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Ah So |
Ends hold onto adjacent dancers and do a Cross Fold.
Ends in a Mini-Wave Box.
Ah So Walk |
Repeat so that original Heads do the Sides' part and vice versa.
Ends in a Squared Set.
All 4 Couples Suzy Q |
Pass corner right shoulders, Right Turn Thru with opposite;
Pass corner left shoulders, Left Turn Thru with partner;
Pass corner right shoulders, Right Turn Thru with opposite;
Pass corner left shoulders, left to partner for a Courtesy Turn.
Ends in a Squared Set.
The Courtesy Turn may be replaced with another call
such as Roll Promenade or Do Paso.
Also known as All Eight Suzy-Q.
All 8 Rollaway With A Half Sashay |
Trade then U-Turn Back.
Ends in an opposite-handed Mini-Wave.
All Eight Chain |
Face your Corner; Right Pull By; (Left to the next for a) Courtesy Turn.
Ends in a Squared Set.
Also known as Chain All Eight.
Allemande O |
It's part of a cute saying "Allemande left, Allemande O, Right and Left a Dopaso", in which case dancers do an Allemande Left, then a Right Pull By, then a Dopaso.
Allemande Whee |
Barge Thru |
1/2 Square Thru; Trade By.
Ends in an Eight Chain Thru Formation.
Boomerang |
Leaders Zoom as Trailers Step Forward & Partner Trade.
Ends in Facing Couples.
Catch All Eight |
Right Arm Turn 1/2;
U-Turn Back while clapping hands;
Left Arm Turn full around (or as directed).
Chase And Hinge |
Belles U-Turn Back; Box Circulate 1 & 1/2; Centers Hinge.
Ends in a R-H Two-Faced Line.
Circle To A Two-Faced Line |
Ends in a Right-Hand Two-Faced Line.
Clover Flow |
Ends in an Eight Chain Thru Formation.
Connect Four |
#2 dancers Veer out and ahead (Press Out) to connect with #1 dancers and Wheel & Deal; #3 & #4 dancers Column Circulate then Walk & Dodge.
Ends in an Eight Chain Thru formation.
Criss Cross Thru |
Designated Couple (or Centers, if starting from an Eight Chain Thru) as one movement, Half Sashay and Split the Non-Designated Couple.
Ends in Back-to-Back Couples.
Cross Your Corner |
Designated couples separate, go around the outside, pass opposite and face the back of a non-designated dancer.
Ends in Starting Double Pass Thru formation.
Curl The Line |
Centers Trade as Ends Cross Fold.
A Two-Faced Line or Wave ends in a "Z"; a One-Faced Line or Invert Line ends in Facing Couples.
Known as Curl Thru at C4.
Curli-Cross |
Ends in Back-to-Back Couples.
Curlique |
Place right hands forward, Men palm out,
Ladies palm in, join hands to make an arch;
exchange places, Men turn 1/4 to the right,
as Ladies turn 3/4 to the left under the arch.
Ends in a right-hand mini-wave.
Daisy Chain |
Right Pull By; Left Turn Thru; Right Turn Thru;
Left Pull By; Right Turn Thru; Left Turn Thru;
Right Pull By; Left Turn Thru; Right Turn Thru;
Left Pull By; Right Turn Thru; Left Turn Thru.
Ends in a Right And Left Grand Formation.
Dixie Chain |
Ends in a Single Completed Double Pass Thru formation.
Dixie Daisy |
Ends in a Single Completed Double Pass Thru formation.
From Single Double Pass Thru formation,
Dixie Daisy
is equivalent to U-Turn Back.
Dixie Derby |
Ends in a Right-Hand Two-Faced Line.
Dixie Derby is used at C4. It is a 2-part call.
Dixie Twirl |
As Couples California Twirl (Centers arch, couples trade with
each other by having the right-side couple go under the arch).
Ends in an opposite-facing One-Faced Line of 4.
Out-Facing Lines (the standard starting formation) become Facing Lines.
Dixie Wheel |
Ends in a Completed Double Pass Thru.
Double The Gnat |
Box The Gnat Twice.
Ends in Facing Dancers.
"Meet your girl and Double the Gnat. You box it over and box it back."
Ends Turn In |
Centers make an arch as Ends Fold; Dive Thru.
Ends in a 2x2 or "Z".
Back-to-Back Lines (the standard starting formation) ends in a Starting Double Pass Thru formation.
Everybody Chain |
Original Head Man face right, Original Side Man face left and Men diagonal pull by as Four Ladies R-H Star 1/2; Men courtesy turn Lady.
Repeat for a total of 4 times.
Original Head Men progress 4 spots to their right (counter clockwise), as Original Side Men progress 4 spots to their left (clockwise).
Ferris Recycle |
Start a Recycle, but finish like a Ferris Wheel.
Ends in Starting Double Pass Thru formation.
Ferris Trade And Wheel |
Leaders Wheel & Deal as Trailers 1/2 Circulate, Very Centers Trade, then Wheel & Deal.
Ends in Starting Double Pass Thru.
Flare The Star |
Ends in Facing Couples.
Flutter The Line |
Centers Trade; Couples Trade; Bend The Line.
Ends in Facing Couples.
Grand Circle |
Repeat three more times to end at home.
Grand Parade |
Heads move in and right arm turn 1/2 with opposite;
Head Men left arm turn 3/4 as Head Lady step forward as
Side Lady veer right to become a partner with the Head Men as
Side Men courtesy turn Head Ladies;
all Promenade 1/2.
Ends in a Squared Set.
Repeat the above movement for a total of 4 times
(twice for Heads to the center, then twice for Sides to the center).
Grand Prowl |
Heads Part: Walk forward four steps and face the side position. Walk to the side position in two steps then California Twirl and turn back on partner. Walk away from each other four steps and face the head position. Walk forward to the head position and Star Thru with the girl coming at you.
Sides Part: From a starting position back to back with partners. Walk away from each other four steps and turn to face the head position. Walk to the head position and Star Thru with the girl coming at you. Walk four steps into the middle and face the side position. Walk out to the side position in two steps to California Twirl and turn back on partner.
All go through the sequence twice to return everyone to home position.
Grand Q |
Face partner;
Dosado; Curlique; Girls Left Star 3/4 as
Boys Wrong Way Promenade 1/4 to face Partner;
Dosado; Curlique; Boys Left Star 3/4 as
Girls Wrong Way Promenade 1/4 to face Partner.
Repeat the above and end at home.
Grand Sashay |
Dosado, right pull by;
Seesaw, left pull by;
Dosado, right pull by;
Seesaw, left pull by.
Ends in a Right And Left Grand Formation.
The Burleson's definition says to bow before each pull by.
Grand Slide |
Grand Spin |
Grand Sweep |
Grand Track |
Grand Weave |
Girls Lead Right;
All Pass Thru;
Girls (right-face) U-Turn Back as
Boys Pass Thru (using a right-hand star);
All Pass Thru;
Boys (right-face) U-Turn Back as
Girls Pass Thru (using a right-hand star);
All Star Thru;
Promenade 1/4.
Repeat the above movement for a total of 4 times.
Hinge And Flutter |
Single Hinge, Leaders U-Turn Back, Reverse Flutter Wheel.
Ends in Facing Couples.
Hinge And Trade |
Couples Hinge; Center Couples Trade; all As Couples Face In.
Ends in a Double Pass Thru Formation.
Ice Cold |
Men pull ladies in front (like Ladies Run Left), all go to corner for Left Thru; back to partner for right arm turn full around; go to right-hand lady for Left Turn Thru.
Ends facing partner in a Wrong Way Grand Formation.
Inside Arch, Outside Under |
Centers make an arch and walk forward
as Ends move under and through the arch.
Ends in a Trade By formation.
A precursor to Dive Thru, which is an Inside Arch Outside Under followed by New Outsides California Twirl.
Inside Out, Outside In |
Centers backup as Ends walk forward (a 1/2 turn).
Ends in a Promenade or Wrong Way Promenade.
A Promenade is converted to a Wrong Way Promenade and vice-versa.
Usually called from Star Promenade.
Ladies Center Back To The Bar |
Holding onto joined hands, Men lead the Ladies
into the center, Ladies turning 180 degrees to
face their partner (Ladies Fold);
Raising joined hands, Lady twirls under the arch
to return to a squared set.
Ends in a Squared Set.
Lines Divide |
Turn 1/4 in place to face away from the center of the Line.
Ends in a Single Completed Double Pass Thru formation.
Lines Pair In | Out |
Centers U-Turn Back (turning toward each other) as Ends Fold.
Ends in a 2x2 or "Z".
Lines Trade |
Those facing the same direction Trade with each other.
Ends in an opposite-handed setup.
Lines Trade is the precursor to Trade The Wave.
Loop The Loop |
Centers Arch; Ends Run, step thru & Zoom as Centers California Twirl.
A half-sashayed one-faced line ends in Tandem Couples.
Make Me A Column |
On To The Next |
As Couples, move forward to face the next couple.
From Back-to-Back Lines, On To The Next is the same as Bend The Line.
Ends in Facing Lines.
Pair Off |
Designated Dancers step forward as necessary (to meet) then turn 1/4 in place away from the center of the set.
Rainbow Stroll |
Repeat 1 and 2, for a total of 4 times, to end with original partner, halfway across the set.
Recall |
Ends in a Starting Double Pass Thru formation.
Red Hot |
Ladies cross to the left in front of partner and go to the man behind.
All right arm turn half;
go to the corner spot (original partner) for a left arm turn full around;
go to the new corner spot (original corner) for a right arm turn half;
and back home to partner to take the next call.
"Promenade with the girl you've got, pull the girls to the middle and you go Red Hot
(Right hand lady with a right hand around, partners all with a left hand around,
full turn to the left hand lady with a right hand around,
back to partner with a left hand around and roll promenade around the town)."
Red Hot doesn't have to be called from a Promenade. For example,
Release Recycle |
End of Center Wave Step Forward as unapproached Outside Dancer Veer Out to hook onto Very Centers; (Outsides work with Phantoms:) all Recycle.
Ends in a Starting Double Pass Thru formation.
Release The Column |
Ends in a Starting Double Pass Thru Formation.
Resashay |
Do the mirror image of a Half Sashay. That is, dancers exchange places by having the right-side dancer (usually a Boy) sidestep to the left behind the left-side dancer, who sidesteps to the right.
Ends in a (normal) Couple.
Reverse The Pass |
Right Hand High, Left Hand Low |
Center dancer and right-side dancer make an arch; Center dancer leads left-side dancer under the arch to the right-side, while leading right-side to the left-side.
Ends in a Wave of 3.
From a Line of 4, the Center Couple acts as one person.
Retain hands throughout the call.
Also known as Bow Knot and Tie The Knot.
Rip And Snort |
The designated couple (couple #1, couple #2, tallest couple, sexiest couple, etc.) will lead through an arch formed by the couple across from them. After going through the arch, the lead couple will let go of inside hands and separate while everyone else retains hold of hands. The lead couple pulls all the others with them through the arch and the arching couple turns under their own arms without letting go. All join hands again in the original circle.
Round Off |
Face Out; In Tandem U-Turn Back (toward the center of the set).
Ends in a Double Pass Thru formation.
Note: The Tandem U-Turn Back is done using a wide loop as in Cloverleaf.
Sashay Around Your Corner |
Sashay Thru |
3/4 Dosado; Centers slide nose-to-nose past each other (Slither).
Ends in a Left-Hand Two-Faced Line.
If starting from a R-H Wave, finish the 3/4 DoSaDo (to end in a L-H Wave), then Slither.
Shuffle The Deck |
Couple on the right slides in front,
as couple of the left slides behind.
Ends in Tandem Couples.
Slide Away |
Centers Slither as Ends Circulate.
Parallel Lines end in Parallel Lines.
Spin Tag The Deucey (direction) |
Spin The Wheel |
Split Square Thru |
Those who can Right Pull By and turn 1/4 to face the inactives (1/4 In); all Finish a Square Thru n (i.e., Left Square Thru n - 1).
Ends in Back-to-Back Couples.
Split Your Corners |
Designated Couples move into the middle, turn 1/4 to face out (face their corner), then Split the Outside Couple.
Spread The Star |
While still holding hands, Ends and adjacent Centers slide away from each other, to arm's length.
Square The Barge |
Ends in an Eight Chain Thru.
Star The Route |
From a Squared Set.
Heads Star Right 3/4 (to face original couple on their right);
All Star Left one full turn;
Heads Star Right 1/2 (to face original couple on their left);
All Star Left one full turn;
Heads Star Right 3/4 to end at home position.
Ends in a Squared Set.
Star The Square |
Right-hand star 1/2 way to end in facing couples
(equivalent to circle left 1/2);
1/2 Square Thru.
Ends in Back-to-Back Couples.
Star Track |
Repeat for a total of 4 times, alternate starting with the heads, then the sides, then the heads, then the sides.
The easy but imprecise definition: Heads Star Thru, all Double Pass Thru, start a Track Two, but when you meet your partner, all Star Thru.
Star Twirl |
Star Thru; California Twirl.
Ends in a Couple.
Stroll And Cycle |
Very Centers Trade; End of center line Press Ahead and Recycle
with outside dancer as unapproached outside dancer Press Out
(to become the end of the center line); As Couples Extend.
Ends in Parallel Two-Faced Lines.
Substitute |
Lead Couple make an arch and backover Trailing Couple
as Trailing Couple moves under and through the arch.
Ends in Tandem Couples.
Suzy Q |
Turn Thru;
1/4 In and Left Turn Thru;
1/4 In and Turn Thru;
1/4 In and Left Arm Turn to a Courtesy Turn.
Ends in Facing Couples.
1/2 of a Suzy Q is a Turn And Q (Turn Thru; 1/4 In; Left Turn Thru).
Swat (Box) The Flea |
Join left hands (cupped grip); exchange places by
making an arch, Lady does a right face 1/2 turn under
the arch as the Man does a left face 1/2 turn.
Ends in Facing Dancers.
Swing Back |
Ends in a Wave.
Swing Star Thru |
Swing Thru, blending into a Star Thru (Swing Thru, rear back, then Star Thru).
Ends in Back-to-Back Couples.
Tea Party Promenade |
Head Ladies Chain 3/4 as Head Man Promenade 1/4
then (Heads) Courtesy Turn original partner as
Sides around the outside Veer Right (to the next Head position)
and (push) Cast Right 3/4.
Repeat for a total of 4 times.
Throw In The Clutch |
Drop joined hands with adjacent dancer (but keep the center star intact);
Walk forward in a circle at least until you meet the same person again.
Throw In The Clutch is typically used with directional calling.
The caller indicates how far to go and whom to meet for the next call.
E.g., second time you meet your partner (or corner)...
Track And Trade |
#1 and #2 Track 2
(promenade single file 1/2 way around the other column);
#3 and #4 Circulate (straight ahead) and Trade.
Ends in Parallel Two-Faced Lines.
Track To A Diamond |
First Two do a Track 2, as Last Two Circulate and Cast Off 3/4.
Ends in Twin Diamonds.
Trade Sashay |
Ends Trade as Centers Slither; all Partner Trade.
Ends in a Two-Faced Line.
Trail Thru |
Triple Allemande |
Turn And Left Thru |
Ends in Facing Couples.
Turn And Left Thru was on the Plus list many years ago.
Turn Your Corner Under |
Raise joined hands (man's left, lady's right);
Walk forward to exchange places, turning 180 degrees,
lady going under the arch.