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designator (shown seperataly - see Designators) / call name / / ==----- ------------------------description------------------------ &Roll (Anything) and Roll &Sprd (Anything) and Spread 1L.2R First Couple Go Left, Next Go Right 1L.2L First Couple Go Left, Next Go LEFT (gimmick) 1R.2L First Couple Go RIGHT, Next Go Left 1R.2R First Couple Go RIGHT, Next Go RIGHT (gimmick) 1-1/2 do previous call once and a half - for SwThr say "3 hands" 1/2of- do one-half of the following call 1/2.C 1/2 (All 8) Circulate 1/2Tg 1/2 Tag 1/4Mr And a Quarter More (Courtesy Turn an extra quarter) (NOL) 2LChn 2 Ladies Chain Across 2LCh3 (from [SS]) designated 2 Ladies Chain 3/4 3/4Tg 3/4 Tag The Line 3X 3 Times - do the previous call a total of three (3) times 4Cir1 4 dancers Join Hands, Circle Left 1/4 4Cir2 " Half-way 4Cir3 " 3/4 (1/2 and 1/4 more) 4LCh3 4 Ladies Chain 3/4 4LChn 4 Ladies Chain Across 8Chn# Eight Chain (# = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) 8ChTh Eight Chain Thru A-Scoot Scoot Back from [Q] A-Scoot Everyone Scoot Back from [C] (was Triple Scoot) A8SpTop All 8 Spin the Top A8Cir All 8 Circulate AcDcy Acey Deucey AL Allemande Left Alamo In The Alamo Style / Make an Alamo Wave (Alamo Ring) ALIAS Allemande Left In The Alamo Style ALTAT Allemande Left (Forward 2) To An Allemande Thar AR Allemande Right (no longer on the list - use RArmT or TrnTh) Arch designated dancers make an arch (NOL) AThar Make An Allemande Thar B Boy BL.GR Boy(s) Go Left, Girl(s) Go Right (variation) BL.GL Boy(s) Go Left, Girl(s) Go LEFT BR.GL Boy(s) Go RIGHT, Girl(s) Go Left BR.GR Boy(s) Go RIGHT, Girl(s) Go RIGHT Balnc Balance (in Wave or Alamo Wave) BendL Bend the Line Bk2Bk designated "In The Center Back To Back" (NOL) BkAwy Back Away BkTrk Back Track BxCir {designated} Box Circulate BW.GD Boy Walk, Girl Dodge BxGnt Box the Gnat Ca1/4 Cast Off 1/4 (extention) Ca1/2 Cast Off 1/2 (extention) Ca3/4 Cast Off 3/4 CalTw California Twirl ChasR Chase Right ChDTL Chain Down the Line ChgHn Change (Switch) Hands (NOL) Cir {designated} Circulate Cir2 {designated} Circulate 2 spots (Circulate Twice) Cir2L Circle to a Line CirL Circle Left CirR Circle Right Clovr Cloverleaf Col.C Column Circulate ComIn Come In To (Down) The Middle (after SepA1, SepA2, Sp2A1) Coord Coordinate Cpl.C Couples Circulate Cpl.H Couples Hinge Cpl.T Couples Trade CtrIn (Put) Centers In CtrOu (Put) Centers Out (gimmick) CtsyT Courtesy Turn Cut.D Cut the Diamond D.Cir Diamond Circulate Divid Divide (NOL - but still used occasionally) DivTh Dive Thru DixiG Dixie Grand DixiS Dixie Style to a Wave DontS Don't Stop, Keep Walking - after Prom - alert for WhlAr DoPas Do Paso DoSaD Do Sa Do / Do Si Do / Do Ci Do DPT Double Pass Thru DTrak On the double track (Single File) Expl& Explode And (anything) ExpWv Explode the Wave Ext Extend (The Tag) at Mainstream: from [Q] to [W] only Ext Extend (The Tag) at Plus: also from [W] to [R] FaceI Face In FaceL Face Left FaceO Face Out FaceR Face Right FanTp Fan the Top Feris Ferris Wheel FlipD Flip the Diamond FLNR (old notation - see 1L.2R) FlutW Flutter Wheel Fold Fold FullT A Full Turn (usually after Courtesy Turn or any Arm Turn) Fwd2 Go Forward Two Fwd3 Go Forward Three (extention) FwdBk Forward and Back FYNbr Follow Your Neighbor G Girl GL.BR Girl(s) Go Left, Boy(s) Go Right (variations) GL.BL Girl(s) Go Left, Boy(s) Go LEFT GR.BL Girl(s) Go RIGHT, Boy(s) Go Left GR.BR Girl(s) Go RIGHT, Boy(s) Go RIGHT GLSwT Grand Left Swing Thru (also Left Grand Swing Thru) GrSwT Grand Swing Thru GW.BD Girl Walk, Boy Dodge Hinge {designated} Hinge (prefer SHing if designating all) HSash Half Sashay H-TeaCC Head Ladies Center Tea Cup Chain L Left L-H Left hand L12Tg Left Half Tag (The Line) L34Tg Left 3/4 Tag (The Line) LA Left Alamande (Alamande Left) LArmT Left Arm Turn (half unless otherwise designated) LChas Left Chase (do NOT call Chase Left) LeadL Lead Left LeadR Lead Right LGSwT Left Grand Swing Thru (also Grand Left Swing Thru) LHing (with the) Left Hand (Single) Hinge (Hinge by the Left) LnCyc Linear Cycle LoadB Load the Boat L.PBy Left Pull By (in ring: "pull her by") LSqT# Left Square Thru (# = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) LSqT@# Left Square Thru, But On The # Hand (# = 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th) LSqTh Left Square Thru (4) LStar Left-hand Star (also StarL) LSwTh Left Swing Thru LT1/4 Left Touch 1/4 LTag Left Tag the Line LTrnT Left Turn Thru LyIMS Ladies In And The Men Sashay MkWav Make A Wave - see StepW MoveA Move Along (NOL) MovOn Move On for multi square choreography (NOL) NOL Not on Callerlab list of calls - still used occasionaly Now! "Now!" - everyone spin around once in place Pass1 Pass One (Pass by 1, Pass 1 by, Skip 1) PasTh Pass Thru PeelO Peel Off PeelT Peel the Top PingP Ping Pong Circulate Pr.SF Promenade Single File Pr1/2 Promenade Half Way Around Pr3/4 Promenade 3/4 Pr4/4 Promenade All The Way Around Prom Promenade (Home) PromH Promenade Home PromI Promenade Inside PromO Promenade Outside PsOcn Pass the Ocean PsTTC Pass to the Center PtTrd Partner Trade (when those trading are facing same direction) R Right R-H Right hand RArmT Right Arm Turn (half unless otherwise designated) RearB Rear Back (from a wave) Recyc Recycle ReDcy Relay the Deucey RLG Right and Left Grand RLG@# Right And Left Grand But On The # Hand (# = 2nd, 3rd, 4th) RLT Right and Left Thru RolB1 Roll Back One (from Promenade) (NOL) Roll {designated} Roll (use &Roll if everyone can Roll) RollA Roll Away (with a Half Sashay) RolPr Roll Promenade R.PBy Right Pull By (in ring: "pull her by") RStar Right-hand Star (also StarR) Run {designated} Run RunR {designated} Run Right RunL {designated} Run Left RvFlt Reverse Flutter Wheel SCir3 Single Circle 3/4 To An Ocean Wave SCirW Single Circle To An Ocean Wave Scoot Scoot Back SepA1 Separate Around One (Make A Line if not followed by ComIn) SepA2 Separate Around Two " SepA3 Separate Around Three " (extention) SeSaw See Saw (your taw) SFCir Single File Circulate (Column Circulate) SF.Pr Single File Promenade SFGrSqr Sides Face Grand Square SHing Single Hinge Shoot Shoot the Star Skip1 Skip One alt wording: "Pass 1" "Pass by 1" "Pass 1 by" SldAp Slide Apart (NOL) SldTg Slide Together (NOL) SldTh Slide Thru SlipC Slip The Clutch Sp2A1 Split The Outside Couple (Outside 2) Around One (Make A Line - if not followed by ComIn) SpChG Spin Chain the Gears SpChT Spin Chain Thru SpChX Spin Chain and Exchange the Gears Splt2 Split The Outside Two / Split The Outside Couple SpltC Split Circulate SpTop Spin the Top SqT@# Square Thru, But On The # Hand (# = 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th) SqTh# Square Thru # (# = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) SqThr Square Thru (4) StakW Stack (The) Wood (hug your partner) (NOL) StarL Star by the Left (Left Hand Star) StarR Star by the Right (Right Hand Star) StepT Step Thru (Pass Thru from a wave) (NOL) StepW Step To A(n Ocean) Wave "Make a wave" StpLW Step To A Left-Hand Ocean Wave StrPr Star Promenade StrTh Star Thru Sw&Pr Swing and Promenade Sweep Sweep 1/4 Swing Swing (your partner or your corner, etc.) SwThr Swing Thru T1/4 Touch 1/4 Tag Tag The Line (all the way) TagI Tag The Line Face In TagL Tag The Line Face Left TagM Tag The Line Face The Music (Face The Caller) TagO Tag The Line Face Out TagR Tag The Line Face Right ToWav To A Wave as in DoSaD ToWav TPtrL Turn Your Partner By The Left (L Arm Turn 'round your own) TPtrR Turn Your Partner By The Right (R Arm Turn with your own) Trak2 Track 2 Trd {designated} Trade TrdBy Trade By TrdDL {designated} Trade (Down the Line) when traders are not adjacent to each other TrdL (from mini wave) Trade by the L ("with the L-H, trade") TrdR (from mini wave) Trade by the R ("with the R-H, trade") TrdWv Trade The Wave TrnTh Turn Thru Twice repeat the previous call again ("Double", "Do it again") UTurn U-Turn Back (Turn Back, Turn Around) VeerL Veer Left VeerR Veer Right Wk&Dg Walk and Dodge WalkA {designated} Walk Across - singing call: B-WalkA Sw&Pr (NOL) Weave Weave the Ring WhlAr Wheel Around WhlDl Wheel and Deal WlkAC Walk Around Your Corner (All Around The Left Hand Lady) WWGrd Wrong Way Grand WW.Pr Wrong Way Promenade WWThr Wrong Way Thar XFire Crossfire XFold Cross Fold XRun Cross Run YelRk Yellow Rock (hug your corner or designated) (NOL) Zoom Zoom
Obsolete Calls
3Scoo Triple Scoot (dropped) use: A-Scoot 3Trd Triple Trade (moved to Advanced) use: ?-TrdL, ?-TrdR or C6Trd CuliQ Curlicue (dropped) use T1/4 or StrTh G-UTurn PtTag Partner Tag (moved to Advanced) RemTh Remake the Thar (moved to Advanced) Subst {designated} Substitute (Over {designated}) (NOL) TnBk1 Turn Back One (NOL) XTrTh Cross Trail Thru (moved to Advanced)
Designators |
----------------------------description---------------------------- -- No designator (All or Those who are active) - Those who are active - "same ones" more information about this ?- Those Who Can (mnemonic: "Who can?") 4B 4 Boys (Gents, Men, etc.) 4G 4 Girls (Ladies, Women, etc.) 4L 4 Ladies (Girls, Women, etc.) 6- Lines/Waves/etc. of 6 A- All/Everybody (to be clear after using designator on previous call) A8 Everyone do your part (do call when part of formation isn't there) B- Boys (Gents, Men, etc.) -B "that Boy" or "same Boy(s)" of dancers who were active on last call C- Centers C4 Center 4 (wave of 4, box of 4, etc.) C6 Center 6 (wave of 6, column of 6, etc.) CB Center Boys, Boys (who are centers), or Centers (who are boys) CG Center Girls, Girls (who are centers), or Centers (who are girls) E- Ends F- Those Facing Directly (mnemonic: "Facers") G- Girls (Ladies, Women, etc.) -G "that Girl" or "same Girl(s)" only dancers who were doing last call H- Heads or Sides (when H=Sides, S=Heads) also: "Head couples", "couples 1 & 3", or simply "1 & 3" HB Head(Side) Boys HG Head(Side) Girls IF In-facers / Those facing in L- Never used - Too easy to confuse Leads/Leaders with Ladies Lr Leaders / Lead Couple / Outfacers ("those facing out(of your box)") Ly Ladies (typically part of call name) O- Others -or- Outsides the context should make it clear which O6 Outside 6 as in Diamonds OB Outside/Other Boy OG Outside/Other Girl OF Out-facers / Those facing out P- Points (of diamonds) S- Sides or Heads (when H=Sides, S=Heads) also: "Side couples", "couples 2 & 4", or simply "2 & 4" Tr Trailers / Trailing Couple VC Very Center 2 (usually same sex: "Very Center Girl/Boy") VE Very Ends
Punctuation |
Punctuation is used in and around the calls to help convey extra information or helpfull context about how the calls are used.
mark description ---- -------------------------------------------------------------------- , (comma) "while" e.g. B-Cir, G-Trd = B-Cir "while" G-Trd ! (exclamation point) at beginning of line: More difficult for average dancer at this level. There are various reasons for difficulty including non-standard arrangement. See Points for Better Calling - (dash) after call name: "and" "the same ones" - Tie-in to next call The active dancers keep working - more information about this " " (quotes) Literal words (directional calling), cue, or comment "black" - directional calling - necessary for choreography "red" - optional cue suggestion ( ) (parenthases) Optional call or explanation for the caller (reader) (black) - optional call - may be omitted (green) - note for caller (not called) . (period) in call name: No special meaning - helps separate words ... (elipsis) prior to first call on line: Sequence ending with this call ... (elipsis) at end of line: Choreoghraphy continues on next line ; (semicolon) "then" Separates calls from each other (old notation)