How to do a Quarter Thru (Facing Diamonds) square dance step

Square dancing, a fun American pastime! Learn square dance steps with this instructional animation. Fun fact about square dancing: 19 U.S. States deem it their official dance. Square dance is a folk dance with roots in Europe, eventually spreading to the states & becoming more of an iconic dance there. Square dancing consists of 4 couples arranged in a square formation. This square dance lesson is clear and to the point. Search "square dance instructional animation" on Wonderhowto for more square dance steps.

How to do a Quarter Thru (Facing Diamonds) square dance step:

Starting Square Dance Formation: Any Appropriate 4-dancer Formation (e.g., right-hand box circulate, left-hand facing diamonds)

TIMING: --6

Quarter Thru Formations Definition: Those who can Cast Off by the Right, then those who can Trade by the Left. There must be dancers who can do each part--the call is not legal from say,a right-hand tidal wave. If there are two side-by-side square dance formations each of which can do the call, dancers don't move from one to the other. From parallel columns, for example, each of the two box circulate square dance formations does the call independently.