ROCKIN' FAMILY's SQUARE DANCE DEMONSTRATION

[@lisaspikes4291]

I’ve been watching square dancing here on KZbin for about an hour, and this is the best video I’ve seen so far! I used to be a square dancer years ago and I miss it a lot!

[@EtzEchad]

Me too. I used to square dance 40 years ago and these bring back a lot of memories. I wish my ex-wife had kept at it. Maybe we wouldn't have gotten divorced. :)

[@gordjohn2322]

So do I. I danced for many years here in Western Canada and also down in the USA. I've never had so much fun and met so many super great people. Who knows Lisa, perhaps we even danced in the same square at some time? If we have, I want to apologize for stepping on your toes. :) LOL

[@alainsquare]

Hi. The Rockin' Family is a Country Line Dance club of 3 years old, and also a Square Dance club for 2 years only. It is situated in Nice, in the South of France.

[@GetTheGrandFunkOut]

Love the dresses, for sure!

[@lesliemandic9673]

I guess I am roo fat to do this anymore but 30 yrs ago I used to dance 3-6x a week. Was in decent shape then. LOVED it. Yall look good.!

[@Maglors_grief]

I remember I had to learn square dancing in 5th grade and to this day I'm still not sure why I had to 😂

[@mlr4524]

Teachers' Revenge.

[@IncredulousIndividual]

Lmao me too

[@richardterroni9433]

Me too in 7th grade

[@blackbeard108th5]

😂😂 7th 8th and 9th i didn't like it. But it was fun because everyone fail😂😂 im 19

[@yogalover2753]

They probably thought that it would be fun for most of the kids. I've always been skeptical about square dancing myself despite the fact that I pretty much love any type of dance. However it doesn't look as silly as I thought it would and the music is actually decent.

[@alainsquare]

Yes. There are about 15 Square Dance Clubs in France, and I have created this new club i the town of Nice (South of France) 2 years ago.

[@giselawolf5923]

ALAIN DANCEL

[@dmedinav1]

So.... they're french people dressed like they think country people dress.... listening to Ricky Martin

[@lexremus]

Jon Roe doesn’t make the video any less ridiculous.

[@yamimotonokamina4759]

Look at some of the other videos on KZbin of square dancers in the United States. They dress this way, too. It's not how they "think country people dress." It's how square dancers dress.

[@BrandiWL]

I can remember back in the 80s them wearing outfits like this for square dancing but it was better dancing than this and the music definitely wasn't pop.

[@lisagordon6355]

This Sunday is my 1st lesson, let’s all pray

[@Amcsae]

How did it go?

[@debbiblakeslee2373]

We did this as kids ..wow my mom and dad taught round dancing too !!!!

[@michaelg2378]

We have to do this in school

[@michaelg2378]

***** Then i would get arrested

[@simplehuman2700]

Michael Gtr lol same

[@shine8460]

Michael Gtr same and it sucks because only about 1/2 of the school have to and I'm a part of that.

[@mylamcadams6640]

Michael Gtr Same square dance, ballroom dance and group dance in gym

[@faithwells4273]

5th grade has to do this in school too

[@fae7482]

**Me when Old Town Road plays**

[@amyarsenault3951]

I wish I had been wise enough in Jr. High to have not pretended to hate square dancing just because everybody else hated it or pretended to hate it. It was so much fun and I'd have enjoyed it much more if I had just not cared if I'd been seen truly enjoying it. It takes a rare person to be wise enough at that age though to be true to themselves. I'm in my late twenties and god dammit, I'm going to talk my boyfriend into going square dancing with me!

[@kittybobitty9357]

Amy Arsenault it looks fun! I’m in 10th grade. I wanna learn

[@NJHS92]

i truly hated it because it was part of a christmas dance in sweden every highschool student had to do, it was mandatory if you didnt participate you got an F in gym and it was nearly impossible to get in to college. yes it sounds ridiculous but its true, you couldnt fail it if either so the only way to get an F in dancing was to not participate by faking an ilness or just skip. i think now they got rid of it because of the escalating imigration, if you werent a christian you didnt have to do it either so it was really unfair and most imigrants faked being muslims just to skip it, in hindsight i should have done the same because sweden has freedom of religion to. this christmas dance they did was horrible, everyone hated it while those who was either of another religion or just had so many Fs their future was ruined anyway laughed at us poor kids who had to suffer through it, an yes even the popular kids had to suffer through it because the stakes where to high. but as i said this was 10 years ago, i think they removed it

[@mlr4524]

No, I pretty much hated it. And the teachers who got off on embarrassing kids in humiliating situations, who should have understood the emotional fragility of this age.

[@violettippet5246]

@@kittybobitty9357 do it! It is so much fun!

[@laviniachiara1438]

I am from Germany and I dance square dance in my free time and I really love it 😊

[@h.w.johnstoke991]

I just love the ladies' outfits -- wonder where I could get a similar blouse and skirt?

[@ZoeRPM]

Try the square dance conventions and Friendship Dances where there is usually a stall. Go to the main square dance websites and look for events in your area or ask Callerlab for details of your nearest club.

[@h.w.johnstoke991]

Yes, I love their outfits...

[@aliakeel]

Kathe Jones lol

[@mlr4524]

Eeeww. I recall ripping up petticoats and skirts by the age of 3. My parents took the hint and let me dress like a human.

[@projetor.m.2353]

I loved it, it's a little different from the Brazilian version though, like the steps are dictated at the time the dancers are performing, in the Brazilian version the dancers memorize the steps to be performed. Very beautiful!

[@perkos4920]

LET YOUR HAIR DOWN, SQUARE DANCE WITH ME! _You Know Who!

[@eineperson666]

I do.

[@EtzEchad]

The girls look very pretty, and what big hair they have!

[@milky.stxrships]

I was happy I didn’t have to be with a boy when I did this in sixth grade. Edit: Square dancing is pretty fun, but I don’t want to do it again this year. Edit #2: I’m unhappy that we have an even number of boys and girls in my PE class this year.

[@robertron5107]

KEEP MOVING:. IF NOT IN PERSON, IN MIND AND SOUL:. KEEP MOVING BE rock/ROCK BOULDER,.

[@fisterhr]

Well, that was the theme song to the France 98 world cup, no?

[@mightymulatto3000]

You are pretty lucky. I looked forward to days we had to do it, lol.

[@Slimboyfat1979]

I dont understand. Why are they not pulling each others beards and sashaying out the door and into glade?

[@AprilBraswell]

Formidable!

[@zhanghaofrfr]

We are gonna start learning how to square dance tomorrow (7th grade) omg it looks so hard

[@carstensand5839]

I love these skirts

[@attonrand8375]

This is the single most posh square dance I’ve ever seen

[@fransmaters5916]

They perform the moves neatly. Most is Basic and a bit Mainstream. I have been dancing for years myself. I dance the Plus moves There are too few clubs in the Netherlands. You always have to travel a lot to participate.

[@lixya9364]

Ughhh I have to dance like this today at school😭😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@computerturtle8191]

+Lixy Aguilera I had to do it too. Luckily, we got to pick partners, and no one wanted to be with me, so I got paired with my best friend.

[@ZoeRPM]

Most schools don't teach square dancing very well at all. If your teacher isn't a qualified caller or doesn't teach the Callerlab syllabus, demand better!

[@vc7300]

I always thought it was fun I love(all)dance(and)It(Helps If One(HAS)-(Or)If You Have(RYTHYM)!!!-AND HaveCORDINATION!!! Unfortunately Not Everyone Does!

[@sallywilliams7585]

2020? :D

[@rikkir]

Would you be open to me dancing with your club?

[@Frostburn2716]

We all had to do it in school boys, let’s forget it and move on.

[@sustainablevelvetvee9936]

In my school for Pioneer Day I have to square dance I haven't tried yet lol

[@juanelo5763]

Pretty simple dance.

[@richellexzyxz]

why tf do schools require us to square dance smh

[@HeyAHappyHuman]

My school didn't. I'm here because I have to play it on bassoon. I feel bad for you

[@sincitymon5ter]

@@HeyAHappyHuman lol

[@laviniachiara1438]

you know poppy?

[@bree1436]

I have to do this at a field trip...

[@darrenFED]

Hi Alain Dancel - Can you tell me the name of the first tune in this mix?

[@Manu_-ud3lu]

I Love the texan acent camarada

[@rameeti]

Can you list the callers that we are hearing? I hear some familiar voices but can't place the names. In order if you can. Is the Rockin' Family a square dance club? What city are the located in? Contact info?

I could be wrong, but I think it is Jerry Jestin. A recorded version of him.

[@robertron5107]

Don't let them catch you sleeping:.

[@yannabear7993]

I did this in P.E today

[@maxjboy]

Lol almost every highschool have to learn square dancing.

[@notcool98]

I was afraid the calling would be in French. My brain would have imploded for sure.

[@Fritzrgc]

The language is part of the basic definition of Modern Western Square Dance. The calls and directions are always in English. The patter (filler words) can be in any language, but the dance directions are always English. Some of the call names are actually foreign words, but since the call name never changes, that is okay :)

[@melissamcgowan6413]

merci

[@v1k70rbg6]

tova ne e na bulgarski. :|

[@chalottepetersen4754]

i like it nice

[@phplife2730]

Arriba va. El mundo está de pie. What's Ricky Martin got to do with folk music?

[@orangejuiceman]

Square dancing to salsa....come on 😂😂😂

[@SaveMeIminYourHead]

Everyone in the video...All of them are having the time of their life............what?

[@POPSTAR-23]

never delete this

[@barbiebrowny7003]

❤🇨🇦👍🌹

[@annamariemansfield1960]

i have to use this video in a presentation😤

[@vc7300]

👍💃👏

[@GabeRayco]

I must admit Phineas and Ferb brought me here 😅

[@caribaez5711]

Haha I never did this.. maybe that is why I was such a loner and never had a crush thru kinder to 12 grade.. I mean I had one in high school but I didn’t had the guts to talk to that stupid guy.. haha This dance helps you break the ice.. ;-)

[@maryedits2514]

I have to do this in school goddamnit

[@Nona-hh4yr]

Hi

[@jiohya]

God I remembered I had to do this in school and I didn’t want to and I then I had to do it with my friends that are girls lol

[@ralphbenson8288]

Western square dancing in France ?

[@Fritzrgc]

It's a natural. Modern Western Square Dance (the style demonstrated here) is a direct descendant of French ballroom square dance (Quadrille)

[@ZoeRPM]

Good point. I do some old Playford squares, including Hunsdon House, believed to date from 1580, which includes the world's first Grand Square. The history explains some of the terms, which are either French (for example, dos a dos) or a direct translation of the French, e.g. grand chain, ladies' chain. It's a shame that the tradition of the quadrille and the cotillion have largely been lost in France so the connection has been broken. If you're interested in doing some Playford dances in England, I can recommend Morley College Folk Dance Club in London. HF Holidays also offer Playford dancing events. I went to one in Malhamdale in November, for example.

[@lannarae490]

I did it at my school today I liked it but I had to dance with a person I don't like

[@ZoeRPM]

In Western square dancing you dance with each person of the opposite sex in the set, not with one person throughout. If your teacher doesn't know this, demand someone who knows the Callerlab syllabus and will teach you to Mainstream level, otherwise it's a waste of time.

[@anastatby8574]

If aint to em I wouldn t know smt called square dance

[@gavinoh7132]

Our PE teacher makes us literally feel like we’re in colonial times when he makes us do this. Ugh

[@jhamment1016]

I was almost made to do this in year 5, I got out of it by spitting on my hands lol

[@ella-iw4oo]

I have to do that in 5th grade today

[@wompxd]

WHY WE HAVE TO DO A REPOT ON THISSSSSS😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[@mintii0308]

I have to do this in school..... HELP;-;

[@kittyfleas]

omg they're French

[@jennifershort9217]

gut

[@santsa9042]

YEEEEHAAAAW

[@aj989jones9]

This the white people cha cha slide 😂

[@vc7300]

I always thought it was fun I love(all)dance(and)It(Helps If One(HAS)-(Or)If You Have(RYTHYM)!!!-AND HaveCORDINATION!!! Unfortunately Not Everyone Does!

[@vc7300]

I always thought it was fun I love(all)dance(and)It(Helps If One(HAS)-(Or)If You Have(RYTHYM)!!!-AND HaveCORDINATION!!! Unfortunately Not Everyone Does!