{"id":57,"date":"2022-07-02T15:26:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T22:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2024-05-05T14:54:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T21:54:37","slug":"why-dance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/index.php\/why-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Why dance?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/everyone-smile-1024x423.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/everyone-smile-1024x423.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/everyone-smile-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/everyone-smile-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/everyone-smile-1536x634.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/everyone-smile-2048x846.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You are welcome.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>LGBTQ Square Dance clubs embrace everyone. Most people dance both the &#8220;boy&#8221; role and the &#8220;girl&#8221; role. In addition, wear what is comfortable for you! This clip shows a club night of dancing with a New York City club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tANymoqU6QQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You get to move!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With so many of us working from home, we might not move around as much as we used to. Covid really hit everyone hard. It&#8217;s sometimes easier to watch TV than to go out. But check out these folks who are moving along to some fast calling!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_lcyrAZ3jiQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It can be as easy or as challenging as you like<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Square dancing has grown and evolved over time, and it is for people that just want to be dance and be social. It&#8217;s also for people that want to engage and spend years honing, practicing, and improving. These folks are using a short list of calls in different ways. Note the pop song, as well. (Caller: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DarrenGallinaSDCaller\">Darren Gallina<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=317&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDarrenGallinaSDCaller%2Fvideos%2F2104203163100767%2F&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"432\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Square dancing is collaborative, not competitive<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We dance to have fun! You and the other 7 dancers in your square are working <em>together<\/em> to make everything happen. There&#8217;s no competition for &#8220;better&#8221;; there are no gold medals or first-place ribbons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MosVJ5D5Imk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We teach at your pace<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing is more frustrating than teaching that is too slow or too fast. Here&#8217;s a snippet of a class from Australia with a caller walking a class through some calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ONsagVzt19U\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In their own words<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4PZyqyNudHY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are welcome. LGBTQ Square Dance clubs embrace everyone. Most people dance both the &#8220;boy&#8221; role and the &#8220;girl&#8221; role. In addition, wear what is comfortable for you! This clip shows a club night of dancing with a New York City club. You get to move! With so many of us working from home, we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-57","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153,"href":"https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions\/153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernstardancers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}