American Square Dancing (1947)

let's swing your partner elleven lift for the only panty element listen a little bit friend [Music] deflect your Taylor the sand your honey and harmony dominating did you come straight [Music] now let's watch a student group work out some of the with the traditional set of four couples each couple stands on one side of an imaginary 10-foot square the couple facing the orchestra is known as the head or first couple to their right is the second couple the third couple stands opposite the first and here is the home station of the fourth couple a gentleman always has his partner on his right the call is honor your partner now it's honor your corner then swing your partner for the swing partners face each other each takes a short step sideways with the left foot the gentleman's right hand supports the lady in the small of her back her right hand lies palm down in his left and her left hand rests on the upper part of his right arm their hips are almost touching right feet side by side as they swing around taking short quick steps this walk step for beginners is simple and effective some dancers do a buzz step while pushing downward and backward with a toe of the left foot while pivoting on the right the other men left is a movement repeated many times during an evening of square dancing on Nicole alum and left gentlemen and corner lady face each other and join left hands like this then they walk once around each other counterclockwise to their original own position here's the Aleman left again with a whole square at the end of this movement partners are facing each other so now isn't left hands are joined its natural to extend right hand to partner and join hands at the call grand right and left partners pass right shoulder to right shoulder as they start around the circle the gentlemen takes the left hand of the next lady in his left hand and they pass to the left of each other and so on until he meets his partner halfway around with his right hand in her right she reverses direction and like a pair of skaters they join left hands underneath right the promenade is simply a graceful walk or two step to music back at home stations partners face each other ladies curtsey gentlemen Bob now with music let's put these fundamentals together in the simples Bunyan corner not swing your partner's own [Music] to make you partner halfway around [Music] now without music let's see how couples go visiting on the call first and third couples promenade the outside ring these couples walk around outside the set while the other couples having taken two short steps to the center remain until both visiting couples of paths then return the station and turn to receive their visitors now it's right and left row with a couples you mean the two couples exchanged places turn and return to position on the call right and left back the next call may be two ladies chain followed by a chain right back in the right and left through each gentleman passes his lady through the opposite couple then partners join hands in this manner as he turns are in place the ladies pass each other by left shoulders and then move forward on the pivot as the gentleman turned backward for the two ladies chain the ladies past in the center and join left hand with the opposite gents will turn them in places before the call chain right back is executed in the same way and returns the couples to a starting position let's watch the two ladies from above notice that they join right hands for a moment as they passed in the center and after passing they join left hands then right hands with a gentleman for the turn the next call might be for hands up and around we go halfway around in a dozy though all drop hands gentleman passes his partner through the opposite couple while he moves past the opposite lady right shoulder to right shoulder partners join left hands moving counterclockwise the lady encircles the gentleman halfway around the gentleman pass right shoulders to each other each takes the opposite lady with the right hand and drops his partner's left hand now the lady encircles the opposite gentleman a full turn around still counterclockwise she drops his hand and takes her partner's left hand finally the gentlemen turned their partners in place now keep your eye on one of the dancers as they go through another dosey doe four hands up and around we go half way around in a dozy go hurry up Jensen don't be slow one more change in home now slowly again each gentleman passes his partner through the opposite couple partners join left hands and the lady moves halfway around her partner gentlemen pass right shoulder to right children each taking the opposite lady's right hand and dropping his partner's left hand now each lady turns completely around the opposite gentleman drops his hand and takes her partner's left hand to complete the dozy dome gentlemen turn their partners in place now let's put these steps together to music [Music] they're compounding swing [Music] flipping the upside ring me up Larry [Music] right left role in the company of me - Lady Jane [Music] I came right back [Music] we go on a half way around Jennsen not be slow but not chain home [Music] now let's put some of these square dance fundamentals together with a pattern of a traditional square dance such as take a little peak holy balance all the swing element left every hey Tammy make awake or the barber pictures a ninja party but first Monica [Music] laying around the bunting a little peek [Music] wait no more around [Music] no wonder of there's a little cake is like one of many square dances which I'm simple fundamentals such as those we have seen David