Lesson Calls Index

Lesson Calls Index

Great Plain Squares
Mainstream Class
Fall 2025
Lesson  1 Lesson  8
Circle Left / Circle Right Wheel and Deal
Forward and Back Circle to a Line
Dosado Step to a Wave
Allemande Left Dosado to a Wave
Couples Promenade (Full, 1/2, 3/4) Cross Run
Single File Promenade
Four Men/Ladies Promenade Lesson  9
Right and Left Grand Alamo Style
Weave the Ring Trade
Courtesy Turn Balance
Two Ladies Chain  (Regular & 3/4) Ocean Wave Rule
Four Ladies Chain  (Regular & 3/4) Facing Couples Rule
Pass Thru
U-Turn Back Lesson  10
Ladies In, Men Sashay Ferris Wheel
Half Sashay Zoom
Pass the Ocean
Lesson  2 Extend
California Twirl Slide Thru
Swing (Your Partner)
Wrong Way Promenade Lesson  11
Left-Hand Star / Right-Hand Star See Saw
Arm Turns Walk Around The Corner
Do Paso Centers In
Rollaway Cast Off 3/4
Couples Trade
Lesson  3 Partner Trade
Star Thru Trade By
Right and Left Thru
Wrong Way Grand Lesson  12
Bend the Line Single Hinge / Couples Hinge
Box the Gnat Box/Split Circulate
Star Promenade All 8 Circulate
Single File Circulate
Lesson  4
BackTrack Lesson  13
Lead Right / Lead Left Fold / Cross Fold
Veer Left / Veer Right Spin the Top
Wheel Around / Reverse Wheel Around Tag the Line (In/Out/Left/Right)
Square Thru (1,2,3,4) / Left Square Thru (1,2,3,4) Half Tag [the Line] Fraction (1/4, 1/2, 3/4) Tag
Dive Thru
Lesson  14
Lesson  5 Cloverleaf
Grand Square Scoot Back
Separate Recycle  (from a wave only)
Separate Around 1 or 2 to a Line
Separate Around 1 or 2 and Come into the Middle Lesson  15
Split Two Turn Thru
Eight Chain Thru / Eight Chain 1, 2, 3, etc.
Lesson  6 Pass to the Center
Swing Thru / Left Swing Thru
Flutterwheel / Reverse Flutterwheel Lesson  16
Run Allemande Thar
Sweep a Quarter Allemande Left to an Allemande Thar
Touch 1/4 Wrong Way Thar
Trade Slip the Clutch
Shoot the Star / Shoot the Star Full Around
Lesson  7
Double Pass Thru Lesson  17
First Couple go Left/Right, Next Couple Go Left/Right Walk and Dodge
(Named Dancers) Circulate Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave
Couples Circulate Spin Chain Thru
Chain Down the Line


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Spin the top

Definitions

Typical starting formation - wave

Dancers arm turn 1/2, and the centers arm turn 3/4 while the ends move up in a 90° arc to be ends of a wave. Ends in a wave.

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Walk and Dodge

Typical starting formation - mini-wave box

Trailers box circulate while the leaders slide over without turning into the vacated position. Ends in couples back to back. From facing couples, the caller may designate dancers to perform each action (for example, men walk, ladies dodge). Ends in a mini-wave box.

Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave


Typical starting formation - facing couples

The dancers on the right step forward to make a momentary double pass thru formation, right pull by, and left touch 1/4 with the others. Ends in a left-hand wave.

Spin the Top

Circle Left / Circle Right

Typical starting formation - circle of eight

Dancers join hands and move around the circle in the indicated direction. If no direction is given, dancers circle left.

Swing

Typical starting formation - wave

Dancers arm turn 1/2, and the centers arm turn 3/4 while the ends move up in a 90° arc to be ends of a wave. Ends in a wave.


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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    Right and Left thru

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    Right hand to your opposite lady then you pull by and you will be facing out. Then you will do an courtesy turn to face back into the center of the square.

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    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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