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Ordered by Tom Rinker's teaching order with minor modifications.
Designated Dancers. Do the 1st part of the call.
Do the rest of the call.
Do all but the 1st part of the call.
Replace part of a call with some other call.
You must reevaluate your position upon resumption of the call.
2 uses:
You must reevaluate your position upon resumption of the call.
2 uses:
At the specified point of a call, do the specified action, then continue the original call.
You must reevaluate your position upon resumption of the call.
Shorthand for Replace with nothing.
You must reevaluate your position upon resumption of the call.
Shorthand for Replace with nothing.
You must reevaluate your position upon resumption of the call.
Designate dancers different from those specified in the definition.
Interchange right with left, clockwise with counter-clockwise, widdershins with sunwise, and promenade with reverse promenade.
Parallel waves or lines. Trade-by. 2x4 t-bones.
All ½ Circulate.
Centers Hinge. ½ Box Circulate.
Outsides Trade.
This is a fast call.
Any with no dancers facing directly toward or away from the flagpole center.
Move forward the designated number of ¼s around the flagpole center of the formation. Fraction defaults to ¼.
Wave. Line.
Each half of the wave or line working as a unit:
Ends Cross Fold.
Centers Follow along, keeping the unit intact.
A general version of Wheel & Deal.
Facing couples. Facing tandems. Applicable t-bones.
Line. Wave.
The opposite roles of Switch The Wave. Everyone is heading towards the center.
Add four phantoms.
Phantoms may not always be in the positions shown.
Work within your own box of four (same letters).
Box circulate. Facing couples. Others.
Trailing couple Belle step in front of the Beau (i.e., Single Shuffle C4).
Leading couple Single Wheel.
Mini wave Leads Fold.
¾ Tag.
Outsides 1 Cast Back. 2 Slide Thru.
Centers 1 Single Wheel or Fold to face. 2 Slide Thru.
Scoot & Ramble is a 1 Scoot Back. 2, 3 Ramble.
Inverted line. Wave. Diamond.
Centers Step forward.
Ends Fold.
Facing couples.
1 Circle Left M. Touch.
2 Cast Off N.
If N is nothing, then just step to a wave. N can be replaced by a call instead.
Parallel waves. Other appropriate.
1 Those who can Right Arm Turn ¼.
2 Those who can Left Arm Turn ½.
3 Those who can Right Arm Turn ¾.
4 Those who can Left Arm Turn ½.
5 Those who can Right Arm Turn ¼.
A Remake is 3/5 a Swing The Fractions.
Static square. Static square with some couples facing out.
Designated outside dancers 1 As Couples or Singly ¼ to Reverse Promenade direction. 2 Counter Rotate Fraction.
Others Step forward.
Interlocked Diamonds.
2 adjacent diamonds in which the very centers work with the furthest other 3 dancers.
Parallel waves. Parallel lines.
Centers Run.
Points Flip The Diamond.
Centers Interlocked Diamond Circulate.
Points Cut The Diamond.
Centers Interlocked Diamond Circulate.
Facing lines.
Centers Square Thru 3.
Facing couples. Facing tandems. 2 appropriate t-bones.
1, 2 Split Dixie Style To A Wave.
3 Centers Hinge.
3 Ends U-Turn Back.
¼ tag. ¾ tag. Diamonds. Wave between parallel mini-waves.
Dancers in the wave Swing.
Very centers Trade.
Others Move around the formation based on the handedness of the wave.
Outsides Turn if necessary to end in ¼ tag.
Above definition is for ¼. Fraction defaults to 4. Sound effect for Swing & Circle ¼ is Thank you.
A box within a diamond.
Hourglass. Galaxy.
Center 6 Squeeze.
Any appropriate.
Designated dancer Move one dancer position forward.
A column with the ends spread apart by two spaces.
Can do any call that can be done from parallel general columns
which ends in parallel general columns or parallel general lines.
There is no such thing as a Butterfly wave.
A column with the centers spread apart by two spaces.
Can do any call that can be done from parallel general columns
which ends in parallel general columns or parallel general lines.
There is no such thing as an O wave.
8 chain thru.
Right Pull By.
Centers Step to a left-hand wave. Cast Off ¾. Whir.
Ends Courtesy Turn & Roll.
The tandem is now a single unit.
Waves.
Centers Run.
Any-shoulder Tag The Line Fraction.
¼ tag. ¾ tag.
Outsides ¼ Right or as directed. Counter Rotate.
Centers Step & Fold.
Scoot & Little is a Scoot Back & Little using the hot hand.
An apex and either a (mini) wave-base or a tandem-base.
In twin diamonds, there are many triangles.
Inpoint triangle Point facing in is the apex. Centers of the diamond are the base.
Inside triangle Near center of the wave is the apex. Points of the diamond are the base.
Outpoint triangle Point facing out is the apex. Centers of the diamond are the base.
Outside triangle End of the wave is the apex. Points of the diamond are the base.
2 adjacent Triangles in which the apexes work with the furthest other 2 dancers.
Box circulate. Single 8 chain thru.
Extend to box circulate if starting in a single 8 chain thru.
Leaders ½ Box Circulate.
Trailers Cross Extend. Hinge.
Wave. Line.
1 Tagging Call to ½ Tag position.
2 Scoot Back.
Tag Back (To A Wave), Vertical Tag Back (To A Wave), Flip Back.
4x4 matrix.
No two real bodies have a real body between them.
1 space between all bodies in a block.
Allowable calls: 4-person calls or sequences of calls that start & end in a 2x2 formation. Work only with your block. If you need to work momentarily in waves, they are slightly offset.
Don't forget to point to people in your block.
All appropriate.
Applied to 2- or 4-person calls.
Do the call.
Dancers who end as centers Move to center spots farthest from dancers they had been working with along the long axis of the formation.
When ending in diamonds, applies to very centers. When applied to tidal formations or generalized lines, applies to center 4.
8 chain thru.
1 Right Pull By.
2 Ends Courtesy Turn.
2 Centers Left Hand Star ½ to end in an 8 chain thru.
Facing couples.
Start a Left Wheel Thru.
Beaus Belles When they meet, Trade.
Finish the Left Wheel Thru.
Half of the dancers must be centers, half must be outsides.
Centers Do call normally.
Outsides Work with each other and do call around the outside.
If the call begins in columns, it finishes in columns. If it begins in lines, it ends in lines.
If the call ends in a 2x2 box but starts elsewhere, the outside dancers adjust so the long axis of the ending formation is orthogonal to the that of the starting formation.
A formation where some people are in lines or waves and some are in columns. Do your part of the call. Caller will not say "T-Bone". Recognize it on your own.
Trade by. Completed double pass thru. 8 chain thru.
1 Centers Pass Thru if they can.
2 Ends Cross Cast Back.
3 Swing.
4 Centers Trade.
Essentially, get to a completed double pass thru formation, and then start with the ends part. Pass The Axle is a Pass Thru The Axle.
Add phantoms.
Some dancers are in lines or columns at the head.
Some dancers are in lines or columns at the side.
Each dancer acts as if they were in parallel waves, parallel lines, or columns.
Any appropriate.
Very centers Trade.
Others Triangle Circulate.
Parallel waves.
1 Swing.
2 Centers Arm Turn ¾.
2 Ends ½ Circulate.
3 Star Turn ¼.
3 Others Trade.
4 Finish It.
8 chain thru.
Cross Chain Thru & Roll. Ends in parallel waves.
¼ tag. ¾ tag.
Ends Counter Rotate & Roll.
Centers ½ Zoom.
Scoot & Plenty is a Scoot Back & Plenty using the hot hand.
2 tandems & 2 couples.
Couples Work As Couples.
Tandems Work In Tandems.
Dancers facing or at an angle.
Like a Pass Thru but dancers don't have to be facing directly.
Parallel lines. Waves. T-bones with ends in lines.
Ends ¼ Out. Trade. O Circulate.
Tidal wave.
Center 6 Cast Off ¾.
Ends Counter Rotate to meet very centers.
Others Centers part of Cast A Shadow.
On the Hinge & Spread, there is no real hand hold. Dancers just tap hands on the way by. People with the in-facing part of Cast A Shadow have to delay until others clear out.
Box circulate. T-bone. Single ¼ tag.
¼ Tag. Wave between parallel mini-waves.
Centers Wider than normal Recycle outside the outsides.
Outsides Step forward. Recycle or Split Recycle.
Parallel waves.
Leads All 8 Circulate.
Trailers Scoot Back or Scoot Chain Thru .
Columns.
Center & outside dancer facing Pass Thru.
Center facing in Diagonal Pull By with outside hand.
If all 4 centers facing in Cross Trail Thru.
Poof.
Ends of one column and the centers of the other column.
If end and center are facing, they pass using the end's inside shoulder.
The center dancer moves first.
If you leave the circulate path, finish the call as usual.
Columns.
The children, Lucille.
#1 & #2 Checkmate.
#3 & #4 Circulate. Cast Off ¾. Slither. As Couples Extend.
Any appropriate.
Centers, or everyone if an 8 person call Anything.
Centers Cast Off ¾.
Ends Face as directed. Circulate twice, or as directed.
Columns.
6 dancers who can Pull by on the diagonal using outside hands. Bang. Bang. Bang.
Facing couples.
Beaus Belles Right Pull By. Bang! G-nab!
Belles Beaus U-Turn Back.
¼ tag. ¾ tag. Wave between parallel mini-waves, ¼ or ¾ line. 2-faced line between parallel mini-waves.
Centers Box Circulate 1½.
Outsides Trade.
Lines. Waves.
Centers Step forward.
Ends Run.
Thar. Wrong way thar. Parallel waves.
½ Circulate Sashaying as you go, joining opposite hands from initial handhold.
Box circulate.
Without letting go of hands:
Trailers Extend. U-Turn Back to end with their original outside hands joined.
Leads Follow along.
2x2 formation where ½ the box is a couple and the other ½ is a right-hand mini-wave.
Couple Recycle.
Mini-wave Split Recycle.
As appropriate for Anything.
Do Anything except for the final Step Thru or Extend.
Box circulate.
Follow Your Neighbor with trailers using the opposite hand from usual.
Couple.
Beau Dancer whose partner is to their right.
Belle Dancer whose partner is to their left.
Any appropriate.
An A1 Chain Reaction from more positions. Wimps.
Any appropriate.
As one movement: Extend, those ending in a mini-wave slide nose-to-nose and end in an opposite-handed mini-wave.
Any with exactly 2 couples as outsides and facing out.
Outsides Reverse As Couples Promenade ¼.
Others Anything.
Tandem couples.
Couple in front Make an arch. Back up.
Couple in back Duck under arch.
Trade by.
Center couple. Make an arch. Back up over the outside couple to end in an 8 chain thru.
Phantom setup of 3 Adjacent 1x4 Waves / Lines / Columns.
Facing couples.
Previous call must have flow.
Walk & Dodge with dancers closest to flow direction doing the walking.
Last synchronization with CallerLab definitions: 2009-09-01.