CALLERLAB SQUARE DANCE DEFINITIONS
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PREFACESTARTING FORMATIONS
FACING DANCERSCOUPLES
PASSING RULESAME POSITION RULE
FACING COUPLE RULEOCEAN WAVE RULE
DEFINITION OF STYLING TERMSDANCING HAND POSITIONS
STYLING FOR BASIC SQUARE DANCE CALLS
BASICMAINSTREAMPLUS
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BASIC MOVEMENTS
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CALLERLAB Revised 6/12/95
ALL AROUND THE LEFT HAND LADUY ALLEMANDE FAMILY
BEND THE LINE BOX THE GNAT
CALIFORNIA TWIRL CIRCLE FAMILY
CIRCLE TO A LINE CIRCULATE FAMILY
COURTESY TURN DIVE THRU
DO PASO DOSADO
DOUBLE PASS THRU EXTEND
FERRIS WHEEL FLUTTERWHEEL FAMILY
FORWARD AND BACK GRAND SQUARE
HALF SASHAY FAMILY LADIES CHAIN FAMILY
LEAD RIGHT OCEAN WAVE FAMILY
PASS THE OCEAN PASS THRU
PROMENADE FAMILY RIGHT AND LEFT THRU
RIGHT AND LEFT GRAND FAMILY RUN FAMILY
SEE SAW SEPARATE
SHOOT THE STAR SLIP THE CLUTCH
SPLIT THE OUTSIDE COUPLE SQUARE THRU FAMILY (1-5 Hands)
STAR THRU STAR PROMENADE
STAR FAMILY SWEEP A QUARTER
SWING THRU FAMILY SWING
THAR FAMILY TOUCH 1/4
TRADE BY TRADE FAMILY
TURN BACK FAMILY VEER FAMILY
WHEEL AROUND WHEEL AND DEAL FAMILY
ZOOM
THE MAINSTREAM MOVEMENTS
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CALLERLAB Revised 12/10/93
CAST OFF THREE QUARTERSCENTERS IN
CLOVERLEAFDIXIE STYLE TO AN OCEAN WAVE
EIGHT CHAIN THRUFAN THE TOP
FOLD FAMILYHINGE FAMILY
PASS TO THE CENTERRECYCLE
SCOOT BACKSLIDE THRU
SPIN THE TOPTAG FAMILY
TURN THRU WALk AND DODGE
PLUS MOVEMENTS
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(ANYTHING) & ROLL(ANYTHING & SPREAD
3/4 TAG THE LINEACEY DEUCEY
ALL 8 SPIN THE TOPCHASE RIGHT
COORDINATECROSSFIRE
CUT THE DIAMONDDIAMOND CIRCULATE
DIXIE GRANDEXPLODE THE WAVE
EXPLODE & (ANYTHING)EXTEND
FLIP THE DIAMONDFOLLOW YOUR NEIGHBOR
GRAND SWING THRULINEAR CYCLE
LOAD THE BOAT PEEL OFF
PEEL THE TOP PING PONG CIRCULATE
RELAY THE DEUCEY SINGLE CIRCLE TO A WAVE
SPIN CHAIN THE GEARS SPIN CHAIN THRU
SPIN CHAIN & EXCHANGE THE GEARS TEACUP CHAIN
TRACK ll TRADE THE WAVE
CALLERLAB Revised 6/12/95
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