Basic One Calls

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.

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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 RightDefinitionVideo
02. Forward & BackDefinitionVideo
03. DosadoDefinitionVideo
04. SwingDefinitionVideo

05a. Promenade – Couples (Full, 1/2, 3/4)DefinitionVideo
05b. Promenade – Single FileDefinitionVideo
05c. Promenade – Wrong WayDefinitionVideo
05d. Promenade – StarDefinitionVideo

06. Allemande LeftDefinitionVideo
07. Arm TurnsDefinitionVideo
08a. Right & Left GrandDefinitionVideo
08b. Weave the RingDefinitionVideo

09. Left Hand Star & Right Hand StarDefinitionVideo
10. Pass Thru DefinitionVideo
11a. Half Sashay DefinitionVideo
11b. RollawayDefinitionVideo
– Old name: “Rollaway with a Half Sashay” (still used locally)
11c. Lady’s In, Men Sashay DefinitionVideo

12a. U-Turn Back DefinitionVideo
13. Separate (as directed)DefinitionVideo
13a. Separate Around One To A LineDefinitionVideo
13b. Separate Around One, Come Into the MiddleDefinitionVideo

14. Split Two DefinitionVideo
15. Courtesy TurnDefinitionVideo
16a. Two Ladies ChainDefinitionVideo
16b. Four Ladies ChainDefinitionVideo
16c. Chain Down The LineDefinitionVideo

17. Do PasoDefinitionVideo (Saddlebrook)
18. Lead RightDefinitionVideo
19. Veer Left & Veer RightDefinitionVideo
20. Bend the Line DefinitionVideo

21a. Circulate – Named DancersDefinitionVideo1Video2
21b. Circulate – CouplesDefinitionVideo
21c. Circulate – All Eight & Single FileDefinitionVideo
21d. Circulate – Split & BoxDefinitionVideo – SplitVideo-Box

22. Right and Left ThruDefinitionVideo
23. Grand SquareDefinitionVideo
24. Star Thru DefinitionVideo
25. Double Pass ThruDefinitionVideo
26. First Couple Go Left, Next Couple Go RightDefinitionVideo

27. California Twirl DefinitionVideo
28. Walk Around The CornerDefinitionVideo (Saddlebrook)
29. SeesawDefinitionVideo (Saddlebrook)
30. Square Thru (1, 2, 3, 4)DefinitionVideo
31. Circle To A LineDefinitionVideo
32. Dive ThruDefinitionVideo

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