Seated Square Dance Resources
Massachusetts caller Fred Wersan has compiled a comprehensive list of square dance figures adapted for seated dancers.
On his website Fred says, " I learned about sitting square dances from Rick Hill at Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camp, Southern week. He learned about them from Glenn Bannerman who taught recreation at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education. Here are the figures that I learned from Rick and have made up on my own so far. They are written in the context of squares, but most would work the same in a circle or even sitting in a line. Some clearly require partners and some assignment of head/side or active/inactive, but others would work fine without partners. Many dances now use gender neutral terms instead of "gents" and "ladies". Do what works for you."
Fred states that he started calling seated squares because "It seemed like an activity that would meet an unfilled need". Fred has presented a Seated Square Dance session at NEFFA (New England Folk Festival) for many years.
Here are 2 videos of Fred's workshops at NEFFA in 2009.
Click here for Video 1. Click here for Video 2.
For more about Fred: Click here.
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On his website Fred says, " I learned about sitting square dances from Rick Hill at Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camp, Southern week. He learned about them from Glenn Bannerman who taught recreation at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education. Here are the figures that I learned from Rick and have made up on my own so far. They are written in the context of squares, but most would work the same in a circle or even sitting in a line. Some clearly require partners and some assignment of head/side or active/inactive, but others would work fine without partners. Many dances now use gender neutral terms instead of "gents" and "ladies". Do what works for you."
Fred states that he started calling seated squares because "It seemed like an activity that would meet an unfilled need". Fred has presented a Seated Square Dance session at NEFFA (New England Folk Festival) for many years.
Here are 2 videos of Fred's workshops at NEFFA in 2009.
Click here for Video 1. Click here for Video 2.
For more about Fred: Click here.