American Square Dances of The West
& Southwest - online instruction book

With Calls, instructions, diagrams, steps & sheet music

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	TABLE OF CONTENTS
	Section One—Off the Dance Floor
	List of Illustrations 13 Introduction 17 The Caller 19 Breathing for Callers 25 Music 27 How to Play the Music. By Viola Ruth 29 The Parts, Movements, and Figures of the Western and Southwestern Square Dance 36 Parts of the Square Dance 37 Types and Patterns of the Square Dance 38 The Square Dance Step 40 The Formation of a Square 41 The Circle 43 The Promenade 45 The Swings 46 The Allemande Left 52 The Grand Right and Left 54 The Once and a Half 55 The Back Track 55 The Balance 56 The Sashays 51 The Do-si-do (Western Version) 60 Variations of the Do-si-do 62 The "Dos-a-dos" (The Eastern Do-si-do) 64 The Right and Left Through 66 Right and Left Eight 9 68