Ladies walk forward joining right hands as they pass, then joining left hands to gent opposite, who turns them around counter-clockwise to stand on his right. Gents or ladies to center, grasping wrist of person to left then walking together around. Usually called dances, the head couple usually goes through a series of figures with each of the couples around the square, then the Couple to the right follows the same patterns until all four couples have gone through the series. Some figures use all the couples like the Texas Star. The Square was condusive to the limited space of frontier parlors and barns.
Inactive couples become active when they reach the head of the line.
These were often danced without calls, once the figures had been taught. They were usually not as intricate as the Squares. These dances were originally done outdoors on warm nights in the South, where there was plenty of room for a circle. Western Dance Clip Art Free Western Graphics Index of Dance related Clip Art Virtual Horses - An index to resourses. A traditional way of starting a country dance.