Great Plain Squares
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
| Call | Definition | Taminations | NSS |
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| California Twirl | Typical starting formation - couple with man on the left and lady on the right Dancers raise their joined hands, and the lady walks under turning 180° to the left while the man walks around the lady turning 180° to the right. Ends in a couple facing the opposite direction. |
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| Swing (Your Partner) | Typical starting formation - man and lady facing Dancers step up into ballroom position. The man's right hand is on the lady's upper back, near her shoulder blade, and his left hand holds the lady's right hand. The lady's left hand rests on the man's right shoulder. Dancers stand slightly offset from each other and move forward around each other by pushing forward with their outside (left) feet, and walking in a very small circle with their inner (right) feet. To break out of a swing, the couple release their handhold and the lady rolls to end next to the man on his right, facing promenade direction. Alternatively, to twirl, the man and lady raise their joined hands and drop their grips, while the lady turns under their joined hands toward the right. Ends in a couple facing promenade direction. |
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| Wrong Way Promenade | Reverse Promenade is the same as Promenade, but dancers face clockwise with the lady toward the center. | NorthShoreSquares | |
| Left-Hand Star / Right-Hand Star | Typical starting formation - facing couples Dancers place the designated hands into the center of the box to form a star. They walk forward turning the star as far as directed. The ending facing direction is dependent on the next call. |
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| Arm Turns | Typical starting formation - Facing Dancers, Mini-Wave Dancers join indicated forearms and walk forward around each other. The amount of turn can be specified as a fraction (e.g., Half (180 degrees), 3/4 (270 degrees), Full (360 degrees) or implicitly by the next call (e.g., Turn Partner By the Left; 4 Ladies Chain). |
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| Do Paso | Typical starting formation - squared set Dancers face their partners, left arm turn with their partners until they are facing their corners, right arm turn with their corners until they are facing back towards their partner, and left arm turn with their partner, blending into a courtesy turn to end facing in as a couple. Ends in squared set. |
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| Rollaway | Typical starting formation - couple The right-hand dancer moves forward toward their partner turning 360° to end on the other side of their partner. The original left-hand dancer slides over to the right. Ends in a couple with the dancers having switched positions. |
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