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Basic and Mainstream Square Dance Calls
 
  • Basic Program
    1. Dancer Naming
      1. Partner/Corner
      2. Heads/Sides
      3. Couple #1, #2, #3, #4
      4. Boys/Girls
      5. Centers Ends
    2. Circle Left/Circle Right
    3. Forward & Back
    4. Dosado/
      Dosado to a Wave
    5. Swing
    6. Promenade/
      Single File Promenade
      1. Couples (full,1/2,3/4)
      2. Single File Promenade
      3. Star Promenade
    7. Allemande Left
    8. Arm Turns
    9. Right & Left Grand Family
      1. Right and Left Grande
      2. Weave the Ring
      3. Wrong Way Grande
    10. Left-Hand Star/
      Right Hand Star
    11. Pass Thru
    12. Split Two
    13. Half Sashay Family
      1. Half Sashay
      2. Rollaway (with a Half Sashay)
      3. Ladies in, Men Sashay
    14. Turn Back Family
      1. U-Turn Back
      2. Backtrack
    15. Separate Around 1 or 2
      1. to a Line
      2. and come into the middle
    16. Courtesy Turn
    1. Ladies Chain Family
      1. Two Ladies Chain
      2. Four Ladies Chain
      3. Four Ladies Chain 3/4
      4. Chain Down the Line
    2. Do Paso
    3. Lead Right
    4. Right and Left Thru
    5. Grand Square
    6. Star Thru
    7. Circle to a Line
    8. Bend the Line
    9. All Around the Corner
    10. See Saw
    11. Square Thru (1,2,3,4)/
      Left Square Thru (1,2,3,4)
    12. California Twirl
    13. Dive Thru
    14. Wheel Around
    15. Thar Family
      1. Allemande Thar
      2. Allemande Left to an Allemande Thar
      3. Wrong Way Thar
    16. Shoot the Star/
      Shoot the Star Full Around
    17. Slip the Clutch
    18. Box the Gnat
    19. Ocean Wave Family
      1. Step to a Wave
      2. Balance
    20. Pass the Ocean
    21. Extend (from 1/4 Tag only)
    22. Swing Thru
      Left Swing Thru
    23. Run/
      Cross Run
    24. Trade Family
      1. (named dancers)Trade
      2. Couples Trade
      3. Partner Trade
    25. Wheel & Deal
    1. Double Pass Thru
    2. First Couple Go Left/Right,
      Next Couple Go Left/Right
    3. Zoom
    4. Split Two
    5. Flutterwheel/
      Reverse Flutterwheel
    6. Sweep a Quarter
    7. Veer Left/Veer Right
    8. Trade By
    9. Touch 1/4
    10. Circulate Family
      1. (named dancers)
        Circulate
      2. All 8 Circulate
      3. Couples Circulate
      4. Single File Circulate
      5. Split/Box Circulate
    11. Ferris Wheel
  • Mainstream Program
    1. Cloverleaf
    2. Turn Thru
    3. Eight Chain Thru
      Eight Chain 1,2,3,etc.
    4. Pass to the Center
    5. Spin the Top
    6. Centers In
    7. Cast Off 3/4
    8. Walk & Dodge
    9. Slide Thru
    10. Fold/Cross Fold
    11. Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave
    12. Spin Chain Thru
    13. Tag the Line
      (In/Out/Left/Right)
    14. Half Tag
    15. Scoot Back
    16. Single Hinge/Couples Hinge
    17. Recycle (from a wave only)
     
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    Plus Square Dance Calls
     
    1. (Anything) & Roll
    2. (Anything) & Spread
    3. 3/4 Tag The Line
    4. Acey Deucey
    5. All 8 Spin The Top
    6. Chase Right
    7. Coordinate
    8. Crossfire
    9. Cut The Diamond
    10. Diamond Circulate
    11. Dixie Grand
    1. Explode The Wave
    2. Explode and (Anything) (waves only)
    3. Extend
    4. Fan the Top
    5. Flip The Diamond
    6. Follow Your Neighbor
    7. Grand Swing Thru
    8. Linear Cycle (waves only)
    9. Load The Boat
    10. Peel Off
    11. Peel The Top
    1. Ping Pong Circulate
    2. Relay The Deucey
    3. Single Circle To A Wave
    4. Spin Chain and Exchange The Gears
    5. Spin Chain The Gears
    6. Spin Chain Thru
    7. Teacup Chain
    8. Track 2
    9. Trade The Wave

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    Advanced - Square Dance Calls
     
    Advanced Square Dancing consists of A-1 and A-2 calls
     
    A-1 Calls
    1. (Anything) and Cross
    2. As Couples Concept
    3. Cast A Shadow
    4. Chain Reaction (1/4 Tag)
    5. Clover and (Anything)
    6. Cross Clover and (Anything)
    7. Cross Over Circulate
    8. Cross Trail Thru
    9. Cycle And Wheel
    10. Double Star Thru
    11. Ends Bend
    12. Explode and (Anything)
    13. Explode The Line
    14. Fractional Tops
    15. Grand Follow Your Neighbor
    16. Grand Quarter Thru
    1. Grand Three Quarter Thru
    2. Half Breed Thru
    3. Horseshoe Turn
    4. Left Wheel Thru
    5. Lockit
    6. Mix
    7. Pair Off
    8. Partner Hinge
    9. Partner Tag
    10. Pass In
    11. Pass Out
    12. Pass the Sea
    13. Quarter In
    14. Quarter Out
    15. Right (Left) Roll to a Wave
    16. Scoot and Dodge
    1. Quarter Thru
    2. Six-Two Acey-Deucey
    3. Split Square Thru
    4. Square Chain Thru
    5. Step and Slide
    6. Swap Around/Reverse Swap Around
    7. Three Quarter Thru
    8. Transfer the Column
    9. Triple Scoot
    10. Triple Star Thru
    11. Triple Trade
    12. Turn and Deal
    13. Wheel Thru
     
    A-2 Calls
    1. All 4 Couples/All 8 Concept such as:
      2. •All 4 Couples Right & Left Thru, Star Thru, Chase Right, etc.
      •All 8 Swing Thru, Switch the Wave, Walk and Dodge, Mix
    2. Beaus & Belles (couple facing same direction only)
    3. Checkmate the Column
    4. Cut the Hourglass
    5. Diamond Chain Thru
    6. Flip the Hourglass
    7. Hourglass Circulate
    8. In-Roll Circulate
    9. Mini-Busy
    10. Motivate
    11. Out-Roll Circulate
    12. Pass and Roll/span>
    13. Pass & Roll Your Neighbor/span>
    14. Peel and Trail (from columns)
    15. Peel and Trail (from completed DPT)
    16. Recycle (facing couples)
    1. Remake
      2.  The Thar
       The Wave
       The Box (RH or LH Box only)
       The Column
       The Diamond (facing diamonds only)
    2. Scoot and Weave
    3. Scoot Chain Thru
    4. Single Wheel
    5. Slide
    6. Slip
    7. Slither
    8. Spin the Windmill
    9. Split/Box Counter Rotate
    10. Split/Box Transfer
    11. Split Square Chain Thru
    12. Swing
    13. Switch the Wave
    14. Switch to a Diamond (waves only)
    15. Switch to an Hourglass (waves only)
    16. Trade Circulate (from waves)
    1. Quarter Thru
    2. Trade Circulate (from 2-faced lines)
    3. Trail Off
    4. Transfer and (Anything)
    5. Zig-Zag/Zag-Zig

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