“Getting Jiggy With It” at Manito Ahbee. This was our Second dance of the day in the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. We put this dance together just for this competition.
Let me tell you why I'm here. I know nothing about square dancing. But I watched a video where two young guy reacted to the Doobie Brother's song "Black water." They both said that despite being rock and rollers they'd totally do a square dance to that song. So I'm trying to imagine that "Black water" is playing now while I watch this.
I can't speak for clogging groups, but as a square dance caller, I can easily state that we have more women than men in the activity, so many women learn to dance to traditional man's role [and some of us men also 'cross-dance' when necessary LOL]
This one looks like a competition. However, square dancing is most common in the southern states of the United States 🇺🇸 🤠 But it’s danced anywhere people like it.
This one seems to be a competition like they said, but I believe when people do it they are usually celebrating something or just simply having fun with a group of people. You do need multiple people for it as far as I’ve seen. It might be common in school dances in certain states or regions of the U.S. It’s not too common where I’m from as far as I know, but people would probably try it for fun if they got the chance.
Used to square dance exactly like this. I’m from the same area as these dancers I’m 39 but used to dance with 8 people when I was 15. Also did the red rover jig wearing Metis sashes. It was fun we danced for pan am games, and all over southern Mb.
I agree. I used to square dance in the 80s also. This is not it! It was really popular in the Bay Area of San Francisco/San Jose back then. There were lots of clubs and events around the area!
Any chance of getting these competitions televised? We used to have Scottish country dancing on TV every week in the UK. Now there is very little folk dancing of any sort on TV unless the BBC cover the International Eisteddfod, where most of the dancers are from Eastern Europe.
Two mins in before they bother to form anything that even somewhat resembles a square and this really isn’t square dancing, it is clogging and there is no caller. Please relabel the video correctly so it can be found by the people searching for it
This comment is why young people don't want to do either anymore. Why do people have to be so pedantic. There is more than one style of square dancing; in central Appalachia especially. Just because it contains clogging elements and is not a western style doesn't mean it isn't square dancing.
