Your home club needs your support and there should always be a special place for the club where you learned to dance, but you are missing one of the great things about square dancing if you only dance with your home club. Check out the listings for other area clubs and events.
During lessons, you tuned into the caller who taught you and you will always have a special place for him or her. Every caller has a different style - that's part of the fun!
The tendency for newer dancers is to hide in the back of the hall where a dancer thinks the caller can't see a square break down. A good caller watches the whole floor, including the back square. Don't be afraid to dance up front.
Sometimes an outreached hand from a more experienced dancer is all your square needs to keep going. Everyone was once a new dancer and remembers how that feels.
Establish your position by touching hands after every move. If you are lost, at least you'll have company!
To use all the information you have learned and to make it become second nature, it's important to practice, practice, practice!
Look for dances advertised at the level you know.
The odds are pretty good that someone is going to make a mistake (even the caller makes one occasionally). Don't worry about whose fault it was - it doesn't matter. Regroup and keep smiling!
Jump right up when the music starts. Get into the first open square. Do not pass one up. Introduce yourself, smile and have fun! Thank everyone when the tip is over.
Credit to American Square Dance Magazine March 2013
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