Discover square dancing and line dancing in five fun weeks.
No partner, no experience, no worries.

New to our program

Two dances, one afternoon

We've recently added Beginner Line Dancing to our Sunday afternoons. Rather than running it as a separate class, we've put it where the rest breaks used to be. Square dancing runs in short brackets, and the break after each bracket is now a line dance — so the afternoon alternates the whole way through, across both Block A and Block B. Same hall, same two hours, same fee. Nothing extra to pay and nothing extra to book.

They ask genuinely different things of you, which is exactly why alternating them works so well. When your brain has had enough of reacting, you switch to remembering — and back again. Most people find one comes more easily at first, and it's rarely the one they expected.

Where line dancing fits. The blocks below are the square dance curriculum. Square dancing runs in brackets with a rest break after each one, and those breaks are now beginner line dances — right through Block A and Block B alike. Everyone in the hall dances the line dances together, whichever block they're in. No separate enrolment and no extra cost.

Go at your own pace. Not ready for Block B yet? Repeat Block A — it runs continuously so you can do it again until you feel confident. There's no rush and no pressure. The only goal for week 1 is showing up.

• 1
  Introduction — the basics

  Circle left and right, do-si-do, promenade, swing your partner. The calls that underpin everything else.
• 2
  Star figures & circles

  Right and left hand stars, allemande left, getting comfortable moving in the square formation.
• 3
  Pass through & U-turns

  Moving through the square, separating and returning, the start of multi-person figures.
• 4
  Squares & lines

  Calls that move couples from a square into lines and back — the geometry starts to reveal itself.
• 5
  Trades & runs

  Swapping positions, filling spaces — this is where all-position dancing starts to get interesting.
• 6
  Putting it together

  Flowing through combinations of calls. Confidence building. The moment things start to feel natural.
• 7
  Speed & recovery

  Learning to recover when you lose your spot — one of the most important skills in square dancing.
• 8
  Review & consolidate

  Bringing it all together. By now you know the calls — this week is about dancing them, not just knowing them.

No new calls — just dancing. Two Sundays where you put everything you've learned into practice with the full club. Celebrate how far you've come. Then decide: ready to step up to Block B, or want to do Block A again first? Either is completely fine.

• 1b
  Building on your foundation

  New calls layered onto what you already know. The square gets more interesting from here.
• 2b
  Extending the vocabulary

  More calls, more combinations. You're no longer thinking about the basics — you just do them.
• 3b
  Complex formations

  Waves, lines of four, columns. The full geometry of the square starts to open up.
• 4b
  All-position in action

  This is where all-position dancing really proves itself. You're in any position — and you know what to do.
• 5b
  Timing & flow

  Moving as a square, not just as individuals. When eight dancers are in sync, it feels like flying.
• 6b
  Mainstream calls — the full set

  Completing the Mainstream program. You now have the full calling vocabulary the world dances to.
• 7b
  Polish & confidence

  Refinement, not new material. Dancing cleanly and calmly — you've come a long way from week 1.
• 8b
  Final class — dress rehearsal

  One last practice before graduation. You're ready.