Welcome to Friendly Squares Dance Club. Modern western square dancing is great fun and is good exercise for both body and mind. It's an enjoyable activity for all ages and an opportunity to meet new people and make friends. The attire is casual and singles, couples, and families are welcome.
Our current set of lessons for beginners is underway. A new set of lessons will begin in the fall. Check back here over the summer for more information.
If you have questions, please email us at friendlysquaresclub@gmail.com.
We offer a 15-week set of lessons for beginners on Mondays from 7:00-8:15 p.m. at the Katonah Methodist Church parish hall. The cost for a set of lessons is $135 per person. It is important to know that lessons build on each other, with each lesson reviewing square dance calls taught earlier and teaching new calls. While everyone may need to miss an occasional lesson, frequent absences will make it very difficult for you to keep up and it really slows everyone down if the caller needs to teach calls again from the beginning because some have missed classes.
Modern Western square dancing has several “levels” or groups of calls. Club dances (other than lessons) specify a particular level and dancers are expected to know the calls for that level. The first dancing level is called Mainstream. For our 15-week sessions, it usually takes slightly more than one session to learn Mainstream, with the balance of the second session teaching the next level, called Plus. When you finish Mainstream, you can go to dances at any club dancing at that level.
If you'd like to take lessons, but our Katonah location isn't convenient or you aren't available on Monday evenings, consider taking lessons at another club in our area. At some clubs, lessons for beginners start only in September each year. Nearby square dance clubs include: