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The Lloyd Shaw Foundation is dedicated to the preservation, restoration and teaching of the folk dances of America.

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Dance Figures

Dance figures are at the heart of folk dancing and new ones can be fun to learn.  The following represents a collection of dance figure resources that are available for your use. Thank you to everyone who generously shared this information.

• Four in a Center Line
  
• Bachelor Mill
  
• Bouquet Waltz
  
• Chase That Rabbit, Chase That Squirrel
  
• Dive and Rescue the Lady
  
• Divide the Ring
  
• Docey Doe and Visiting Couple Square
  
• Docey Out and She Came In
  
• Double Bow Knot
  
• The Figure Eight
  
• Forward Six and Fall Back Eight
  
• Grapevine Twist - Garden Variety
  
• Grapevine Twist
  
• Lady Go Halfway Round Again
  
• Northern Lights
  
• Rattlesnake Twist
  
• Shoot the Owl
  
• Smoke on the Water
  
• Suzie Q or Arkansas Traveler
  
• Swing Like Thunder
  
• Tunnel Square
  
• Yucaipa Twister