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Virginia Symbols, Folk Dance: Square Dance
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Square Dance
Adopted in 1991.
Square dancing is the American folk dance which traces its ancestry to the English country dance and the French ballroom dance. It is called, cued, or prompted to the dancers. It includes squares, rounds, clogging, contra, line, the Virginia reel, and heritage dances. When the pioneers came west, they brought with them a dance called the quadrille, which means square in French. The pioneers liked the simpler term and so the square dance was born. The dance is known for its series of figures and footwork. Dancers are directed by a caller. It is easy to learn, a good form of exercise and fun.
§ 7.1-40.4. Official folk dance.
Square dancing, the American folk dance which traces its ancestry to the English Country Dance and the French Ballroom Dance, and which is called, cued, or prompted to the dancers, and includes squares, rounds, clogging, contra, line, the Virginia Reel, and heritage dances, is hereby designated as the official folk dance of the Commonwealth.
(1991, c. 71.) Commonwealth
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