These articles represent items of interest and concern to all challenge square dancers. Some were written by me and some by others.
- Welcome To Challenge Dancing
- This article tells the prospective dancer what he or she needs to know about dancing at Challenge levels.
- Challenge Dancer Responsibilities
- This article tells the Challenge dancer what he or she needs to know about the Challenge dancer's responsibilities. It also provides a checklist which may help each dancer to judge himself as to how he is doing at Challenge dancing and how he may rate himself as to his abilities.
- Square Dancing Etiquette Revisited
- Remember the original 10 rules of etiquette concerning square dancing. Here are a few more taken from actual occurrences at dances.
- Star Tips
- A look at Star Tips, how they began, where they are today and some recommendations for their use.
- A Look At Ourselves
- An excellent article by Bill Heimann that discusses many things that dancers should use to evaluate themselves while dancing. This is arguably the best article about square dancing that I have seen.
- How Good Is Good
- An excellent article by Barry Clasper that extends some of the thoughts that Bill Heimann provided in the previous article and shows a statistical view of dancing errors.
- May I Help
- An excellent article by Barry Clasper that discusses helping in the square.
- The View From The Dance Floor
- Several years ago, a nationally respected caller came up to me during a dance and asked me, "Can't anyone here dance?" My response was, "Not really."
That's still true today.
- Taking It Out
- An article describing the many types of take out and put backs encountered in Challenge dancing. Also includes some discussion of the philosophy of "taking it out" - whether or not it is a good thing.
- Advice For Dancing A New Level
- An article providing advice for dancers who have just finished lessons for a new level. Things to think about and do.
- Positional Awareness
- An article describing positional knowledge required in order to dance successfully at Challenge levels
- Choreographic Multipliers
- An article describing how the various concepts, formations and call-modifiers combine to create an astounding number of choreographic posibilities.
- Square Breathing
- An article describing some of the basics about square breathing. Includes diagrams from Basic through C3A.
- Square Breathing by Barry Leiba
- Another article describing square breathing.
- Shape Changers by Barry Leiba
- An article about how square dance formations change shape during many calls.
- Suggested Dancing and Study Hints
- These are excellent words to live by on the square dance floor. This is a link to Vic Ceder's excellent web site.
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