Video Square Dance Lessons
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One of the most important resources available to a beginning or experienced
square dancer is our video DVD that illustrates all the calls in Mainstream
and Plus Level dancing. Lessons taken from that DVD are offered online
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Mainstream Lessons |
| Lesson # |
Calls |
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Introduction to Mainstream by our caller, Larry
Kraber |
| 1a |
|
Designate Heads, Sides (1,2,3,4), Circle Left/Right,
Do Sa Do, Forward & Back, Swing, Promenade, Promenade 1/2, Single
File Promenade |
| 1b |
|
Allemande Left, Right Hand Turn (Turn Thru),
Right & Left Grand, Weave the Ring, Star Left/Right |
| 1c |
|
Pass Thru, U Turn Back, California Twirl, Partner
Trade, Star Promenade |
| 2 |
|
Promenade, Full 3/4, Grand Square, Half Sashay,
Roll Away with a Half Sashay, Ladies In, Men Sashay |
| 3 |
|
Right & Left Thru, Courtesy Turn, Box the
Gnat, Wrong Way Grand, Ladies Chain (Heads, Sides, 3/4, All) |
| 4 |
|
Back Track, Lead Right, Circle to a Line, Bend
the Line, All Around your Left Hand Lady, See Saw |
| 5 |
|
Square Thru (2,3,4), Wheel Around, Star Thru,
Slide Thru |
| 6 |
|
Veer Left/Right, Wheel & Deal (Two Faced
Line), Ladies/Gents Promenade |
| 7 |
|
Ocean Wave, Swing Thru, Run (Boys, Girls, Centers,
Ends), Pass the Ocean, Trades (Boys, Girls, Ends, Centers), Dive
Thru, Extend |
| 8 |
|
Circulates (Ends, Centers, Couples, All 8),
Ferris Wheel, Zoom |
| 9 |
|
Touch a Quarter, Scoot Back, Flutter Wheel,
Reverse Flutter Wheel |
| 10 |
|
Do Paso, Thar, Allemande Thar, Slip the Clutch,
Shoot the Star, Wrong Way Thar |
| 11 |
|
Spin the Top, Alamo Style Wave, Wave Balance,
Circulates (Column, Box, Split, 1 1/2), Chain Down the Line, Sweep
a Quarter |
| 12 |
|
Cross Run, Left Swing Thru, Single Hinge, Separate,
Trade By, Wheel & Deal (Lines of 4) |
| 13 |
|
Couples Trade, Couples Hinge, Folds, Cross Fold,
Centers In/Out, Split the Outside Couple, Double Pass Thru, Cloverleaf |
| 14 |
|
Left Square Thru, Cast Off 3/4, Walk & Dodge,
Pass to the Center, Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave |
| 15 |
|
Tag the Line, Half Tag the Line, Recycle, 8
Chain 4/Thru, Spin Chain Thru |
Plus Lessons |
| Lesson # |
Calls |
| |
|
Introduction to Plus Level Dancing by our
Caller, Larry Kraber |
| 1 |
|
Fan the Top, Acey Deucey, Tea Cup Chain, Ping
Pong Circulate |
| 2 |
|
Grand Swing Thru, Diamond Circulate (Normal/Facing),
Cut the Diamond, Flip the Diamond |
| 3 |
|
Load the Boat, Peel Off, Linear Cycle, (Anything)
and Spread |
| 4 |
|
Coordinate, Cross Fire, (Anything) and Roll |
| 5 |
|
Track II, Single Circle to an Ocean Wave,
Spin Chain the Gears |
| 6 |
|
Trade the Wave, Relay the Deucey |
| 7 |
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Explode the Wave, Explode (& Anything),
Follow Your Neighbor (& Spread) |
| 8 |
|
Chase Right, Spin Chain & Exchange the
Gears, 3/4 Tag the Line |
| 9 |
|
Peel the Top, All 8 Spin the Top, Dixie Grand |
Demo Square Dance |
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|
Putting It All Together ... Larry Kraber Calls
for the Saddlebrooke Squares using many of the calls in these lessons. |
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