Mainstream Square Dance Calls
 
  1. Alamo Ring Formation
    1. Allemande Left in the Alamo Style
    2. Balance
  2. All Around the Left Hand Lady
  3. Allemande Left
  4. Arm Turns
  5. Bend the Line
  6. Box the Gnat
  7. California Twirl
  8. Cast Off 3/4
  9. Centers In
  10. Circle Left/Circle Right
  11. Circle to a Line
  12. Circulate Family
    1. (named dancers) Circulate
    2. All 8 Circulate
    3. Couples Circulate
    4. Single File Circulate
    5. Split/Box Circulate
  13. Cloverleaf
  14. Courtesy Turn
  15. Dancer Naming
    1. Partner/Corner
    2. Heads/Sides
    3. Couple #1,#2,#3,#4
    4. Boys/Girls
    5. Centers/Ends
  16. Dive Thru
  17. Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave
  18. Do Paso
  19. Dosado/Dosado to a Wave
  20. Double Pass Thru
  21. Eight Chain Thru (1, 2, 3, etc.)
  22. Extend (from 1/4 Tag only)
  23. Ferris Wheel
  24. First Couple Go Left/Right, Next Couple Go Left/Right
  25. Flutterwheel/ Reverse Flutterwheel
  1. Fold/Cross Fold
  2. Forward & Back
  3. Grand Square
  4. Half Sashay Family
    1. Half Sashay
    2. Rollaway (with a Half Sashay)
    3. Ladies in, Men Sashay
  5. Half Tag
  6. Ladies Chain Family
    1. Two Ladies Chain
    2. Four Ladies Chain
    3. Four Ladies Chain 3/4
    4. Chain Down the Line
  7. Lead Right
  8. Left-Hand Star/Right-Hand Star
  9. Ocean Wave Family
    1. Step to a Wave
    2. Balance
  10. Pass the Ocean
  11. Pass Thru
  12. Pass to the Center
  13. Promenade/
    Single File Promenade
  14. Recycle (from a wave only)
  15. Right & Left Grand Family
    1. Right and Left Grand
    2. Weave the Ring
    3. Wrong Way Grand
  16. Right and Left Thru
  17. Run/Cross Run
  18. Scoot Back
  19. See Saw
  20. Separate Around 1 or 2
    1. to a Line
    2. and come into the middle
  21. Shoot the Star/
    Shoot the Star Full Around
  1. Single Hinge/Couples Hinge
  2. Slide Thru
  3. Slip the Clutch
  4. Spin the Top
  5. Split Two
  6. Square Thru (1,2,3,4)/
    Left Square Thru (1,2,3,4)
  7. Star Promenade
  8. Star Thru
  9. Sweep a Quarter
  10. Swing
  11. Swing Thru/Left Swing Thru
  12. Tag the Line (In/Out/Left/Right)
  13. Thar Family
    1. Allemande Thar
    2. Allemande Left to an Allemande Thar
    3. Wrong Way Thar
  14. Touch 1/4
  15. Trade By
  16. Trade Family
    1. (named dancers) Trade
    2. Couples Trade
    3. Partner Trade
  17. Turn Back Family
    1. U-Turn Back
    2. Backtrack
  18. Turn Thru
  19. Veer Left/Veer Right
  20. Walk & Dodge
  21. Wheel & Deal
  22. Wheel Around
  23. Zoom
 
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Last Updated: 18 April 2004