Variations
While the standard formation for a square dance is four couples in a square, there are many variations on the theme. These dances show some examples:
- Ninepins: a square with one extra person in the middle
- Winter Solstice: a square with one extra couple in the middle
- Hexitation: a square with two couples in each of the Head positions.
- Twelve Reel: a square with three people on each side, normally a man with a lady on either side of him.
Modern choreography also includes dances which morph from one form to another. There are contra dances and four couple longways sets which turn into a square dance part of the way through the dance and then back to the original formation.
Grid Squares are dances where the squares are arranged in a grid, sets carefully aligned across the room and up and down the room. The calls move dancers from one square to another in intricate patterns.
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