Social:
There are over 160 active square dance callers and approximately 200 clubs located throughout Australia. You can dance daily, weekly, fortnightly or even monthly if you wish.
Each club offers something different in it’s own special way. Perhaps you could try to visit and dance at as many clubs as possible to experience the wonderful diversity in Australian modern square dance.
Levels:
Modern Square Dancing is structured in levels to make it easy for you to learn.
The first level is Basic, this will get you dancing.
Next comes Mainstream, This is the level danced at most clubs and at National Conventions.
The next level up is Plus and it goes on to higher levels eg: A1 & A2 & higher if you wish to learn more, so Modern Square Dancing gives you plenty of challenges at a level you can enjoy.
Music:
The diverse range of music and songs used in Modern Square Dancing also makes it a very attractive alternative to people from other dance activities like swing, zumba, ceroc, vogue, tango, bokwa, boot scooting, line dance, round dance, ballroom, salsa, latin, old time, flamenco and clogging.
Related Activities:
Most Square Dance Clubs also offer Round Dancing with others including Line and Contra dancing.
Major Events:
An Australian National Square Dance Convention (ANSDC) is held each year in a different State or Territory and we have included a list of past and upcoming Conventions on our events page.
These conventions are the feature dance of the year with people coming from oversees and all around Australia to join in and celebrate this magnificent event.
What Languages are Used:
One of the joys of Modern Square Dancing is that once learned, you can dance in any country as all the calls are done in English, So once you learn how to Square Dance at Mainstream level, you can travel and Square Dance all over the world.
More:
On this Square Dance Australia site you can follow links to each State to locate clubs and callers nearest to you in – Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, & Western Australia.
This is a very brief overview of square dancing in Australia with lots more fascinating facts to learn and explore.
Kept short and sweet Square Dance is a great way to have fun!
Learn:
If you wish to inquire about learning how to square dance – Please use our Square Dance Australia Free Call number 1800 643 277.
From this number will be linked with the nearest club and we will have the local representative follow up and help you get started.
This number is usually answered in person between 9 am and 4 pm EST, on weekdays, but you may leave a message and we shall return your call as soon as possible
We wish you fun times and hope to meet you on a square dance floor soon .