Square Dancing In The Nineteenth Century

Square dancing is said to have started in Europe with its first dances documenting in the sixteenth century. This style of dance was common and popular throughout the continent of Europe. The idea of square dancing was brought in the United States during the time when Europeans started to move and colonize to the thirteen colonies. The colonists that came from Europe brought along and carried their traditional folk dances with them. These traditional dances eventually spread through the United States of America. The dances brought from Europe were modified as it become more widely-known and popular throughout the states. The formation of traditional Square Dancing requires four couples, which is made up of eight people, for being male, and the other four being female. Each couple which consists of a male and female create a square by standing along four sides. The different square dance moves were based off of
As the dance spread west, it became especially popular in the western states with its association with the American cowboy in the near 20th century. As said before, square dancing was developed as it spread through the states, one way was when a caller would list out the steps as the music was playing. Then, the square dancer would have to follow the step that was named. This was very complex as the square dancers had to remember an immense number of steps that have its own distinctive call to it. Then during dancing, they would have to pay close attention to the caller as what he was saying as he addressed the dance move that was to be performed.They had to be very precise and perceptive so they would not mess up, and could continue going on with the dance. As the square dancers performed, different steps and movements were called out in different orders to create different dance