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FLAC |
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Finger Lakes Area Council of Dance Clubs |
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Mainstream & Plus Calls |
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This list of Square Dance Calls gives you first all the Mainstream Calls, then all the Plus Calls, both in alphabetical order. Many of those calls are hyperlinked to a TAMination, a square dance animation written by Brad Christie, webmaster of the Tam Twirlers Square Dance Club in San Rafael, CA. Just click on a hyperlinked call (underlined, colored font) to see the corresponding TAMination, then press “PLAY” to watch the animation (fast or slow) or move the curser yourself to look at each step. Press the “GO BACK” arrow to return to the FLAC website. For detailed instructions on how to use TAMinations, |
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Mainstream calls (italics indicate more difficult moves) |
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Alamo Style Allemande Left Arm Turns Bend the Line Box the Gnat California Twirl Cast Off / Centers In Circle Left / Circle Right a. (Named Dancers) b. Couples Circulate c. All Eight Circulate d. Single File Circulate e. Split/Box Circulate Courtesy Turn Dive Thru Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave Do Paso Dosado / Dosado to a Wave Double Pass Thru Eight Chain Thru / Extend (From/Tag Only) Ferris Wheel First Couple Go Left/Right, Next Couple Go Left/Right Flutterwheel / Reverse Flutterwheel Forward and Back |
a. Half Sashay b. Rollaway c. Ladies In, Men Sashay a. Two Ladies Chain c. Chain Down the Line Lead Right Left-Hand Star & Right-Hand a. Step to a Wave b. Balance Pass the Ocean Pass Thru a. Couples (Full, /, /) b. Single File Promenade c. Wrong Way Promenade d. Star Promenade Recycle (from a Wave Only) a. Right and Left Grand b. Weave the Ring c. Wrong Way Grand Right and Left Thru Run / Cross Run Scoot Back See Saw Separate Around or a. to a Line b. and Come Into the Middle |
Slide Thru Slip the Clutch Split Two Square Thru Left Square Thru Star Thru Sweep a Quarter Swing Swing Thru / Left Swing Thru Tag the Line (In/Out/Left/Right) a. Allemande Thar b. Allemande Left to an Allemande Thar c. Wrong Way Thar Touch Trade By a. (Named Dancers) Trade b. Couples Trade c. Partner Trade Turn Back Family a. U-Turn Back b. Backtrack Turn Thru Veer Left / Veer Right Walk and Dodge Walk Around the Corner Wheel and Deal Wheel Around Zoom |
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Plus calls |
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Acey Deucey All 8 Spin the Top (Anything) & Roll (Anything) & Spread Chase Right Coordinate Cut the Diamond Diamond Circulate Dixie Grand Explode the Wave |
Explode & (Anything) Extend Flip the Diamond Follow Your Neighbor Grand Swing Thru Linear Cycle (from Waves Only) Peel Off Peel the Top |
Single Circle to a Wave Spin Chain & Exchange 3/4 Tag the Line Teacup Chain Track II Trade the Wave |