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
Gay square dance the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs (IAGSDC), the umbrella organization for gay square dance clubs. In addition to gay modern Western square dance clubs, there are gay and lesbian clubs for other dance forms, both square dance and non-square dance forms, including "traditional" and exhibition-style square dancing. This article focuses on gay modern Western square dancing, and it is understood to be the same as gay square dancing within this article. The primary differences between gay square dancing and that practiced in other clubs are: It is worth noting that this style of dancing—casual dress, no couple requirement,