Information about the Basic One group of square dance moves from “Circle Left & Right” to “Dive Thru”. The Definitions are links to the Callerlab teaching files. The Videos are links to either the North Shore Squares or the Saddlebrook Squares website.
At a typical two-hour “Introductory Level” square dance, you will likely have an opportunity to experience the first sixteen to twenty of these moves during the dance.
Checklist of Basic One Level Moves
– A list to help new dancers track their progress.
B01. Circle Left & Circle Right – Definition – Video
B02. Forward & Back – Definition – Video
B03. Dosado – Definition – Video
B04. Swing – Definition – Video
B05a. Promenade – Couples (Full, 1/2, 3/4) – Definition – Video
B05b. Promenade – Single File – Definition – Video
B05c. Promenade – Wrong Way – Definition – Video
B05d. Promenade – Star – Definition – Video
B06. Allemande Left – Definition – Video
B07. Arm Turns – Definition – Video
B08a. Right & Left Grand – Definition – Video
B08b. Weave the Ring – Definition – Video
B09. Left Hand Star & Right Hand Star – Definition – Video
B10. Pass Thru – Definition – Video
B11a. Half Sashay – Definition – Video
B11b. Rollaway – Definition – Video
– Old name: “Rollaway with a Half Sashay”
B11c. Lady’s In, Men Sashay – Definition – Video
B12a. U-Turn Back – Definition – Video
B12b. Backtrack – Definition – Video
B13. Separate (as directed) – Definition – Video
B13a. Separate Around One To A Line – Definition – Video
B13b. Separate Around One, Come Into the Middle – Definition – Video
B14. Split Two – Definition – Video
B15. Courtesy Turn – Definition – Video
B16a. Two Ladies Chain – Definition – Video
B16b. Four Ladies Chain – Definition – Video
B16c. Chain Down The Line – Definition – Video
B17. Do Paso – Definition – Video (Saddlebrook)
B18. Lead Right – Definition – Video
B19. Veer Left & Veer Right – Definition – Video
B20. Bend the Line – Definition – Video
B21a. Circulate – Named Dancers – Definition – Video1 – Video2
B21b. Circulate – Couples – Definition – Video
B21c. Circulate – All Eight & Single File – Definition – Video
B21d. Circulate – Split & Box – Definition – Video – Split – Video-Box
B22. Right and Left Thru – Definition – Video
B23. Grand Square – Definition – Video
B24. Star Thru – Definition – Video
B25. Double Pass Thru – Definition – Video
B26. First Couple Go Left, Next Couple Go Right – Definition – Video
B27. California Twirl – Definition – Video
B28. Walk Around The Corner – Definition – Video (Saddlebrook)
– Old name: All Around Your Left Hand Lady
B29. Seesaw Definition – Video (Saddlebrook)
B30. Square Thru (1, 2, 3, 4) – Definition – Video
B31. Circle To A Line – Definition – Video
B32. Dive Thru – Definition – Video