These Square Dance calls from “Circle Left to to “Dive Thru are the first ones taught in lessons.
Videos are from the North Shore Squares or Saddlebrook Squares websites.
Animations of square dance calls are available on the Taminations website.
Definitions are links to the Callerlab teaching files.
Click Here to view a printable list of all Basic and Mainstream calls – in Callerlab teaching order
Click Here to view a list of all Basic and Mainstream calls – in Alphabetic order.
Calls are listed below in the Callerlab teaching order.
01. Circle Left & Circle Right – Definition – Video
02. Forward & Back – Definition – Video
03. Dosado – Definition – Video
04. Swing – Definition – Video
05a. Promenade – Couples (Full, 1/2, 3/4) – Definition – Video
05b. Promenade – Single File – Definition – Video
05c. Promenade – Wrong Way – Definition – Video
05d. Promenade – Star – Definition – Video
06. Allemande Left – Definition – Video
07. Arm Turns – Definition – Video
08a. Right & Left Grand – Definition – Video
08b. Weave the Ring – Definition – Video
09. Left Hand Star & Right Hand Star – Definition – Video
10. Pass Thru – Definition – Video
11a. Half Sashay – Definition – Video
11b. Rollaway – Definition – Video
– Old name: “Rollaway with a Half Sashay” (still used locally)
11c. Lady’s In, Men Sashay – Definition – Video
12a. U-Turn Back – Definition – Video
13. Separate (as directed) – Definition – Video
13a. Separate Around One To A Line – Definition – Video
13b. Separate Around One, Come Into the Middle – Definition – Video
14. Split Two – Definition – Video
15. Courtesy Turn – Definition – Video
16a. Two Ladies Chain – Definition – Video
16b. Four Ladies Chain – Definition – Video
16c. Chain Down The Line – Definition – Video
17. Do Paso – Definition – Video (Saddlebrook)
18. Lead Right – Definition – Video
19. Veer Left & Veer Right – Definition – Video
20. Bend the Line – Definition – Video
21a. Circulate – Named Dancers – Definition – Video1 – Video2
21b. Circulate – Couples – Definition – Video
21c. Circulate – All Eight & Single File – Definition – Video
21d. Circulate – Split & Box – Definition – Video – Split – Video-Box
22. Right and Left Thru – Definition – Video
23. Grand Square – Definition – Video
24. Star Thru – Definition – Video
25. Double Pass Thru – Definition – Video
26. First Couple Go Left, Next Couple Go Right – Definition – Video
27. California Twirl – Definition – Video
28. Walk Around The Corner – Definition – Video (Saddlebrook)
29. Seesaw – Definition – Video (Saddlebrook)
30. Square Thru (1, 2, 3, 4) – Definition – Video
31. Circle To A Line – Definition – Video
32. Dive Thru – Definition – Video