Irish set dance Church in the form of the Public Dance Halls Act 1935. The rise of rock and roll in the 1950s caused the popularity of set dancing to fade. However, in the 1980s a revival started and many sets that have not been done for forty years or more are being recovered and danced again. To start, four couples are arranged in the form of a square to dance with each couple being in the middle of the sides of the square. Both the eight dancers in the group and the dance itself are called a "set". The dance is a
Modern western square dance the dancer can generally dance internationally. However, as may be expected, there are style and call title variations throughout the world. For example, the calls "yellow rock" and "stack the wood" both instruct a dancer to hug the next person; in Australia, a "tip" is called a "bracket"; at the start of a tip in Northern Europe, it is common for each dancer to greet every other dancer in the square with a handshake – a practice that is uncommon elsewhere. Dancers learn the individual square dance calls required to square dance at classes, which are usually taught by square