Name: Why You Were Forced to Square Dance
Uploaded: 2019-10-14T07:22:06.000Z
Duration: 1 min 23 s
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- [Narrator] Country music. (country music)

And grabbing your partner for a Do-si-do.

You probably have a fuzzy memory of trying to master

these moves in middle school gym class, am I right?

- [Man] Now grab your partner and Do-si-do.

- [Narrator] He was the father of the car

Square dancing has deep roots in American culture

It remained popular until the waltz and polka

So in the 1920s, Ford took it upon himself to revive

- [Narrator] He opened a ballroom in his hometown

and encouraged his factory workers and their families

He felt square dancing helped teach manners,

Soon after, he worked to create a National Square

Boards of Education across the country started endorsing

students have been taught to square dance.

Today, 24, states still list square dancing

So if you feel like reliving awkward gym class moments

I'm sure you can find square dancing lessons

Swing your pretty girl 'round and 'round.

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Why You Were Forced to Square Dance

awkward

grab

force

encourage