Our home school support group hosted a Square Dance this afternoon at a local school gym. There were about 150 parents and children who attended. I was pleasantly surprised at how many danced. The caller was the same man we used last spring for our co-op unit celebration so we knew what to expect during the sets. He called for 2 1/2 hours. After the square dancing, we all enjoyed dinner together.
B left home not fully convinced that he was going to enjoy himself. But once he got there and found his buddy, Ian, they were dancing machines. Seriously, B danced every set except the last. "I was just too tired to dance any more!" - B
H and Alexa planned ahead to wear their Laura*Ingalls dresses. They were dance partners too. One set they convinced their brothers to trade partners so H danced with Ian and B danced with Alexa. Their older brother and sister, Owen and Emily, were in their square too so they were with kids they knew.
B is swingin' his partner.
"Circle left..."
We finally got E and C on the floor for the very last set. Our square was mostly younger children so it was a mix of dancing and laughing.
"Left hand star..."
Mom and Dad doin' a little "dosie doe".
A bird's eye view of all the squares during the last set. (Thanks, Mark Herbert! I hadn't thought of taking a photo this high up on the bleachers.)
1 comment:
Looks like a lot of fun! I love all kinds of folk dances - so social and so fun! :) Perfect family activity also one the kids are capable of taking part. :)
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