Definition:
From a Thar or Wrong Way Thar.
Keeping the center star intact, drop joined hands with adjacent dancer;
Walk forward in a circle at least until you meet the same person again.
Comment #1:
Also known as Throw The Clutch In Low.
Comment #2:
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)...
Called directionally:
Walk around your corner, turn partner left to an Allemande Thar,
Boys back in... Boys keep the star, all drop hands, walk forward,
keep moving, pass your partner, find the next, Allemande Left.
Comment #3:
Can also be called as Slip The Clutch, pass one, pass another, keep going,
find your partner (or corner)...
Triple Allemande
Definition:
From Circle or Squared Set.
Allemande Left;
Ladies Star Right as Men Promenade outside;
Meet same corner, Left Arm Turn 1/2;
Men Star Right as Ladies Promenade outside;
Meet same corner, Allemande Left.
Comment #1:
Same as Face Corner; All 8 Left Spin The Top Twice; followed by Allemande Left.
Comment #2:
Not truly three Allemande Lefts, since after the second Arm Turn, Men and Ladies are facing the wrong direction.
Called directionally:
(Triple Allemande) Allemande Left, Ladies star Gents move around,
(same corner) Allemande Left, Men star Ladies move around,
(same corner) Allemande Left.
Turn & Left Thru
Definition:
From Facing Couples. Turn Thru; Courtesy Turn. Ends in Facing Couples.
Called directionally:
Turn Thru & Courtesy Turn
Comment #1:
Standard starting position is Half-Sashayed Facing Couples.
Comment #2:
Turn & Left Thru was on the Plus list many years ago.
Sample choreo:
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Heads Pass Thru -- Separate Around Two (hook on the end) To Lines --
All Turn Thru & Courtesy turn -- Square Thru 3 -- Allemande Left
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Heads Lead Right & Circle To A Line -- Pass Thru --
Tag The Line, Face In -- Turn Thru & Courtesy Turn --
Slide Thru -- Square Thru 3 -- Allemande Left
Turn Over
Definition:
From a Mini-Wave Box (or other applicable formations).
Cast Off 3/4 & Slither.
A Mini-Wave Box ends in a Two-Faced Line.
Called directionally:
Cast Off 3/4, Centers slide nose-to-nose past each other.
Comment:
Also possible from Back-to-Back Lines (Cast Off 3/4 & Centers Half Sashay)
Sample choreo:
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Heads Pass The Ocean -- Extend --
Cast Off 3/4 & Centers slide nose-to-nose past each other --
Ferris Wheel -- (Single File) Ladies Chain --
1/2 Square Thru -- Trade By -- Slide Thru Twice -- Allemande Left
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Heads Pass The Ocean -- Same 4 Swing Thru -- Extend -- Swing Thru --
Cast Off 3/4 & Girls slide nose-to-nose past each other --
Ferris Wheel -- Centers Right & Left Thru -- Double Pass Thru --
Leaders Trade -- All Pass Thru -- Allemande Left
With The Flow
Definition:
From Facing Couples.
This call must be preceded by a call in which the dancers have some sort
of turning flow (i.e., all dancers are moving in a Clockwise or Counter Clockwise direction).
Any call that can be followed by Sweep 1/4 can also be followed by With The Flow.
The dancers closest to the flow direction Walk as the others Dodge.
Ends in a Mini-Wave Box.
Called directionally:
Boy Walk, Girl Dodge (or Girl Walk, Boy Dodge)
Sample choreo:
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Heads Lead Right -- All Veer Left --
Chain Down The Line -- Girl Walk, Boy Dodge --
Centers Trade -- Left Swing Thru -- Girls Run -- Allemande Left
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Heads Square Thru 4 -- Circle To A Line -- Right & Left Thru --
Flutter Wheel -- Boy Walk, Girl Dodge -- Single Hinge --
Acey Deucey -- Single Hinge & Roll -- Right & Left Grand
You All
Definition:
Centers Hinge as Ends U-Turn Back.
Called directionally:
Centers Hinge, Ends U-Turn Back
Comment:
Changes a Line into a Diamond and vice versa.
Sample choreo:
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Heads Lead Right -- All Veer Left -- Girls Hinge, Boys U-Turn Back --
Girls Swing Thru, Boys Circulate Twice -- Girls Cast Off 3/4 --
All Left Swing Thru -- Recycle -- Allemande Left
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Heads Square Thru 4 -- Circle To A Line -- Right & Left Thru --
Dixie Style To A Wave -- Boys Hinge Girls U-Turn Back --
Diamond Circulate -- Girls Swing Thru -- Diamond Circulate --
Boys Hinge, Girls U-Turn Back -- Left Swing Thru -- Girls Run --
Promenade Home
Easily-Taught Calls:
After a brief teach, the following calls could enhance a dance.
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Ah So
Definition:
From a Wave.
Ends Cross Fold while holding onto adjacent dancers.
Ends in a Mini-Wave Box.
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Bring Us Together
Definition:
From a Squared Set.
Desiginated dancers move in, Circle Left 1/2 then dodge to the left as
Others individually turn to face promenade direction, Single File Promenade 1/4 (to Face In),
then Veer Right to end in Facing Lines.
Comment #1:
From a Squared Set (with partner, in sequence), ends in Zero Lines.
Comment #2:
In my opinion, Heads Bring Us Together is a much better call than
Heads Lead Right & Circle To A Line.
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Flare The Star
Definition:
From Facing Couples.
Right-hand star, original Beaus 1/2 way across
and flip away to the left as original Belles star one full turn;
original Beaus Courtesy Turn the original Belles
Ends in Facing Couples.
Comment:
Equivalent to Flutter Wheel
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Red Hot
Short Definition:
Turn R-H Lady by the right, turn partner left (full turn), turn corner right,
back to partner to await the next call (e.g., Courtesy Turn or Roll Promenade).
Long Definition:
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From a Squared Set or Promeande:
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;
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"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 (corner) with a right hand around,
back to partner with a left hand around and roll promenade around the town).
Comment:
Red Hot is usually always cued.
Red Hot doesn't have to be called from a Promenade. For example,
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From a Thar (men in center, in sequence, with partner): "Shoot that Star and go Red Hot".
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From Circle Left (in sequence, with partner): "Whirl 'em Away and go Red Hot".
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From a Squared Set: "Men Star Left, Pass your Partner and go Red Hot".
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Rip & Snort
Definition:
From a Circle (usually moving) (with all hands joined).
The designated couple (couple #1, couple #2, tallest couple, youngest 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 dancers
pull all the connected dancers with them through the arch and the arching couple
turns under their own arms without letting go (a "dishrag twirl").
All join hands again in the original circle.
Comment:
Can also be done from a group of 4, such as from an Eight Chain Thru
formation. I.e., Circle Four 4/4, Inside Couple Rip & Snort.
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Star The Route
Definition:
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.
Comment #1:
The L-H Stars are mixed sex stars (two boys together and two girls together).
Comment #2:
Can be used as a singing call break.
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Spin Chain The Star
Definition:
From Parallel Waves (or Eight Chain Thru).
Arm Turn 1/2; Centers Cast Off 3/4 as Trailing End 1/2 Circulate (to form
center star) as Lead End Circulate; Center Star turns 1/2; Those who meet
Cast Off 3/4 as remaining person in star moves up to end in Parallel Waves.
Called directionally:
Spin Chain Thru But The Boys (or Girls) do a "Big" Scoot Back.
Comment:
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From Parallel Waves. First teach a "Big" Scoot Back: Ends do a disconnected
Scoot Back with each other (i.e., Out-Facing End Circulate to the other end
of their line as In-Facing Ends scoot with each other).
"Big" Scoot Back is equivalent to Ends Trade.
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Now have the dancers do a Spin Chain Thru, stopping at the 1/2 way point
(after Arm Turn 1/2 and Centers Cast 3/4). At this point tell the Ends
to do a "Big" Scoot Back, having the Trailing End ride across
using the center star.
"Concepts":
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On The N-th Hand
- Square Thru, On 4th Hand, Left Swing Thru
- Right & Left Grand, on 3rd Hand, Turn Thru
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Diagonal
- From normal Facing Lines: End Ladies Diagonal Chain
- From Facing Lines with Partner: Heads Diagonal Right & Left Thru
- Boys on the Diagonal Pass Thru
- Heads Star Thru, Girls Diagonal Double Pass Thru
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Twice
- Heads Star Thru; Everybody Zoom, Girls Twice
- From Parallel Waves: Circulate, Centers Twice
- Split Circulate Twice
- Heads Pass The Ocean, Ping Pong Circulate, Boys Go Twice
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Heads Star Thru & Spread; All Pass Thru; Girls Bend The Line Twice
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Heads Pass The Ocean; Ping Pong Circulate Twice;
Centers Swing Thru Twice; Extend Twice; Centers Swing Thru Twice;
Ends Cloverleaf as Centers Explode The Wave; Allemande Left
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But
- From R-H Wave (Boys as Ends): Linear Cycle But Girls (when you meet) Scoot Back
- From Normal Back-to-Back Lines: Chase Right But Boys Swing Thru
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Left
- Left Box The Gnat (Swat The Flea)
- Heads Left Square Thru 4; Left Dosado & Left Step To A Wave...
- Heads Left Square Thru; Left Touch 1/4; Left Scoot Back; Girls Run Left...
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Around The Outside
- Heads Square Thru 4, Sides around the outside Right & Left Thru
- From Facing Lines: Ends around the outside Square Thru 3
- From Tidal Wave (Girls as outside 4): Girls around the outside Recycle
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Similarly, Thru The Diamond
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Heads Right & Left Thru & 1/4 More; Those Girls Hinge;
Sides thru the diamond (do a) Right & Left Thru...
Blended Calls
A second call is given before the dancers complete the first call.
Dancers smoothly blend the two calls together.
Example of Non-Blended vs Blended:
From Facing Couples.
Right & Left Thru followed by
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Right-Hand Star -- smooth for Square Dancers -
why? because they're not expecting it. After Right & Left Thru,
turning direction is to the left, so it's natural to want to place
the right-hand into the star.
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Left-Hand Star -- smooth for Contra Dancers -
why? precisely because they are expecting it. After the Right & Left Thru,
the Lady knows to walk forward as the Gent dodges to the right to follow
her smoothly into a left-hand star. Dancewise, they do a partial
Courtesy Turn, having the Lady then step in front of the Gent to
form the left-hand star.
Blended Calls - Case 1:
(I like these)
- Heads Promenade 1/2, Lead Right and Circle To A Line
- From Facing Lines: Reverse Flutter Wheel, Promenade Home
For the above examples, if the dancers fully complete the first call, then
do the second, an awkward movmement results.
However, if the second call is delivered with plenty of time before finishing
the first call, dancers can smoothly blend into the second call.
Blended Calls - Case 2:
(I don't like these because the second call is not legal from the ending position of the first call)
- From R-H Box, Ladies as Trailers: Scoot Back, Star Thru
- From Parallel R-H Waves (Boys as Centers, all with corner): Scoot Back to the Corner, Allemande Left
- From R-H Wave, Boys as Ends: Swing Thru (or Spin The Top), Star Thru
- From R-H Box: Scoot Back, Single Circle To A Wave
For the above examples, extra words should be given so that dancers know
they are not expected to complete the first call.
Use words such as 'but' or '(start a) X but finish with a Y'
(e.g., Scoot Back But Finish with a Star Thru).
Orbiting Figures
Two couples move around the outside in single file as the others do
a set of calls inside, resulting in a surprise Allemande Left.
An Orbiting Figure is called from Promenade (with partners, in sequence), as follows...
Promenade, Don't Stop, Don't Slow Down...
Heads put the Lady in front (Single File), keep moving...
(pick a figure below)
(with appropriate timing) Allemande Left.
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Sides wheel in and Dosado,
Slide Thru,
Square Thru 3/4...
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Sides wheel in and Dosado,
Slide Thru and Touch 1/4,
Box Circulate Twice...
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Sides wheel in and Flutter Wheel,
Sweep 1/4,
Right & Left Thru with a Full Turn Around...
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Sides Half Sashay,
Sides wheel in, Dosado and
do the Centers Part of Load The Boat...
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