A layoff (in British and American English) or retrenchment in (South African English) is the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or (more commonly) a group of employees (collective layoff) for business reasons, such as when certain positions are no longer necessary or when a business slow-down occurs.
1 Square Dance Patters If you have ever been to a traditional square dance, besides the dancers being the hit of the show; another important participant is the caller who yells out instructions to the dancers. 2  The information found on this page gives examples of phrases that the caller uses at a square dance.
Some characteristics of singing squares: 1  Danced in four-couple square sets. 2  Danced to the phrases of the music. 3  A caller provides the directions for the figures of the dance, sung as lyrics to the tune of the associated song.