This step by step dance is called the Quadrilha and is led by someone yelling out the commands. The story line is that the bride and groom lead the couples to their wedding reception by doing the dance. The bride and groom start the dance by creating a circle and having all the partners follow. The leader sets the scene and says commands like “It just started to rain” in which all the guys would put their hands above their partner’s heads. Once the leader says “The rain is gone” then everyone jumps around and starts to walk in the other direction of the circle. Some of the other commands are straight forward and easier to follow if you haven’t done it before. I have been to so many that these that if I wanted to I could join in any of the
This step by step dance is called the Quadrilha and is led by someone yelling out the commands. The story line is that the bride and groom lead the couples to their wedding reception by doing the dance. The bride and groom start the dance by creating a circle and having all the partners follow. The leader sets the scene and says commands like “It just started to rain” in which all the guys would put their hands above their partner’s heads. Once the leader says “The rain is gone” then everyone jumps around and starts to walk in the other direction of the circle. Some of the other commands are straight forward and easier to follow if you haven’t done it before. I have been to so many that these that if I wanted to I could join in any of the