Modern western square dance dance, like traditional square dance, is directed by a "caller". In modern western square dance the caller strings together a sequence of individual "square dance calls" to make a figure or sequence. These calls are the building blocks of the choreography that is danced by the individuals – square dancers – in the squares. There are eight people (four pairs of males and females, traditionally) in each square; at a dance there may be many squares. Generally speaking, each of these squares dances independently of each other, with the exception of specialty or "gimmick" dances, where there might be some
International folk dance every part of the world: Europe, Africa, North and South America, the Middle East, the Far East, Australia and the South Pacific. Disagreements exist within the recreational folk dance community. Perhaps the greatest of these is how dances should be performed. Some believe that dancers should strive to perform the dances "traditionally", adhering as closely as possible to the original pattern and styling of the dance or dance tradition in their country of origin. Others feel that folk dancing should be allowed to evolve, and that each international folk dance club represents another "village" where dances can take on their