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.
Get your skirts, dresses, petticoats, shirts and tie laces out of the cupboard and wear them to our Club dance on the first Friday of every month. You can of course wear them to any of our Friday Club nights, we love to see them.
Totton & Eling Community Centre, Testwood Lane,
Totton, SO40 3AP
Join us every Friday for our Club dance, from 7pm to 9.30pm, with our regular and trainee callers.
Totton & Eling Community Centre, Testwood Lane,
Totton, SO40 3AP
This will be an 'open' dance and publicised widely. The Caller will be Carol Gerrey, supported by other invited Callers. Mainstream and pre-announced Plus dancing.
Click here for details of the Dance.
Turn up in your cowboy hat and boots. We think Carol is rather partial to a man in a cowboy hat so watch out!
Tickets will be available from Kay at £5.00 per person, to include light refreshments. There will be a Raffle as well.
Saturday 23rd May 2026 7pm-10pm
Three Score Club, Library Road, Totton, SO40 3RS
Our annual social BBQ with Carol and Alan, weather dependent!
Further details to follow.
Saturday 1st August 2026 from 2pm onwards
An 'open' ticketed event at £10 per person to raise money for MND. There will be a raffle along with light refreshments. Tickets will be sold through MND and also the Club, further details to follow.
To include Squares, Line and Barn Dancing, so a lot of fun. Click here for details of the event.
We have set up a JustGiving page, go to JustGiving.com and search for Testvale Squares. Ask your family and friends to sponsor you for this Hoedown.
Saturday 26th September 2026 7.30pm-10pm
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, and possibly a sales table in the run up to Christmas.
We have set up a JustGiving page, go to JustGiving.com and search for Testvale Squares. Ask your family and friends to sponsor you for this Danceathon.
Saturday 14th November 2026 10am-5pm
Totton & Eling Community Centre, Testwood Lane,
Totton, SO40 3AP
A fully-catered dinner with entertainment and maybe even a bit of dancing. Dress to impress, black or white tie for the gents. Bring family and friends and your own alcohol to drink. Further details to follow.
Saturday 19th December 2026 6.30pm for 7pm dinner, carriages at 10.30pm. A £5 deposit per person to Kay will secure your spot at the table.
We'll have a Raffle during the evening, get your prizes to Dot before the event if possible.
Three Score Club, Library Road, Totton, SO40 3RS
Contact us at testvalesquares@gmail.com if you'd like to join our Club and start or resume your dancing.
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.
