Site updated: 10/17/2024
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Square Dance Levels – There are several levels of square dancing, which may seem confusing at first. Each level has a series of calls associated with it. Subsequent levels build on the prior ones. Therefore, you need to learn them in order. The order of the levels is as follows: SSD/ Basic, Mainstream, Plus, Advanced (separated into A1 and A2), and Challenge (separated into C1, C2, C3A, C3B, and C4).
The vast majority of square dancers in the world dance at the mainstream and plus levels exclusively. However, there are many in our club who dance at more advanced levels. Our club is officially designated as Mainstream/Plus.
Classes – If you are interested in learning how to dance, please contact us. We will start a class when we have a sufficient number of people signed up. New dancer classes are conducted every Wednesday evening at the Irvine United Congregational Church in Irvine. The cost is $10 per session. Click on directions for a detailed map to our hall. New Dancer Instruction will be throughout the evening from 7pm -
Class Format – Classes are designed to teach new dancers Social Square Dancing (SSD) in a 3 to 4 month period. (See below for more information about dance levels). Although this may seem like a long time, this is an accelerated schedule compared to other area clubs. The reason we do this is simple-
Because we know that attending every week is sometimes not practical, the classes are structured to repeat a series of calls on three-
Learn to Square Dance!
A new SSD (Social Square Dance) class has
started on September 18th.
Square dancing is a great way to make new friends and exercise while learning something new and fun!
If you have square danced in the past and would
like refresher lessons, drop by on a Wednesday night
to see if we’d be a good fit for you and the club.
We dance to a wide variety of music, from country to soul to disco to show tunes to traditional folk and current pop!