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Ah So vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends hold onto adjacent dancers and do a Cross Fold.
Ends in a Mini-Wave Box.
Ah So Walk vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Repeat so that original Heads do the Sides' part and vice versa.
Ends in a Squared Set.
All 4 Couples Suzy Q vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Pass corner right shoulders, Right Turn Thru with opposite;
Pass corner left shoulders, Left Turn Thru with partner;
Pass corner right shoulders, Right Turn Thru with opposite;
Pass corner left shoulders, left to partner for a Courtesy Turn.
Ends in a Squared Set.
The Courtesy Turn may be replaced with another call
such as Roll Promenade or Do Paso.
Also known as All Eight Suzy-Q.
All 8 Rollaway With A Half Sashay vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Trade then U-Turn Back.
Ends in an opposite-handed Mini-Wave.
All Eight Chain vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Face your Corner; Right Pull By; (Left to the next for a) Courtesy Turn.
Ends in a Squared Set.
Also known as Chain All Eight.
Allemande O vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
It's part of a cute saying "Allemande left, Allemande O, Right and Left a Dopaso", in which case dancers do an Allemande Left, then a Right Pull By, then a Dopaso.
Allemande Whee vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Barge Thru vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
1/2 Square Thru; Trade By.
Ends in an Eight Chain Thru Formation.
Boomerang vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Leaders Zoom as Trailers Step Forward & Partner Trade.
Ends in Facing Couples.
Break And Trail vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Release hands and Promenade Single File in same direction.
Catch All Eight vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Right Arm Turn 1/2;
U-Turn Back while clapping hands;
Left Arm Turn full around (or as directed).
Chase And Hinge vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Belles U-Turn Back; Box Circulate 1 & 1/2; Centers Hinge.
Ends in a R-H Two-Faced Line.
Circle To A Two-Faced Line vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends in a Right-Hand Two-Faced Line.
Clover Flow vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends in an Eight Chain Thru Formation.
Connect Four vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
#2 dancers Veer out and ahead (Press Out) to connect with #1 dancers and Wheel & Deal; #3 & #4 dancers Column Circulate then Walk & Dodge.
Ends in an Eight Chain Thru formation.
Criss Cross Thru vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Designated Couple (or Centers, if starting from an Eight Chain Thru) as one movement, Half Sashay and Split the Non-Designated Couple.
Ends in Back-to-Back Couples.
Cross Your Corner vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Designated couples separate, go around the outside, pass opposite and face the back of a non-designated dancer.
Ends in Starting Double Pass Thru formation.
Curl The Line vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Centers Trade as Ends Cross Fold.
A Two-Faced Line or Wave ends in a "Z"; a One-Faced Line or Invert Line ends in Facing Couples.
Known as Curl Thru at C4.
Curli-Cross vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends in Back-to-Back Couples.
Curlique vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Place right hands forward, Men palm out,
Ladies palm in, join hands to make an arch;
exchange places, Men turn 1/4 to the right,
as Ladies turn 3/4 to the left under the arch.
Ends in a right-hand mini-wave.
Daisy Chain vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Right Pull By; Left Turn Thru; Right Turn Thru;
Left Pull By; Right Turn Thru; Left Turn Thru;
Right Pull By; Left Turn Thru; Right Turn Thru;
Left Pull By; Right Turn Thru; Left Turn Thru.
Ends in a Right And Left Grand Formation.
Dip and Dive vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Dixie Chain vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends in a Single Completed Double Pass Thru formation.
Dixie Daisy vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends in a Single Completed Double Pass Thru formation.
From Single Double Pass Thru formation,
Dixie Daisy
is equivalent to U-Turn Back.
Dixie Derby vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends in a Right-Hand Two-Faced Line.
Dixie Derby is used at C4. It is a 2-part call.
Dixie Twirl vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
As Couples California Twirl (Centers arch, couples trade with
each other by having the right-side couple go under the arch).
Ends in an opposite-facing One-Faced Line of 4.
Out-Facing Lines (the standard starting formation) become Facing Lines.
Dixie Wheel vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends in a Completed Double Pass Thru.
Double The Gnat vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Box The Gnat Twice.
Ends in Facing Dancers.
"Meet your girl and Double the Gnat. You box it over and box it back."
Ends Turn In vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Centers make an arch as Ends Fold; Dive Thru.
Ends in a 2x2 or "Z".
Back-to-Back Lines (the standard starting formation) ends in a Starting Double Pass Thru formation.
Everybody Chain vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Original Head Man face right, Original Side Man face left and Men diagonal pull by as Four Ladies R-H Star 1/2; Men courtesy turn Lady.
Repeat for a total of 4 times.
Original Head Men progress 4 spots to their right (counter clockwise), as Original Side Men progress 4 spots to their left (clockwise).
Ferris Recycle vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Start a Recycle, but finish like a Ferris Wheel.
Ends in Starting Double Pass Thru formation.
Ferris Trade And Wheel vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Leaders Wheel & Deal as Trailers 1/2 Circulate, Very Centers Trade, then Wheel & Deal.
Ends in Starting Double Pass Thru.
Flare The Star vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends in Facing Couples.
Flutter The Line vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Centers Trade; Couples Trade; Bend The Line.
Ends in Facing Couples.
Frontier Whirl vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Grand Circle vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Repeat three more times to end at home.
Grand Parade vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Heads move in and right arm turn 1/2 with opposite;
Head Men left arm turn 3/4 as Head Lady step forward as
Side Lady veer right to become a partner with the Head Men as
Side Men courtesy turn Head Ladies;
all Promenade 1/2.
Ends in a Squared Set.
Repeat the above movement for a total of 4 times
(twice for Heads to the center, then twice for Sides to the center).
Grand Prowl vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Heads Part: Walk forward four steps and face the side position. Walk to the side position in two steps then California Twirl and turn back on partner. Walk away from each other four steps and face the head position. Walk forward to the head position and Star Thru with the girl coming at you.
Sides Part: From a starting position back to back with partners. Walk away from each other four steps and turn to face the head position. Walk to the head position and Star Thru with the girl coming at you. Walk four steps into the middle and face the side position. Walk out to the side position in two steps to California Twirl and turn back on partner.
All go through the sequence twice to return everyone to home position.
Grand Q vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Face partner;
Dosado; Curlique; Girls Left Star 3/4 as
Boys Wrong Way Promenade 1/4 to face Partner;
Dosado; Curlique; Boys Left Star 3/4 as
Girls Wrong Way Promenade 1/4 to face Partner.
Repeat the above and end at home.
Grand Sashay vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Dosado, right pull by;
Seesaw, left pull by;
Dosado, right pull by;
Seesaw, left pull by.
Ends in a Right And Left Grand Formation.
The Burleson's definition says to bow before each pull by.
Grand Slide vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Grand Spin vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Grand Sweep vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Grand Track vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Grand Weave vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Girls Lead Right;
All Pass Thru;
Girls (right-face) U-Turn Back as
Boys Pass Thru (using a right-hand star);
All Pass Thru;
Boys (right-face) U-Turn Back as
Girls Pass Thru (using a right-hand star);
All Star Thru;
Promenade 1/4.
Repeat the above movement for a total of 4 times.
Hinge And Flutter vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Single Hinge, Leaders U-Turn Back, Reverse Flutter Wheel.
Ends in Facing Couples.
Hinge And Trade vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Couples Hinge; Center Couples Trade; all As Couples Face In.
Ends in a Double Pass Thru Formation.
Ice Cold vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Men pull ladies in front (like Ladies Run Left), all go to corner for Left Thru; back to partner for right arm turn full around; go to right-hand lady for Left Turn Thru.
Ends facing partner in a Wrong Way Grand Formation.
Inside Arch, Outside Under vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Centers make an arch and walk forward
as Ends move under and through the arch.
Ends in a Trade By formation.
A precursor to Dive Thru, which is an Inside Arch Outside Under followed by New Outsides California Twirl.
Inside Out, Outside In vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Centers backup as Ends walk forward (a 1/2 turn).
Ends in a Promenade or Wrong Way Promenade.
A Promenade is converted to a Wrong Way Promenade and vice-versa.
Usually called from Star Promenade.
Ladies Center Back To The Bar vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Holding onto joined hands, Men lead the Ladies
into the center, Ladies turning 180 degrees to
face their partner (Ladies Fold);
Raising joined hands, Lady twirls under the arch
to return to a squared set.
Ends in a Squared Set.
Lines Divide vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Turn 1/4 in place to face away from the center of the Line.
Ends in a Single Completed Double Pass Thru formation.
Lines Pair In | Out vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Centers U-Turn Back (turning toward each other) as Ends Fold.
Ends in a 2x2 or "Z".
Lines Trade vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Those facing the same direction Trade with each other.
Ends in an opposite-handed setup.
Lines Trade is the precursor to Trade The Wave.
Loop The Loop vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Centers Arch; Ends Run, step thru & Zoom as Centers California Twirl.
A half-sashayed one-faced line ends in Tandem Couples.
Make Me A Column vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
On To The Next vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
As Couples, move forward to face the next couple.
From Back-to-Back Lines, On To The Next is the same as Bend The Line.
Ends in Facing Lines.
Pair Off vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Designated Dancers step forward as necessary (to meet) then turn 1/4 in place away from the center of the set.
Rainbow Stroll vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Repeat 1 and 2, for a total of 4 times, to end with original partner, halfway across the set.
Recall vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends in a Starting Double Pass Thru formation.
Red Hot vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ladies cross to the left in front of partner and go to the man behind.
All right arm turn half;
go to the corner spot (original partner) for a left arm turn full around;
go to the new corner spot (original corner) for a right arm turn half;
and back home to partner to take the next call.
"Promenade with the girl you've got, pull the girls to the middle and you go Red Hot
(Right hand lady with a right hand around, partners all with a left hand around,
full turn to the left hand lady with a right hand around,
back to partner with a left hand around and roll promenade around the town)."
Red Hot doesn't have to be called from a Promenade. For example,
Release Recycle vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
End of Center Wave Step Forward as unapproached Outside Dancer Veer Out to hook onto Very Centers; (Outsides work with Phantoms:) all Recycle.
Ends in a Starting Double Pass Thru formation.
Release The Column vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends in a Starting Double Pass Thru Formation.
Resashay vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Do the mirror image of a Half Sashay. That is, dancers exchange places by having the right-side dancer (usually a Boy) sidestep to the left behind the left-side dancer, who sidesteps to the right.
Ends in a (normal) Couple.
Reverse The Pass vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Right Hand High, Left Hand Low vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Center dancer and right-side dancer make an arch; Center dancer leads left-side dancer under the arch to the right-side, while leading right-side to the left-side.
Ends in a Wave of 3.
From a Line of 4, the Center Couple acts as one person.
Retain hands throughout the call.
Also known as Bow Knot and Tie The Knot.
Rip And Snort vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
The designated couple (couple #1, couple #2, tallest couple, sexiest couple, etc.) will lead through an arch formed by the couple across from them. After going through the arch, the lead couple will let go of inside hands and separate while everyone else retains hold of hands. The lead couple pulls all the others with them through the arch and the arching couple turns under their own arms without letting go. All join hands again in the original circle.
Round Off vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Face Out; In Tandem U-Turn Back (toward the center of the set).
Ends in a Double Pass Thru formation.
Note: The Tandem U-Turn Back is done using a wide loop as in Cloverleaf.
Sashay Around Your Corner vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Sashay Thru vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
3/4 Dosado; Centers slide nose-to-nose past each other (Slither).
Ends in a Left-Hand Two-Faced Line.
If starting from a R-H Wave, finish the 3/4 DoSaDo (to end in a L-H Wave), then Slither.
Shuffle The Deck vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Couple on the right slides in front,
as couple of the left slides behind.
Ends in Tandem Couples.
Slide Away vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Centers Slither as Ends Circulate.
Parallel Lines end in Parallel Lines.
Spin Tag The Deucey (direction) vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Spin The Wheel vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Split Square Thru vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Those who can Right Pull By and turn 1/4 to face the inactives (1/4 In); all Finish a Square Thru n (i.e., Left Square Thru n - 1).
Ends in Back-to-Back Couples.
Split Your Corners vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Designated Couples move into the middle, turn 1/4 to face out (face their corner), then Split the Outside Couple.
Spread The Star vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
While still holding hands, Ends and adjacent Centers slide away from each other, to arm's length.
Square The Barge vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends in an Eight Chain Thru.
Star The Route vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
From a Squared Set.
Heads Star Right 3/4 (to face original couple on their right);
All Star Left one full turn;
Heads Star Right 1/2 (to face original couple on their left);
All Star Left one full turn;
Heads Star Right 3/4 to end at home position.
Ends in a Squared Set.
Star The Square vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Right-hand star 1/2 way to end in facing couples
(equivalent to circle left 1/2);
1/2 Square Thru.
Ends in Back-to-Back Couples.
Star Track vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Repeat for a total of 4 times, alternate starting with the heads, then the sides, then the heads, then the sides.
The easy but imprecise definition: Heads Star Thru, all Double Pass Thru, start a Track Two, but when you meet your partner, all Star Thru.
Star Twirl vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Star Thru; California Twirl.
Ends in a Couple.
Stroll And Cycle vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Very Centers Trade; End of center line Press Ahead and Recycle
with outside dancer as unapproached outside dancer Press Out
(to become the end of the center line); As Couples Extend.
Ends in Parallel Two-Faced Lines.
Substitute vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Lead Couple make an arch and backover Trailing Couple
as Trailing Couple moves under and through the arch.
Ends in Tandem Couples.
Suzy Q vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Turn Thru;
1/4 In and Left Turn Thru;
1/4 In and Turn Thru;
1/4 In and Left Arm Turn to a Courtesy Turn.
Ends in Facing Couples.
1/2 of a Suzy Q is a Turn And Q (Turn Thru; 1/4 In; Left Turn Thru).
Swat (Box) The Flea vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Join left hands (cupped grip); exchange places by
making an arch, Lady does a right face 1/2 turn under
the arch as the Man does a left face 1/2 turn.
Ends in Facing Dancers.
Swing Back vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends in a Wave.
Swing Star Thru vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Swing Thru, blending into a Star Thru (Swing Thru, rear back, then Star Thru).
Ends in Back-to-Back Couples.
Tea Party Promenade vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Head Ladies Chain 3/4 as Head Man Promenade 1/4
then (Heads) Courtesy Turn original partner as
Sides around the outside Veer Right (to the next Head position)
and (push) Cast Right 3/4.
Repeat for a total of 4 times.
Throw In The Clutch vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Drop joined hands with adjacent dancer (but keep the center star intact);
Walk forward in a circle at least until you meet the same person again.
Throw In The Clutch is typically used with directional calling.
The caller indicates how far to go and whom to meet for the next call.
E.g., second time you meet your partner (or corner)...
Track And Trade vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
#1 and #2 Track 2
(promenade single file 1/2 way around the other column);
#3 and #4 Circulate (straight ahead) and Trade.
Ends in Parallel Two-Faced Lines.
Track To A Diamond vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
First Two do a Track 2, as Last Two Circulate and Cast Off 3/4.
Ends in Twin Diamonds.
Trade Sashay vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Ends Trade as Centers Slither; all Partner Trade.
Ends in a Two-Faced Line.
Trail Thru vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |
Triple Allemande vic ceder | ![]() ![]() |