When the music starts head out onto the dance floor. Get up and dance!

You don’t need a dance partner. Ask someone to dance! You can go on the dance floor and form your own square or enter an incomplete existing square;

Introduce yourself to the other dancers in a square.

Listen to the caller. It’s okay if you miss a call, but listen for the next call and try to catch up.

Always let the caller explain the call. It’s hard to hear the caller when other people are talking or noisy.

The default hand-holding position is right hand palm up, left hand palm down. This way everyone always interlocks.

Be gentle with other dancers. Use a gentle handhold. Most experienced dances will touch, but not grasp, other dancers’ hand. Never push or drag a person into position.

Energetic dancing is fun, but make sure you understand the limitations of everyone in your square. You don’t want your exuberance to injure another dancer.

Keep your squares tight. Sometimes while dancing we can drift away from one another. It is easier to keep time with the music and easier to move into the next formation if we’re closer to one another.

Avoid strong fragrances. Some dancers have fragrance sensitivities to strong perfumes and deodorants, causing breathing problems or allergic reactions.

Don’t leave your square unless there’s an emergency. If you have to leave a square, let the other dancers know.

It’s a club policy: drinking alcohol and dancing don’t mix. Even that one glass of wine can impair your learning and dancing ability, causing you to lose concentration and break down your square.