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Definitions of Square Dance Calls and Concepts
 
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Ramble [C1]
   (Norm Poisson 1973)
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From a 3/4 Tag or other applicable formations. EN: 10

Outsides Cast Back (Peel Off) as Centers Fold to face each other (danced as a Single Wheel); all Slide Thru. EN: 20

A 3/4 Tag ends in general Columns. Ramble is a 2-part call. EN: 30

In the following diagram, EN: 40
= Boy and EN: 50
= Girl. EN: 60

From a 3/4 Tag:

 
   
before
Ramble		  after
Outsides Cast Back
as Centers Fold to face EN: 70
(1/2)
 after
Slide Thru
(done)
From an unusual setup:

 
   
before
Ramble		  after
Outsides Cast Back
as
as Centers Fold to face EN: 70
(1/2)
 after
Slide Thru
(done)

Notes:
  • Ramble is a sex-dependent call since it involves a Slide Thru. Since Ramble is called from all possible sex-arrangements at C1, many dancers learning C1 need to re-learn how to properly do a Slide Thru. EN: 80
  • Some glossaries define the Outside's part of Ramble as a Divide (1/4 Out & Ends Bend) instead of a Cast Back (or Peel Off), hence you may encounter a caller calling Ramble from a setup in which some of the Outsides start facing in. EN: 90

Slide Thru [Mainstream] (Harlan Moody 1965):
From Facing Dancers or a R-H Mini-Wave. Pass Thru; Girls Face Left as Boys Face Right. Opposite sex dancers end as a Couple; Two Boys end in a R-H Mini-Wave; Two Girls end in a L-H Mini-Wave. Slide Thru is a sex-dependent call. EN: 113

Scoot & Ramble [C1] (Norm Poisson 1973):
From a 1/4 Tag. Scoot Back; Ramble. Ends in Generalized Columns. EN: 553

In the following diagram, EN: 40
= Boy and EN: 50
= Girl. EN: 60

     
before
Scoot & Ramble		 after
Scoot Back		  after
Outsides Cast Back
as Centers Fold to face EN: 70
 after
Slide Thru
(done)

Interlocked Ramble [C3B]:
From a 3/4 Line or other applicable formations. Outsides Cast Back as Centers Once Removed Fold to face (danced as an Any Shoulder Turn & Deal); all Slide Thru. EN: 554

In the following diagram, EN: 40
= Boy and EN: 50
= Girl. EN: 60

   
before
Interlocked Ramble		  after
Outsides Cast Back
as Centers Once Removed Fold to face EN: 160
(1/2)
 after
Slide Thru
(done)

See also Cross Ramble [C2] and Cast Back, Cross Cast Back [C1].

CALLERLAB definition for Ramble
CALLERLAB definition for Scoot & Ramble

Choreography for Ramble

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