Teaching Order
-- Special thanks to Andy Shore who unknowingly contributed substantially to this teaching order, since he is our local caller. (!)
Intro night #1
Choose a sex - plan to stay with it
CirL, CirR
"Just walk to the music - you're dancing!"
Handholds
Ladies palm down "show your ring, darling", Boys palm up
Gentle pressure
SF.Pr
Prom
CirR > SF.Pr > "B step up" Prom
DoSaD
Face partner DoSaD
Face corner DoSaD
AL (from ring only) "turn your back on your partner"
RLG (after AL only)
Squares: Home
Heads, Sides
Couple number
Cpl#1, turn back on your partner, walk forward around the square pass your
partner on the other side of the square *R shoulders* and stop at home
then Cpl#2, then 3 then 4.
then #1 and #3 (head couples), pass 3 R shoulders
then #2 and #4 (side couples)
Stars
G/B-Star R/L
H/S-Star R/L
G-StarL "find your partner" DoSaD "your partner" PromH
B-StarR "pass your partner by, look for your corner" AL "your corner"
G-StarR "to your partner" B-"reach in" CtsyT "your partner" "all the way around to look back in"
Thank your square
Cir1/2
Pr1/2
H/S-Star 1/2 (to get back home)
H-FwdBk H-DoSaD "with the one you are facing"
PasTh
"like 1/2 DoSaD - pass right shoulders and end back to back with them facing out"
H-PasTh "to your left" Pr1/2 "till you get back home"
CtsyT "she walks forward, he backs up, all the way around to look back in"
G-StarR 1/2 "B CtsyT this G all the way around to look back in"
4LChn "A chain links 2 parts: Star + CtsyT"
G-RStar 1/2 "and a" CtsyT "all the way to look back in"
H/S-2LChn
4LCh3/4
"you have a new parner"
G are heads when with H boys
"keep this G" Prom
Singing call
"G get to go home with every B, B get to take every G home with them"
"You will dance with different partners during the song. If you pay
attention and dance well, you'll get your partner back at the end"
"Ignore extra words of song that are not square dance calls"
IAGSDC
SFGrSq
Class #1
LeadR
VeerL
Center handhold
Cpl.C
BendL (from [0F])
B/G-Cir
E/C-Cir
BendL (from [0LO])
Class #2
LyIMS
CalTw
Your Partner (capital P) vs the partner beside you (temporary partner"
AL (from [0T]) "Look for your original partner"
OH/OS-CalTw to give [L.F] or [L]
Cpl.C from [L.F]
BendL from [L.F]
B/G-Cir from [L.F]
E/C-Cir from [L.F]
StrTh "with the one you're facing"
Class #3
DivTh
RollA (ring)
RollA (facing couples)
UTurn
RLG from facing partner
Same sex together in lines
Handholds in lines
SqThr 1...4
Class #4
WhlDl from [LO]
SepA1
SepA2
SepA1 ComIn
SepA2 ComIn
Class #5
RLT
TrdBy
WhlDl fron [F]
Sp2A1
BxGnt
WWGrd
R.PBy (with the partner)
Class #6
Feris
WlkAC "All Around The Left Hand Lady"
DoPaS
ALTAT
SlipC
Class #7
StepW (ocean waves)
SwThr from R-H waves
{designated}-Cir from waves
{designated}-Run from waves
{designated}-Trd from waves
{designated}-Run to end in waves
A-Trd from waves
SwThr from L-H waves
LSwTh from R-H and L-H waves
Class #8
DPT
T1/4
Col.C
{designated}-Run from columns
{designated}-Run to end in columns
{designated}-Trd from R-H columns
A-Trd from R-H columns
"Leaders"
"Trailers"
DoSaD - with Highland Fling styling
DoSaD to an ocean wave
ALIAS
Balnc
SwThr - from Alamo wave
LSwTh - from Alamo wave
Class #9
Zoom
A8Cir (all arrangements)
PsOcn (all arrangements)
RvFlt
Ext
RLG from waves
Class #10
Extensive review of Run, SwThr, Cir
ALTAT
Weave Styling
Class #11
FLNR
Cir2L
WhlAr
SwThr from facing couples (facing couples rule)