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Famous Square Dancers, In Popular Culture

Dr. Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory): Square Dancer

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Penny: Can I ask you a question?

Sheldon: Given your community college education, I encourage you to ask me as many as possible.

Penny: Yeah. Well, my question is, and I’m pretty sure I know the answer, is this your first date?

Sheldon: That depends. Does square dancing with my sister at a Teens for Jesus Fourth of July hoedown count as a date?

Penny: No.

Sheldon: Then, this is my first date.

Penny: Okay. Well, then, there’s a couple of things you should probably know.

Sheldon: I have a master’s degree and two doctorates. The things I should know, I do know.

Famous Square Dancers, In Popular Culture, Not Quite Right

Pippa Middleton Learns How to Square Dance (Not Really)

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Article about Pippa Middleton learning to square dance in the New York Observer.

Pippa Middleton Is Apparently Learning to Square Dance for NBC
November 7, 2014
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The original video posted by emilyarbegust shows Ms. Middleton dancing, but I am not convinced that it was actually square dancing. I think she was just dancing to country music with an older gentleman and someone who doesn’t know anything about square dancing has decided that it is square dancing. I’d have to see a longer clip to be sure, but I’m calling “not quite right” on this one.