teenage cowboy square dancers" with the influence of western movies and after World War II.

At the lower levels (Mainstream through of modern western square dancing participants are required to wear western-style square dance outfits. dress code was developed in the late and early '60s also influenced by the skirts of the late '50s. The code now often called "traditional square dance attire" spite of the fact that it is quite new and that square dancing actually in New England quite likely Maine.

Men wear long-sleeved western and western-style dress slacks string ties (bolos) or kerchiefs sometimes cowboy hats and boots. Women wear made square dance outfits with petticoats. Partners oftentimes have color- and pattern-coordinated outfits. There been criticism and long discussion about relaxing dress code. This has led to the of "proper" attire as an alternative to so-called "traditional" attire described above. Some clubs the dress code for classes and in summer and some like challenge groups and square dance clubs have never had a code.

See also

Square dance (includes a comparison between and western square dance) Contradance Gay square Square dance clubs Western line dance

External Links

• Callerlab - International Association of Square Dance Callers
• Dosado.com - A good homepage for modern western dance

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