Bow to your partner, do-si-do! Allemande left and promenade. Walk around your corner — pass through! To those unfamiliar with square dancing, some of that terminology, also known as “calls,” may sound ...

Bow to your partner. Bow to your square. Do-si-do and promenade there. It’s Thursday night in the church hall and couples shift from round to square dancing.

In 2000, a friend of mine asked me to go to square dance lessons with her. I frowned, that did not sound like fun at all. I didn’t want someone telling me what to do. I am a two-stepper and dance to ...