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from Squared Set...
Get-in to:
ZERO LINE [L1p]
ZERO BOX [B1c]
LEAD RIGHT BOX [B4c]
Equivalents: Heads or Sides...
Square Thru 4
Square Thru 2
Lead Right
Lead Left
Other Get-ins:
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Common Formations:
B
C
D
F
L
LO
M
P
Q
R
S
T
W
TW
Left:
L.C
L.D
L.F
L.Q
L.R
L.W
L.TW
Less Common:
I
F.C
QB
QF
RB
RF
TF
TL
Left:
L.I
X.C
L.QB
L.QF
L.RB
L.RF
L.TF
L.TL
General:
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T-Bone Formations
Formation notation explained
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Box/8-Chain:
B1c
B2r
B4c
B3r
B1p
B2p
Lines:
L1p
L2p
L3c
L4r
5L1p
5L2p
DPT:
P1c
P2r
P1p
P2p
P3p
P4p
Waves:
W1p
W2p
5W1p
5W2p
1W1p
1W2p
2W1p
2W2p
2 Face Lines:
F1p
F2p
L.F1p
L.F2p
Index with diagrams
FASR notation
Special get-outs:
Dixie Grand
Promenade Don't Stop
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Website Abbreviations Overview
FASR notation
Formation diagrams
Arrangement diagrams
Formation Index
Designators . . .
-- All/Everyone
- Same Designated
?- Those Who Can
4B 4 Boys
4G 4 Girls
4L 4 Ladies
6- Lin/Wav/Col of 6
A- All/Everyone
A8 All Do Your Part
B- Boys (Men, etc.)
-B Same Boy(s)
C- Centers
C4 Center 4
C6 Center 6
CB Center Boy(s)
CG Center Girl(s)
E- Ends
F- Those Facing
G- Girls (etc.)
-G Same Girl(s)
H- Heads (or Sides)
HB Head Boy
HG Head Girl
IF Those facing in
Lr Leaders
Ly Ladies
O- Others/Outsides
O6 Outside 6
OF Those facing out
P- Points
S- Sides (or Heads)
SB Side Boy
SG Side Girl
Tr Trailers
VC Very Centers
VE Very Ends
Call Name Abbreviations . . .
&Roll (Anything) and Roll
&Sprd (Anything) and Spread
1L.2R 1st Couple Left, Next Right
1L.2L 1st Couple Left, Next Left
1R.2L 1st Couple Right,Next Left
1R.2R 1st Couple Right,Next Right
1-1/2 previous call once & a half
1/2of- do half of next call
1/2.C 1/2 Circulate
1/2Tg 1/2 Tag
1/4Mr Courtesy Turn extra quarter
2LChn 2 Ladies Chain Across
2LCh3 2 Ladies Chain 3/4
3/4Tg 3/4 Tag The Line
3X previous call three times
4Cir1 4 dancers Circle Left 1/4
4Cir2 4 dancers Circle Left 1/2
4Cir3 4 dancers Circle Left 3/4
4LCh3 4 Ladies Chain 3/4
4LChn 4 Ladies Chain Across
8Chn# Eight Chain 1...9
8ChTh Eight Chain Thru (8)
A-Scoot Scoot Back from [Q], [C]
A8SpTop All 8 Spin the Top
A8Cir All 8 Circulate
AcDcy Acey Deucey
AL Allemande Left
Alamo Make an Alamo Wave
ALIAS AL In The Alamo Style
ALTAT AL To An Allemande Thar
AR Allemande Right
Arch Make an Arch
AThar Make An Allemande Thar
B Boy
BL.GR Boy Go Left, Girl Right
BL.GL Boy Go Left, Girl Left
BR.GL Boy Go Right,Girl Left
BR.GR Boy Go Right,Girl Right
Balnc Balance (Wave/Alamo Wave)
BendL Bend the Line
Bk2Bk Center Back To Back
BkAwy Back Away
BkTrk Back Track
BxCir Box Circulate
BW.GD Boy Walk, Girl Dodge
BxGnt Box the Gnat
Ca1/4 Cast Off 1/4
Ca1/2 Cast Off 1/2
Ca3/4 Cast Off 3/4
CalTw California Twirl
ChasR Chase Right
ChDTL Chain Down the Line
ChgHn Change Hands
Cir Circulate
Cir2 Circulate 2 spots
Cir2L Circle to a Line
CirL Circle Left
CirR Circle Right
Clovr Cloverleaf
Col.C Column Circulate
ComIn Come Into (Down) The Middle
Coord Coordinate
Cpl.C Couples Circulate
Cpl.H Couples Hinge
Cpl.T Couples Trade
CtrIn (Put) Centers In
CtrOu (Put) Centers Out
CtsyT Courtesy Turn
Cut.D Cut the Diamond
D.Cir Diamond Circulate
Divid Divide
DivTh Dive Thru
DixiG Dixie Grand
DixiS Dixie Style to a Wave
DontS Don't Stop
DoPas Do Paso
DoSaD Do Sa Do
DPT Double Pass Thru
DTrak On double track/single file
Expl& Explode And (anything)
ExpWv Explode the Wave
Ext Extend (The Tag)
FaceI Face In
FaceL Face Left
FaceO Face Out
FaceR Face Right
FanTp Fan the Top
Feris Ferris Wheel
FlipD Flip the Diamond
FLNR 1st Couple Left,Next Right
FlutW Flutter Wheel
Fold Fold
FullT A Full Turn
Fwd2 Go Forward 2
Fwd3 Go Forward 3
FwdBk Forward and Back
FYNbr Follow Your Neighbor
G Girl
GL.BR Girl Go Left, Boy Right
GL.BL Girl Go Left, Boy Left
GR.BL Girl Go Right,Boy Left
GR.BR Girl Go Right,Boy Right
GLSwT Grand Left Swing Thru
GrSwT Grand Swing Thru
GW.BD Girl Walk, Boy Dodge
Hinge Hinge
HSash Half Sashay
H-TeaCC H Ladies Ctr 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
LArmT Left Arm Turn (1/2)
LChas Left Chase
LeadL Lead Left
LeadR Lead Right
LGSwT Left Grand Swing Thru
LHing Left Hand Hinge
LnCyc Linear Cycle
LoadB Load the Boat
L.PBy Left Pull By
LSqT# Left Square Thru 1...6
LSqT@# Left Square Thru, On # Hand
LSqTh Left Square Thru (4)
LStar Left-hand Star
LSwTh Left Swing Thru
LT1/4 Left Touch 1/4
LTag Left Tag the Line
LTrnT Left Turn Thru
LyIMS Ladies In, Men Sashay
MakWv Make A Wave - see StepW
MoveA Move Along
MovOn Move On for multi square
NOL Not On Callerlab List
Now! Spin once around in place
Pass1 Pass One (Skip 1)
PasTh Pass Thru
PeelO Peel Off
PeelT Peel the Top
PingP Ping Pong Circulate
Pr.SF Promenade Single File
Pr1/4 Promenade 1/4
Pr1/2 Promenade Half Way
Pr3/4 Promenade 3/4
Pr4/4 Promenade All The Way
Prom Promenade (Home)
PromH Promenade Home
PromI Promenade Inside
PromO Promenade Outside
PsOcn Pass the Ocean
PsTTC Pass to the Center
PtTrd Partner Trade
PulBy (Right Hand) Pull By
R Right
R-H Right hand
RArmT Right Arm Turn
RearB Rear Back (from a wave)
Recyc Recycle
ReDcy Relay the Deucey
RLG Right and Left Grand
RLG@# RLG But On The # Hand
RLT Right and Left Thru
RolB1 Roll Back 1 from Promenade
Roll Roll
RollA Roll Away
RolPr Roll Promenade
R.PBy Right Pull By
RStar Right-hand Star
Run Run
RunR Run Right
RunL Run Left
RvFlt Reverse Flutter Wheel
SCir3 Single Circle 3/4 To A Wave
SCirW Single Circle To A Wave
Scoot Scoot Back
ScooB Scoot Back (boys go in)
ScooG Scoot Back (girls go in)
A-Scoot Scoot Back from [Q] or [C]
SepA1 Separate Around 1
SepA2 Separate Around 2
SepA3 Separate Around 3
SeSaw See Saw
SFCir Single File Circulate
SF.Pr Single File Promenade
SFGrSqr Sides Face Grand Square
SHing Single Hinge
Shoot Shoot the Star
Skip1 Skip One
SldAp Slide Apart
SldTg Slide Together
SldTh Slide Thru
SlipC Slip The Clutch
Sp2A1 Split 2 Around 1
SpChG Spin Chain the Gears
SpChT Spin Chain Thru
SpChX Spin Chain Exchange Gears
Splt2 Split The Outside Two
SpltC Split Circulate
SpTop Spin the Top
SqT@# Square Thru, On The # Hand
SqTh# Square Thru 1...6
SqThr Square Thru (4)
StakW Stack(The)Wood hug partner
StarL Star by the Left
StarR Star by the Right
StepT Step Thru (Pass Thru)
StepW Step To A Wave
StpLW Step To A Left-Hand Wave
StrPr Star Promenade
StrTh Star Thru
Subst Substitute
Sw&Pr Swing and Promenade
Sweep Sweep 1/4
Swing Swing (your partner, etc.)
SwThr Swing Thru
T1/4 Touch 1/4
Tag Tag The Line
TagI Tag The Line Face In
TagL Tag The Line Face Left
TagM Tag The Line Face Music/Me
TagO Tag The Line Face Out
TagR Tag The Line Face Right
TCnrL Turn Your Corner By Left
TCnrR Turn Your Corner By Right
ToWav To A Wave (Make A Wave)
TPtrL Turn Your Partner By Left
TPtrR Turn Your Partner By Right
Trak2 Track 2
Trd Trade
TrdBy Trade By
TrdDL Trade (Down the Line)
TrdL Trade by the Left
TrdR Trade by the Right
TrdWv Trade The Wave
TrnTh Turn Thru
Twice repeat previous call
UTurn U-Turn Back
VeerL Veer Left
VeerR Veer Right
Wk&Dg Walk and Dodge
WalkA Walk Across (singing call)
Weave Weave the Ring
WhlAr Wheel Around
WhlDl Wheel and Deal
WlkAC Walk Around Your Corner
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 corner)
Zoom Zoom
Formation Symbols . . .
[B] Box/8 Chain Thru
[C] R-H Column
[L.C] L-H Column
[F.C] R-H Magic Column
[X.C] L-H Magic Column
[D] Diamonds
[L.D] L-H Diamonds
[F.D] R-H Facing Diamnd
[X.D] L-H Facing Diamnd
[F] 2 Face Lines
[I] "I" Formation
[L] Facing Lines
[LO] Lines Facing Out
[I.L] Inverted Lines
[O.L] Outverted Lines
[M] Completed DPT
[P] Double Pass Thru
[Q] 1/4 Tag
[QB] 1/4 Box Circulate
[QF] 1/4 2-Face Line
[R] 3/4 Tag
[RB] 3/4 Box Circulate
[RF] 3/4 2-Face Line
[S] Square Formation
[SS] Squared Set
[T] Trade By
[TD] P-P Diamonds
[TF] Tidal 2-Face Line
[TL] Tidal Line
[TW] Tidal Wave
[W] Parallel Waves
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