Traditional Square Dance Figures
One section of the Lloyd Shaw Foundation's website provides detailed instructions (and source information) for 20 figures from traditional Western and southern Appalachian squares:
Arkansas Traveler
Four in a Center Line
Bachelor Mill
Bouquet Waltz
Chase That Rabbit, Chase That Squirrel
Dive and Rescue the Lady
Divide the Ring
Docey Doe and Visiting Couple Square
Docey Out and She Came In
Double Bow Knot
The Figure Eight
Forward Six and Fall Back Eight
Grapevine Twist - Garden Variety
Grapevine Twist
Lady Go Halfway Round Again
Rattlesnake Twist
Shoot the Owl
Suzie Q
Swing Like Thunder
Tunnel Square
Yucaipa Twister
Subjects: Traditional Western (pre-1940), Transitional/Western 1940s, Transitional/Western 1950s, Southern / Appalachian / Four-couple squares, Southern / Appalachian / Big sets
Tags: Arkansas Traveler, Bachelor Mill, Bouquet Waltz, Chase the Rabbit, directions, Dive and Rescue the Lady, Divide the Ring, Docey Out as She Comes In, Docey-Doe, Double Bow Knot, Figure Eight, Forward Six and Fall Back Eight, Four in a Center Line, Grapevine Twist, Lady Go Halfway Round Again, Lloyd Shaw Foundation, Rattlesnake Twist, Shoot the Owl, Suzie Q, Swing Like Thunder, Tunnel Square, Yucaipa Twister
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One section of the Lloyd Shaw Foundation's website provides detailed instructions (and source information) for 20 figures from traditional Western and southern Appalachian squares:
Arkansas Traveler
Four in a Center Line
Bachelor Mill
Bouquet Waltz
Chase That Rabbit, Chase That Squirrel
Dive and Rescue the Lady
Divide the Ring
Docey Doe and Visiting Couple Square
Docey Out and She Came In
Double Bow Knot
The Figure Eight
Forward Six and Fall Back Eight
Grapevine Twist - Garden Variety
Grapevine Twist
Lady Go Halfway Round Again
Rattlesnake Twist
Shoot the Owl
Suzie Q
Swing Like Thunder
Tunnel Square
Yucaipa Twister