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On the Web
- Square Dance Search Database - Square and round dance database, searchable by date, city, state, caller, club, cuer or square dance theme. Additional links to related information.
- Square Dance Council of New Jersey - An umbrella organization for square and round dance organizations in New Jersey. Lists member organizations, lessons, how to get license plates and official outfit, and links to other square and round dance sites.
- Old Time Square Dance - Piedmont, North Carolina. Old Time Square Dance preserves and promotes old time and bluegrass music and Appalachian style square dancing.
- Grand Canyon Square Dance Association - Provides information about square dancing and square dance clubs in the state of Arizona.
- Canadian Square and Round Dance Society - Information on square and round dancing, clogging, and contra in Canada. Marketing and PR resources, including a video on teen square dancing.
- Tech Square Dance Club - Cambridge, Massachusetts. Square and round dancing every Thursday, plus level. Dances are held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- G2 Ideas: Square Dance Information - Contains ideas for introducing people to square dancing and information on products of interest to challenge square dancers.
- Animated Square Dance - Square dance animations that contain patterns from basic, thru advanced. Related square dance links.
- Justin's Square Dance Page - A reference for how several calls would be danced in Hexagon Squares as well as some advanced sequences for proficient dancers.
- Valley Squares Square Dance Club - Shelton, Connecticut. Square and round dancing on the second and fourth Fridays, mainstream and plus tips.
Wikipedia Articles
- Square dance club - Square dance clubs are the primary form for organization within the recreational activity of square dancing, and more specifically modern Western square dance. This article's focus is the modern Western square dance club, and it is understood in the context of this article that when the terms "square dance club" or "square dance" are used it refers to the form of ...
- Modern Western square dance - Modern Western square dance (also called Western square dance, contemporary Western square dance, modern American square dance or modern square dance) is one of two types of square dancing, along with traditional square dance. As a dance form, modern Western square dance grew out of traditional Western dance.
- Youth square dance - Youth square dancing has no precise definition, because youth is a relative term. Very generally, it refers to square dancing among people up to their mid-twenties.
- Shingle dancing - Shingle dancing is a form of solo dancing akin to tap dancing, of African American origin, usually associated with old-time music. A shingle dancer dances on a small wooden platform (typically no more than about 30 inches square), sometimes equipped with a bell or a loose piece of metal to allow additional percussive effects.
- Challenge square dance - Challenge square dance, also known as challenge dancing, is modern Western square dance at the most difficult or challenging levels. There are five dance programs at the challenge level; these are called Challenge 1 (C1), Challenge 2 (C2), Challenge 3A (C3A), Challenge 3B (C3B) and Challenge 4 (C4).