出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2024/12/24 16:39 UTC 版)
square dance (countable and uncountable, plural square dances)
square dance (third-person singular simple present square dances, present participle square dancing, simple past and past participle square danced)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/08/02 05:51 UTC 版)
Square dance is a folk dance with four couples (eight dancers) arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, beginning with Couple 1 facing away from the music and going counter-clockwise until getting to Couple 4. Couples 1 and 3 are known as the head couples, while Couples 2 and 4 are the side couples. Each dance begins and ends each sequence with "sets-in-order" in the square formation. The dance was first described in 17th century England but was also quite common in France and throughout Europe and bears a marked similarity to Scottish Country Dancing. It has become associated with the United States of America due to its historic development in that country. Nineteen US states have designated it as their official state dance.
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