barn dancing

Country square dancing

Barn dancing is a style of social dancing featuring lively, informal group dances traditionally held in barns or rural settings.

Square dances, line dances, and country reels fall under this heading.

The term evokes American folk tradition—fiddle music, a caller directing steps, and community gatherings: The church organized a barn dance for the harvest festival.

dance

do-si-do

Back-to-back dancing figure

jig · clogging · two-step · swing your partner · gigue · Virginia reel · polka · schottische · waltz · Cotton-Eyed Joe

social

hoedown

Lively rural dance gathering

gathering · community · harvest · potluck · hayride · fiddle · bluegrass · country music · old-timey · fellowship

Opposites
formality and social setting

barn dancingballroom dancing

Formal partnered dance styles

cotillion · debutante ball · Viennese waltz · grand ball · ballet

dance style and tradition

barn dancingballet

Classical dance on pointe

classical ballet · contemporary dance · modern dance · breakdancing · tango

venue and setting

barn dancingdisco dancing

Rhythmic movement to funk

ballroom · dance hall

Family

barn, dancing, barns, dance, dances, danced, dancer, dancers

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G