Square dance originated in social life. It is a dance created by the people, is exclusively for the people's dance, over the decades, the square dance continues to develop, has become a unique folk art, rooted in the life of the social masses. Square dance is the most huge system in the art of dance, named after the gathering in the square, integrating self-indulgence and performances, with collective dance as the main form of performance and fitness as the main purpose. Including Jiamusi dance, dam dance, sailor dance and so on. Square dance is the residents of spontaneous fitness for the purpose of square, dam and other open space on the rhythmic dance, usually accompanied by high decibel, rhythmic music accompaniment. Square dance in the public **** place by the masses of spontaneous organization, the participants are mostly middle-aged and elderly people, of which the majority of older women. Square dance is a non-professional dancers to create the dance, is exclusively for the general public of the dance, because of the different nationalities, different regions, different groups so the square dance dance form is also different.
Dance is the oldest art form. Dance as early as human language has not yet been produced before, mankind has used dance to communicate feelings, to celebrate the victory. In the long course of history, the people created the square dance, the development of the square dance, so that this flower of folk art is y rooted in the social life of the masses.