Classic Square Dancing

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Instructions: Swing your partner! How well do you remember the calls, costumes, and culture of square dancing?

1.
How many dancers make up a standard square in square dancing?
A
Four (two couples)
B
Ten (five couples)
C
Eight (four couples)
D
Six (three couples)
2.
What is the person who directs the dancers by calling out moves called?
A
The conductor
B
The caller
C
The director
D
The leader
3.
Which square dance call instructs dancers to walk in a circle?
A
Promenade
B
Circle left (or right)
C
Do-si-do
D
Swing your partner
4.
What does the call 'Do-si-do' instruct dancers to do?
A
Walk around each other back to back
B
Bow to your partner
C
Spin in place
D
Link arms and swing
5.
What type of full skirt, supported by layers of petticoats or crinolines, was traditionally worn by women square dancers?
A
A square dance skirt (with petticoats)
B
A wrap skirt
C
A prairie skirt
D
A ballroom gown
6.
What call tells couples to walk side by side in a circle around the square, usually with the lady on the right?
A
Allemande left
B
Star through
C
Promenade
D
Grand right and left
7.
What distinctive type of shirt, featuring decorative stitching and snap buttons, was commonly worn by male square dancers?
A
A Hawaiian shirt
B
A polo shirt
C
A Western-style square dance shirt
D
A tuxedo shirt
8.
What call instructs dancers to face their corner and turn them by the left arm?
A
Allemande left
B
Swing your corner
C
Grand square
D
Pass through
9.
In what decade did square dancing experience a huge revival and become one of the most popular social activities in America?
A
The 1980s
B
The 1950s
C
The 1930s
D
The 1970s
10.
What type of venue commonly hosted square dances in small towns across America?
A
Churches only
B
Barns, community halls, and school gymnasiums
C
Restaurants
D
Movie theaters
11.
Which folk dance pioneer helped standardize square dance calls and sparked the modern square dance movement?
A
Bob Wills
B
Lloyd Shaw
C
Henry Ford
D
Pappy Shaw
12.
What equipment did square dance callers use to be heard over the music and dancing?
A
A whistle
B
A microphone and PA system with a record player or live band
C
A megaphone
D
Just a loud voice
13.
What does 'Grand Right and Left' instruct dancers to do?
A
Weave in and out around the circle, alternating hands with each person
B
Form two lines facing each other
C
Take three steps right then three steps left
D
Make a large square
14.
How many U.S. states have designated square dancing as their official state folk dance?
A
About 5
B
About 10
C
About 20
D
About 30
15.
What social custom was an important part of square dance etiquette?
A
Never talking during a dance
B
Thanking your partner and corner after each tip (dance)
C
Always wearing matching outfits
D
Dancing only with your spouse

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