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. . 01.
Dancer Naming |
| People
Involved |
Heads #1 Blue
#3 Green Sides #2
Red
#4 Yellow |
| START |
-In Square Formation |
| END |
-In Square Formation |
| Caller Naming |
(a) Partner / Corner : (b)
Heads / Sides :
(c) Couples 1, 2, 3, 4 :
(e) Boys / Girls :
(e) Centers / Ends : |
Heads
Couple
1 Has their back to the Caller Couple 2 is to the right of 1
3 is facing
the Caller and couple 1 4 is facing 2
Sides
Couple 2 &
3 are known as Sides
The
starting position of heads and sides is always the Home position of the Man
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. . 02.
Circle Family |
| People
Involved |
two or more dancers |
| START |
facing each other |
| END |
facing each other |
| Movement |
(a) CIRCLE LEFT, (b) CIRCLE RIGHT.
Dancers join hands to form a circle, face slightly left or right as
directed and move forward around the circle the distance directed. When
left or right is not specified for circle, it is a circle to the left. |
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. . 03.
Forward and Back |
| People
Involved |
1 dancer is fine but 8 dancer is popular |
| START |
single dancer |
| END |
(no change) |
| Movement |
Each dancer
steps forward three steps and pauses while bringing the free foot
forward and touching it to the floor without transferring weight. Each
steps back three steps beginning with the free foot and pauses while
touching the free foot beside the weight-bearing foot. From facing lines
of four or similar situations where eight counts are not appropriate,
each dancer steps forward and pauses while bringing the other foot
forward and touching it to the floor without transferring weight. Each
steps back on the free foot and pauses while touching the other foot
beside it. |
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. . 04.
Dosado |
| People
Involved |
2 dancers |
| START |
facing dancers |
| END |
(no change) |
| Movement |
Dancers advance
and pass right shoulders. Without turning, each dancer moves to the
right passing in back of the other dancer. Then moving backwards, each
passes left shoulders returning to starting position. |
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. . 05.
Swing |
| People
Involved |
2 dancers |
| START |
facing dancers (man and lady) |
| END |
couple |
| Movement |
Dancers step
forward ending right side to right side and move around each other
turning in a clockwise direction four or more counts. Dancers break out
of the swing. The lady continues turning to her right until facing the
same direction as the man, they form a couple. |
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. . 06.
Promenade Family |
| People
Involved |
8 dancers |
| START |
(a) COUPLES PROMENADE: promenade
formation.
(b) SINGLE FILE PROMENADE: single file promenade |
| END |
Square Set Setup |
| Movement |
(a) COUPLES PROMENADE: As
a unit the couple walks forward around the circle counterclockwise.
Unless otherwise specified, they promenade until reaching the man's home
position. At the end of the promenade the couple turns, as a unit, to
face the center of the set. If promenading to the man's home position,
the couple always goes at least one quarter around the square. If need
be, they continue past the man's home position for another full time
around.
(b) SINGLE FILE PROMENADE: Dancers
move forward in single file counterclockwise or clockwise around the
circle, as directed. |
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. . 07.
Allemande Left |
| People
Involved |
2 dancers |
| START |
any position where dancers can
conveniently turn 90｡ or less to face their corner. |
| END |
facing the original partner |
| Movement |
Dancers face
their corners and turn by the left forearm. Releasing armholds and
stepping forward, each dancer ends facing his partner. |
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. . 08.
Arm Turns |
| People
Involved |
2 dancers |
| START |
facing dancers |
| END |
mini wave(?) |
| Movement |
(a) LEFT ARM TURN: Dancers
join left forearms and walk forward around each other the distance
specified; e.g. half (180｡), three quarters (270｡), full (360｡), etc.
(b) RIGHT ARM TURN: Like
left arm turn except dancers turn with the right forearm. |
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. . 09.
Right and Left Grand Family |
| People
Involved |
8 dancers |
| START |
square or circle or any position where
dancers may conveniently turn 90｡ or less to face opposite sex, men
facing counterclockwise, ladies clockwise. |
| END |
facing the dancer whom he/she started
with |
| Movement |
(a) RIGHT AND LEFT GRAND: If
necessary, dancers turn 90｡ or less to face opposite sex (men
counter-clockwise, ladies clockwise) join right hands, if not already
joined, and pull by. Each moves ahead, around the circle, and gives the
left hand to the next, a right to the next and a left to the next until
each dancer meets the person with whom he started.
(b) WEAVE THE RING: A
right and left grand without touching hands.
(c) WRONG WAY GRAND: Like
right and left grand, but men move clockwise and ladies move
counterclockwise. |
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. . 10.
Star Family |
| People
Involved |
2 or more dancers |
| START |
facing dancers, facing couples, square,
circle |
| END |
star |
| Movement |
(a) LEFT HAND STAR, (b) RIGHT HAND STAR.
The directed dancers step forward and extend designated hands to form a
left or right hand star. Dancers turn the star by walking forward in a
circle around the center of the star. Turning distance of the star may
be specified in fractions of one quarter, one half, three quarters, or a
complete revolution |
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. . 11.
Star Promenade |
| People
Involved |
8 dancers |
| START |
Star or Promenade Formation |
| END |
Promenade Formation |
| Movement |
Directed dancers
form a star and place the other arm around the waist of another directed
dancer. Turn the star and promenade the distance specified. |
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. . 12.
Pass Thru |
| People
Involved |
2 dancers |
| START |
facing dancers |
| END |
back to back |
| Movement |
Dancers move
forward, passing right shoulders with each other. Each ends in the
other's starting position but neither dancer changes facing direction. |
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. . 13.
Split the Outside |
| People
Involved |
4 dancers |
| START |
facing couple |
| END |
back to back couple |
| Movement |
he active or
directed couple moves forward between the outside couple who sidesteps
slightly to let them through then sidesteps back together again. |
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. . 14.
Half Sashay |
| People
Involved |
2 dancers |
| START |
couple |
| END |
couple |
| Movement |
(a) HALF SASHAY: Partners
exchange places without changing facing directions. Dancer on the right
sidesteps to the left, while the other dancer on the left steps back,
sidesteps to the right, then steps forward to rejoin partner.
(b) ROLLAWAY: The
directed dancer, or if not specified the dancer on the right, rolls
across a full turn (360｡) in front of the dancer on the left, as he
sidesteps to the right -to exchange places. From a circle, unless
otherwise directed, the ladies roll left across in front of the men.
(c) LADIES IN, MEN SASHAY: Starting
formation -circle or line with alternating men and ladies. With
all dancers facing in, the ladies step forward and pause, while the men
move to the left behind and past one lady. Ladies step back and rejoin
hands with the men. If the circle is moving to the right, the men sashay
to the right. |
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. . 15.Turn
Back Family |
| People
Involved |
single dancer |
| START |
anywhere |
| END |
same but looking opposite direction |
| Movement |
(a) U TURN BACK: The
dancer does an in-place about-face turn (180｡), turning toward partner
unless the body flow dictates otherwise. If alone (i.e. no partner), the
dancer turns toward the center of the set. If the dancer is facing
directly toward or away from the center of the set, he may turn in
either direction.
(b) GENTS OR LADIES BACKTRACK: The
dancer does a U turn back by stepping out and turning away from partner
or the center of the set. |
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. . 16.Separate |
| People
Involved |
2 dancers |
| START |
couple |
| END |
depends on the call |
| Movement |
The dancers in
the couple turn back to back with each other and walk forward around the
outside of the square. The distance traveled is determined by the next
call. |
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. . 17.
Courtesy Turn |
| People
Involved |
2 dancers |
| START |
couple, facing dancers. (Limited at
Mainstream to couples with man on left, woman on right.) |
| END |
same but facing opposit direction |
| Movement |
The man (left
hand dancer) takes the lady's (right hand dancer) left hand (palm down)
in his left (palm up) and places his right hand in the small of the
lady's back. Working as a unit, the couple turns around with the left
hand dancer backing up and right hand dancer walking forward. Unless
otherwise specified, the couple faces the center of the set or the
center of the formation in which it is working. |
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. . 18.
Ladies Chain Family |
| People
Involved |
4 or 8 dancers |
| START |
Ladies Chain: facing couple Couple
Chain Down the Line: RH-2-Faced Line, LH-Wave |
| END |
facing couple |
| Movement |
(a) TWO LADIES CHAIN: The
ladies step forward, extend right hands to each other and pull by. Each
man steps forward and to the right, turning left to face the same
direction as the lady beside him. The lady extends a left hand to the
man for a courtesy turn. Couples end facing each other.
(b) FOUR LADIES CHAIN: Starting
formation -square or circle of 8 dancers. Similar
to two ladies chain except that all four ladies step to the center and
form a right hand star. They turn the star halfway around to their
opposite men. All courtesy turn to face the center of the set. NOTE: TWO
(or FOUR) LADIES CHAIN THREE QUARTERS: Starting formation -facing
couples, a square or circle of 8 dancers. The directed ladies step to
the center, form a right hand star and turn the star three quarters. All
courtesy turn to face the center of the set.
(c) CHAIN DOWN THE LINE: From
a right hand line or left hand ocean wave, centers trade while ends
adjust as necessary. Then the ends courtesy turn the centers. Ending
formation is facing couples. |
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. . 19.
Do Paso |
| People
Involved |
4 or 8 dancers |
| START |
square or circle |
| END |
square or circle |
| Movement |
Each dancer
faces partner or directed dancer and does a left arm turn half (180｡) to
face in the opposite direction. Releasing armholds and moving forward,
each dancer goes to the corner for a right arm turn half (180｡). Each
returns to the starting partner to courtesy turn to face the center of
the set or to follow the next call. |
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. . 20.
Lead Right |
| People
Involved |
2 dancers |
| START |
couple |
| END |
couple |
| Movement |
Directed
couple(s) take a step forward, and as a unit turn to the right 90｡ and
move forward. |
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. . 21.
Right and Left Thru |
| People
Involved |
4 dancers |
| START |
facing couple |
| END |
facing couple |
| Movement |
Dancers step
forward, join right hands with the dancer directly ahead and pull by.
Each couple then does a courtesy turn to face the other couple. |
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. . 22.
Grand Square |
| People
Involved |
8 dancers |
| START |
square |
| END |
square |
| Movement |
A call that has
the sides doing one part while at the same time the heads are doing
another. Heads move forward into the square (4 steps), turning one
quarter (90｡) on the fourth step to face partners and back away to the
sides of the square (4 steps). Turn one quarter (90｡) to face the
original opposites. Back away to the corners of the square (4 steps) and
turn one quarter (90｡) to face original partners and walk forward to
home (4 steps). Do not turn. (Total to here: 16 steps.) From this point
the action is reversed. Heads back away from their partners (4 steps),
turning one quarter (90｡) on the fourth step and walk forward to the
opposites (4 steps). Turn one quarter and walk forward into the center
toward partners (4 steps). Turn one quarter (90｡) to face opposites and
back up to home (total: 32 steps). While the head couples are doing the
first 16 steps, the sides start by facing their partners to back away
and do the second 16 steps. Completing this, the sides do the first 16
steps, while the heads are doing the last 16. The principle of walking
three steps and then turning (or reversing) on the fourth step is
followed throughout. This call may be broken into fractional parts by
the caller directing the number of steps required. The call may also
start with the heads, or other designated dancers, directed to face. |
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