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| Call Names |
designator (shown seperataly - see Designators)
/ call name
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&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 |
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-- 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
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, (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)