Six Feet Under
Boy, you’d never know by looking at this plot synopsis, but this episode of “Six Feet Under,” a comedy-drama series on HBO, featured not only square dancing, but a gay square dance caller. If you go through the pictures, you’ll find this one that actually shows some dancers.
With a little more searching, I found the script, and here’s where we first see the caller, Kurt:
The slumber room is filled with old men and women, square-dancing in pairs. Their instructor is a handsome, young guy in his early-to-mid-twenties, KURT. DAVID peers into the room and sees KURT and is instantly attracted to him.
Kurt: Everybody ready? And round and left. Right. Left. Good! Good, swing your partners! And promenade home! Very good!
KURT sees DAVID and smiles flirtatiously. DAVID smiles back.
Later on, the dancers learn the Hungarian Swing:
Kurt: OK, very good! Very good, ladies and gentlemen. Now, if I could just have your attention, please, for just one second. I want to teach you a new figure for the repertoire. You’re gonna love it, your friends are gonna be very impressed, I promise. It’s called the Hungarian Swing, and I need a volunteer, (walks up to DAVID and takes his hand) so if I could just borrow you for one second. (DAVID looks nervous but slightly excited) I promise, it won’t hurt a bit. It goes like this. (He demonstrates all of the dance moves, using DAVID as his partner) You’re gonna stand right hip to right hip, your other hand is gonna go up on your partner’s waist, and your left hand is gonna go up over the head. Now, you’re gonna swing one and a half times, she will turn one and a half times (DAVID laughs as he spins), into the promenade position. That wasn’t so bad, was it? Let’s do it again, with the music. OK? (DAVID starts to walk away.) Uh, not so fast. (grabs DAVID