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This is a fun quiz to test your knowledge of square dancing
with an a little humor thrown in.
  1. Square Dancing is described as __________________ set to music.

     killing time

     friendship

     folk dancing

     bathing

  2. How many individuals does it take to make a square?

     8 (eight)

     4 (four)

     12 (sixteen)

     a bunch

  3. Square dance choreography is :

     funny

     extemporaneous

     boring

     nonsense

  4. When in a wave, the hand position is known as the :

     shake.

    grasp

     half nelson

     forearm grip

  5. In square dancing the first part of a right and left through is a right pull by   not just a :

     dosado

     pass through.

     swing

     adultery

  6. Isn't square dancing just for "old fogies"?

     No. However, you must be employed.

     yes

     No, it is for everybody

     It's only for the living.

  7. Round dancing could be called Ballroom Dancing with a :

     caller

     record

     cuer

     hip hop

  8. Yellowrock is :

     a nugget

     a dessert

     a hug

     a dance

  9. Square dancers are prompted or cued through a sequence of steps by a square dance :

     caller

     cuer

     priest

     loud speaker

  10. The Promenade Act (H.R. 645) is a bill before the United States Congress that proposes that Square Dancing be designated as the :

     National Folk Dance

     Pass time

     Political Party

     None of the above

  11. The Allemande Left is traditionally performed by grasping ________________ with the other dancer and walking half way around the central axis then stepping through.

     left hands

     fingers

     feet

     forearms

  12. Whenever two dancers are walking toward each other and are about to collide, they pass _____________________ and continue.

     gas

     right shoulders

     and u-tun back

     quickly

  13. Who is responsible for calling out the instructions to the square dancers?

     The club president.

     The cuer.

     The caller.

     A Fred Astair teacher.

  14. A hayride is the time you spend dancing between breaks.

     That is correct.

     No, that's called snack time.

     The correct term is a ride in the hay.

     Nope, that's dance time.

  15. Dancers should wear:

     deodorant

     garlic cloves

     spurs

     underwear

  16. Square dancing is considered a great way to stay fit and:

     healthy.

     cranky.

     individualistic.

     sexy.

  17. Does a sex-linked call have anything to do with a one-night stand?

     Yes, in square dance terms.

     No.

     Maybe.

     Yes, it depends on the band.

  18. Square dance calls are divided into a number of levels; Basic; ______________________; Plus; Advanced (A1 and A2); and Challenge (C1 - C4).

     Two Step

     Clogging

     Contra

     Mainstream

  19. At the end of each tip all dancers should _____________________ all other dancers in the square.

     thank

     laugh at

     tickle

     pat on the back

  20. The technical definition of the call 'grand square' is:

    Each dancer faces partner or directed dancer and does a left arm turn half (180 degrees) to face in the opposite direction. Releasing armholds and moving forward, each dancer goes to the corner for a right arm turn half (180 degrees). Each returns to the starting partner to courtesy turn to face the center of the set or to follow the next call.

    All dancers Single File Circulate once and a half. The center six (three adjacent pairs) Trade (turn 180). The very center two dancers release handholds and walk diagonally outward to the end of the forming lines. The two lonesome dancers walk ahead, moving in a quarter circle, to become the other ends of the forming lines.

    A call that has the sides doing one part while at the same time the heads are doing another. Heads move forward into the square (4 steps), turning one quarter on the fourth step to face partners and back away to the sides of the square (4 steps). Turn one quarter to face the original opposites. Back away to the corners of the square (4 steps) and turn one quarter to face original partners and walk forward to home (4 steps). Do not turn. (Total to here: 16 steps.) From this point the action is reversed. Heads back away from their partners (4 steps), turning one quarter on the fourth step and walk forward to the opposites (4 steps). Turn one quarter and walk forward into the center toward partners (4 steps). Turn one quarter to face opposites and back up to home (total: 32 steps). While the head couples are doing the first 16 steps, the sides start by facing their partners to back away and do the second 16 steps. Completing this, the sides do the first 16 steps, while the heads are doing the last 16. The principle of walking three steps and then turning (or reversing) on the fourth step is followed throughout. This call may be broken into fractional parts by the caller directing the number of steps required. The call may also start with the heads, or other designated dancers, directed to face.

    Start with parallel waves, 2-faced lines or any formation where all the centers can trade, and the ends can Circulate and not become centers.

    I hope you enjoyed this quiz. If you have any comment, suggests or requests for more square dance quizzes contact me. ®2006 Lou Boehlein
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