square dancer

Hoedown floor participant

A square dancer is someone who participates in square dancing, a folk dance performed by four couples arranged in a square formation.

Dancers follow calls from a caller who directs movements like do-si-dos and promenades: The square dancers swung their partners as the fiddle played.

movement

do-si-do

Back-to-back dancing figure

swing · star · circle · weave · pass through · chain · dosado · pivot · twirl · spin

culture

hoedown

Lively rural dance gathering

Americana · Appalachian · old-timey · pioneer · western · country · grange · heritage · quilting bee · harvest festival

musicality

fiddle

Adjust restlessly; folk violin

  • callerOne who phones
  • beatRhythmic pulse or strike
  • tempoRate of musical performance

timing · phrasing · live band · country music · breakdown · reel · jig · musical cue

social

partners

Joint venture participants

mixer · flirtation · courtesy · community · gathering · club · festival · workshop · potluck · singles

attire

petticoat

Undergarment beneath skirts

bolo tie · cowboy boots · gingham · plaid · ruffles · ribbon · full skirt · concho belt · bandana

Categories
Opposites
dance format/structure

square dancerbreakdancer

Hip-hop acrobatic performer

pole dancer · exotic dancer · club dancer · interpretive dancer · street dancer

performance context

square dancerprima ballerina

Lead female in ballet

stage performer · showgirl · go-go dancer · exotic dancer · backup dancer

group vs. solo performance

square dancersoloist

Unaccompanied performer

breakdancer · interpretive dancer · street performer · busker

Family

square, dancer, squares, squared, squaring, squarely, squareness, dance, dances

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