Are you up for some old traditional country square dancing? It may all look so easy but for the non-southerners, keeping your feet up to the beat at square dancing can be quite a challenge. If you would like to get acquainted with this traditional American dance, get yourself equipped with the right outfit and the right songs. This shouldn't be a problem as you can easily download square dance songs that you and your partner can use to practice and hone your square dancing skills.

Choose square dance songs from hundreds of country music websites. You may want to download square dance songs which have the great upbeat tempos characteristic of traditional country dance music. Among the more popular square dance hits are Yankee Ingenuity's Heating up the Hall. This album includes great square dancing tunes including Levi Jackson Rag, Crockett’\'s Honeymoon and the Yellow Rose of Texas. You can also download square dance songs by Phil Harris and Uncle Dave Macon.

Now that you have the right music, it's time to learn the steps. The basic steps of traditional square dancing should include the left circle and circle right, the forward and back, the Dosado, the Swing and the Promenade. This is followed by the Allemande Left and the Arm Turns. There are several online videos demonstrating each square dancing step and you can download all these along with the music. After you have mastered the steps and dance to the music, it’s now time to wear your cowboy boots and proudly don your hat as you get your booty shaking to traditional country beats!