Did you just say, “I can’t dance”? If you can walk and move in time to music, you can square dance. Stop by, we’ll have you on the floor and dancing in five minutes.
This is Modern Square Dance
What is Square Dance?
Square Dance Talk
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“The goal is a good time, the goal is for people to have fun, for it to be social, there’s lot of laughter.” Leslie Gotfrit
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“There are lots of different calls but you learn them over the course of the evening. There is no sense of ‘Oh, I can’t do this.” – Leslie Gotfrit,Calgary
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We had a good time and we learned some new square dance moves last night too. Thank you to the Leduc Happy Homesteaders for being so hospitable. ~ Rainer Rohr, Vice President, Country Sunshiners Square Dance Club
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“You’ve got to go modern [in how square dancers dress], especially if you want young people — they like to wear their denim.” ~ Adeline
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Cecile, looking at a poster for Homesteader Night 2018 – “I’m glad to see that they’re not wearing those floofy skirts!”
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“This is something that my whole family can enjoy together”
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It’s good exercise, a little bit physical, a little bit of mental. Not too hard on the knees. ~ Rick Power, quoted at CBC.ca
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“I like it when more kids come to the dance. I think square dancing is fun!”
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“No partner, no problem… Whether you come with friends or not, you might just make a few new ones….”
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“It’s a stress reliever. When you’re there, you can only focus on dancing. It’s uplifting and fun!”
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