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Square Dance Etiquette

Test your knowledge of the etiquette and rules that govern square dancing.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to greet a square dance partner?

  1. Shake hands and say hello.
  2. Bow or curtsy.
  3. Smile and nod.
  4. Say nothing and just start dancing.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to address a square dance caller?

  1. Mr. or Ms. Caller.
  2. Caller.
  3. Sir or Ma'am.
  4. Hey, you!
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to dance in a square dance set?

  1. Follow the caller's instructions.
  2. Do whatever you want.
  3. Copy the person next to you.
  4. Stand still and wait for the music to stop.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to turn a corner in a square dance set?

  1. Pivot on your toes.
  2. Step forward and then to the side.
  3. Hop and skip.
  4. Run in place.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to promenade in a square dance set?

  1. Walk forward in a straight line.
  2. Walk backward in a straight line.
  3. Walk in a circle.
  4. Walk in a figure-eight pattern.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to do-si-do in a square dance set?

  1. Step forward and then to the side, then step back and to the other side.
  2. Step forward and then backward, then step to the side and back.
  3. Step forward and then turn around, then step back and turn around again.
  4. Step forward and then hop, then step back and hop again.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to allemande left in a square dance set?

  1. Take your partner's left hand in your right hand and walk around them in a clockwise direction.
  2. Take your partner's left hand in your right hand and walk around them in a counter-clockwise direction.
  3. Take your partner's right hand in your left hand and walk around them in a clockwise direction.
  4. Take your partner's right hand in your left hand and walk around them in a counter-clockwise direction.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to allemande right in a square dance set?

  1. Take your partner's right hand in your left hand and walk around them in a clockwise direction.
  2. Take your partner's right hand in your left hand and walk around them in a counter-clockwise direction.
  3. Take your partner's left hand in your right hand and walk around them in a clockwise direction.
  4. Take your partner's left hand in your right hand and walk around them in a counter-clockwise direction.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to swing your partner in a square dance set?

  1. Take your partner's right hand in your left hand and your partner's left hand in your right hand, and then swing them around in a clockwise direction.
  2. Take your partner's right hand in your left hand and your partner's left hand in your right hand, and then swing them around in a counter-clockwise direction.
  3. Take your partner's left hand in your right hand and your partner's right hand in your left hand, and then swing them around in a clockwise direction.
  4. Take your partner's left hand in your right hand and your partner's right hand in your left hand, and then swing them around in a counter-clockwise direction.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to star promenade in a square dance set?

  1. Walk forward in a straight line, then turn to the right and walk forward again, then turn to the left and walk forward again.
  2. Walk backward in a straight line, then turn to the right and walk backward again, then turn to the left and walk backward again.
  3. Walk in a circle, then turn to the right and walk in a circle again, then turn to the left and walk in a circle again.
  4. Walk in a figure-eight pattern, then turn to the right and walk in a figure-eight pattern again, then turn to the left and walk in a figure-eight pattern again.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to do a grand right and left in a square dance set?

  1. Take your partner's right hand in your right hand and your partner's left hand in your left hand, and then walk around them in a clockwise direction.
  2. Take your partner's right hand in your left hand and your partner's left hand in your right hand, and then walk around them in a counter-clockwise direction.
  3. Take your partner's left hand in your right hand and your partner's right hand in your left hand, and then walk around them in a clockwise direction.
  4. Take your partner's left hand in your left hand and your partner's right hand in your right hand, and then walk around them in a counter-clockwise direction.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to do a grand left and right in a square dance set?

  1. Take your partner's left hand in your left hand and your partner's right hand in your right hand, and then walk around them in a clockwise direction.
  2. Take your partner's left hand in your right hand and your partner's right hand in your left hand, and then walk around them in a counter-clockwise direction.
  3. Take your partner's right hand in your left hand and your partner's left hand in your right hand, and then walk around them in a clockwise direction.
  4. Take your partner's right hand in your right hand and your partner's left hand in your left hand, and then walk around them in a counter-clockwise direction.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to bow and curtsy in a square dance set?

  1. The man bows by bending his knees and the woman curtsies by bending her knees and dipping her head.
  2. The man bows by bending his knees and the woman curtsies by bending her knees and raising her head.
  3. The man bows by bending his knees and the woman curtsies by bending her knees and turning her head to the side.
  4. The man bows by bending his knees and the woman curtsies by bending her knees and stomping her foot.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the proper way to thank your square dance partner after a dance?

  1. Shake their hand and say thank you.
  2. Bow or curtsy.
  3. Smile and nod.
  4. Say nothing and just walk away.
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