Long Established Square Dance Club based in Totton
Welcome to Testvale Squares, founded in 2013 by Carol and Alan Gerrey.
The Club has grown to a membership of over 50 dancers and regularly gets 2 or 3 squares on the floor
at our regular Club nights on Friday evenings at the Totton and Eling Community Centre.
Click here to find us.
Concentrating on the Basic to Mainstream moves, the Club is always bringing on new dancers
and giving training to those dancers who may have stopped for a few years.
The Club also encourages good Mainstream dancers to take part in Plus training when the Caller thinks they're ready.
Carol and Alan have created a wonderful Club where help is always given, extra training is provided for those who need it,
and fun and laughter are more important than taking things too seriously.
We have regular social events, both afternoon and evening,
details of these can be found on the Events page, click here for further information.
If you'd like more details on how you can join us and start your Square Dance journey,
please contact us here.
It's so lovely to see the ladies in their beautiful skirts, tops and dresses, and the gents with their western shirts, collar tips and string ties. And if you really want to, wear your dance clothes every Friday!
First Friday of every month
Totton & Eling Community Centre,
Library Road, Totton, SO40 3RL
Celebrate the great Robbie Burns, we can't guarantee a haggis, unless of course Kay and Maggie have blow-up Haggis monsters somewhere in their kit cupboard! Maybe Paul will give us a rendition of a few Burns poems. Fun and games during the evening, plus a bit of dancing!
There will be a light hot supper at this dance with booking essential, limited to 48. Bring a friend, bring a partner but let Kay know as soon as possible and pay £5 per person for the supper.
Wear your tartan - a skirt, trews, a tie, a scarf, a furry sporran, even if it's just a hanky, whatever you have to hand.
Friday 6th February 2026 7pm-9.30pm
Three Score Club, Library Road, Totton, SO40 3RS
Whose birthday? Is it the Club, is it Carol? It's Carol's of course, we had the Club birthday in November. Let's hope there's cake!
Saturday 7th March 2026 2pm-5pm
Three Score Club, Library Road, Totton, SO40 3RS
There'll be a slight shuffle of moves within the Mainstream and Plus programs this year, to be finalised by September 2026.
Carol and Alan will be introducing them slowly during the year so that we're ready for any Dances we go to from the Autumn.
Nothing to worry about: some Mainstream moves going up to Plus, some 'A' moves going down to Plus, nothing new in Mainstream.
Turn up in your cowboy hat and boots. We think Carol is rather partial to a man in a cowboy hat so watch out!
Saturday 9th May 2026 2pm-5pm
Three Score Club, Library Road, Totton, SO40 3RS
Looking forward to Autumn and celebrating all the delicious fruit and veg we've been growing over the summer months.
Saturday 26th September 2026 2pm-5pm
Three Score Club, Library Road, Totton, SO40 3RS
Further information nearer the time but we'll be raising money for Children in Need. There'll be a Raffle, possibly a sales table in the run up to Christmas.
Saturday 14th November 2026 2pm-5pm
Three Score Club, Library Road, Totton, SO40 3RS
A fully-catered dinner with entertainment and maybe even a bit of dancing. Dress to impress. Further details to follow.
Saturday 19th December 2026 6.30pm for 7pm dinner
Three Score Club, Library Road, Totton, SO40 3RS
Not at all, at regular Club nights on a Friday just wear comfortable shoes and whatever you feel happy dancing in. However, on the first Friday of every month you can wear dance clothes if you wish but it's not obligatory. We also wear dance clothes to special events dances at other Clubs.
We take dancers from 11 upwards, although 11-16 year olds must be accompanied by an adult. There is no upper age limit, just the ability to get up and have a go!
Currently £3 per session on a Friday evening from 7pm-9.30pm, including tea/coffee and biscuit.
You might think it’s Country or Barn Dancing but Square Dancing has its own set of moves, with 4 couples (left and right dancers) forming a square and dancing to instructions from the Caller. In a typical dance the right hand dancer (normally the lady) will move around the square going to each left hand dancer in turn until they get back to their original partner. We use a variety of music, anything that gives the correct tempo, so you might be dancing to a Jazz staple one minute, Country and Western the next, contemporary pop after that. Dancing keeps your mind and body active, is great for socialising with other dancers and forming long-term friendships.
Square Dancing is broken down into different stages. Basic to start with where you’ll start to learn the steps that will take you up to Mainstream level. Once proficient at Mainstream (68 moves) you might move up to Plus, and possibly beyond to A1, A2 and C. It’s your choice how far you go! It’s international and once you’ve gained your Mainstream Graduation certificate you can go to organised Dances across UK and the rest of the World, with Callers always announcing the moves in English.
Next question coming soon
Next question coming soon
Unfortunately we are not able to publish the LSD magazine on our website.
A printed copy will be available to read each month at Club evenings.
Our current group of new dancers are currently going through their training and picking up the moves really well.
We'll let you know when our next new dancer sessions start.
