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Square Dance Calls authored by Nonie Moglia

32 records

  1. Ace The Column SCVSDA Notes
  2. Change The Columns Jay King
  3. Check The Diamond SCVSDA Notes
  4. Chinquapin Jay King
  5. Cultivate Jay King
  6. Flip The Cycle SCVSDA Notes
  7. Follow The Leader / Follow Your Leader Jay King
  8. Hinge And Spin Jay King
  9. Line The Wave SCVSDA Notes
  10. Mesh The Gears Jay King
  11. Peel That Diamond SCVSDA Notes
  12. Peel The Fan SCVSDA Notes
  13. Ping To A Ripple SCVSDA Notes
  14. Repair The Line Jay King
  15. Reset The Diamond SCVSDA Notes
  16. Round, Slide And Pass Jay King
  17. Sashay And Spin Jay King
  18. Scoot & Touch 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 SCVSDA Notes
  19. Scoot And Slide Jay King
  20. Scoot And Tag Jay King
  21. Stimulate SCVSDA Notes
  22. Strip The Column In/Out SCVSDA Notes
  23. Strip The Top Jay King
  24. Swing & Stroll SCVSDA Notes
  25. Tabulate Jay King
  26. Touch The Diamond SCVSDA Notes
  27. Trade & Hinge SCVSDA Notes
  28. Trade To A Diamond SCVSDA Notes
  29. Turn And Slide Jay King
  30. Walk & Divide SCVSDA Notes
  31. Wreck And Q Jay King
  32. Zig Zag To A Line Jay King

This may not be a complete list of all calls authored by Nonie Moglia.
 Ace The Column
 SCVSDA Notes  -  June 1981
 

Definition:
 

From columns: Centers Trade as ends individually face reverse promenade direction and Promenade 1/4 around the outside to become ends of the final 2-faced lines.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Change The Columns
 Jay King  -  page 225
 

Definition:
 

Version #1 (Bill Harrison - 1974). Same as Remake from column formation.

Version #2 (Nonie Moglia - 1976). From columns: The lead two in each column walk in single file as in Transfer the Column but don't face in. The trailers move up shoulder to shoulder with each other (into box formation) and then Trade. Finish in parallel two faced lines.

Bill Harrison and Nonie Moglia 1974-76

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Check The Diamond
 SCVSDA Notes  -  October 1986
 

Definition:
 

From parallel diamonds: Wave dancers Trade the Wave as points Diamond Circulate; all Touch 1/4.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Chinquapin
 Jay King  -  page 103
 

Definition:
 

From lines facing in or out or from parallel two faced lines: Couples Hinge, then center couples Hinge as end couples move up a quarter so that each half of the four couple line can do a Wheel and Deal. Finishes in lines facing in.

Nonie Moglia 1975

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Cultivate
 Jay King  -  page 186
 

Definition:
 

From parallel waves or eight chain thru formation: All Pass Thru (Step Thru) and the center four make a wave and swing half as the outsides Quarter Left and move ahead. Lead outside dancer becomes the end of a six hand wave as the trailing outside person moves into a four hand star at the center of the wave. Finishes as in Motivate from here. Two two hand stars and the four hand star turn half, then the inside four arm turn 3/4 as the others move up to the ends of waves. Right hand waves finish as left hand waves. Note: If started from left hand waves, the call is Cultivate Right and the outsides will Quarter Right before their move up. Finishes in right hand waves.

Nonie Moglia 1974

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Flip The Cycle
 SCVSDA Notes  -  August 1981
 

Definition:
 

From parallel 2-faced lines: Centers facing in Touch 1/4 & Spread as centers facing out Flip between them to form a wave in the center. Ends facing out Circulate one position but pick up the end of the wave (this couple ends as the left-hand pair in the final facing-lines formation); simultaneously, the centers facing in start to Circulate and, as the meet the far center of the wave, they form a miniwave with that center and, without stopping, do a Recycle-like action to end as the right-hand couple in lines.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Follow The Leader / Follow Your Leader
 Jay King  -  page 232
 

Definition:
 

Follow The Leader - From parallel right hand waves: All step thru, those facing out Quarter Right and single file promenade one quarter around the set and face in staying in single file. Those facing in step up to a wave and arm turn 3/4. Each column now moves forward to finish in right hand column formation. (From left hand waves, all Step Thru, those facing out Quarter Left and single file promenade one quarter to the left. Those facing in step up to a left hand wave.) (Lee Kopman 1974)

Follow Your Leader - From column formation: All single file circulate two positions then Trade and Roll. Finishes in facing lines. (Nonie Moglia 1976)

COMMENT: Names too similar. [Ed. note: Lee's version won out over Nonie's but the name now used is Follow Your Leader, not Follow The Leader.]

and Nonie Moglia 1974-76

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.

Follow Your Leader
 Hinge And Spin
 Jay King  -  page 141
 

Definition:
 

From parallel lines or two faced lines: Couples Hinge, center two dancers trade, then pick up the adjacent dancer for a couples Hinge and then a Wheel and Deal. Meanwhile the outside couples Bend the Line to face in. Finishes in double pass thru formation.

Nonie Moglia 1970

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Line The Wave
 SCVSDA Notes  -  April 1984
 

Definition:
 

From parallel lines/waves: All Circulate; Acey Deucey; centers Turn Back.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Mesh The Gears
 Jay King  -  page 154
 

Definition:
 

From parallel waves or two faced lines: Centers Crossrun and Circulate and do a U-turn back. Ends slide together, arm turn 3/4. New centers in the wave across the set Trade and arm turn the one they meet 3/4. Waves finish as two faced lines and vice versa.

Nonie Moglia 1975

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Peel That Diamond
 SCVSDA Notes  -  February 1982
 

Definition:
 

From a diamond: Centers turn back (away); all Cut the Diamond.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Peel The Fan
 SCVSDA Notes  -  February 1982
 

Definition:
 

From a wave/line: Centers Run; all Lock It.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Ping To A Ripple
 SCVSDA Notes  -  April 1984
 

Definition:
 

From a 1/4 Tag: Centers Pass Thru; Ripple.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Repair The Line
 Jay King  -  page 206
 

Definition:
 

From parallel Three and One lines: In the mini wave arm turn 3/4 as the regular couples Cast Off 3/4. The end dancer facing opposite does a Run. Finishes in lines facing or in parallel two faced lines.

Nonie Moglia 1975

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Reset The Diamond
 SCVSDA Notes  -  August 1982
 

Definition:
 

From parallel diamonds: Wave dancers (diamond centers) Trade the Wave as points Diamond Circulate; all Single Hinge.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Round, Slide And Pass
 Jay King  -  page 169
 

Definition:
 

From lines facing out: All do a Lines Divide, then the lead dancers finish a Round Off and Pass Thru. Trailing dancers do 2/3 of a Round Off to face one another and Slide Thru. Finishes in eight chain thru or completed double pass thru formation.

Nonie Moglia 1972

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Sashay And Spin
 Jay King  -  page 83
 

Definition:
 

From regular facing couples: Do a Sashay Thru, then centers Trade. Now Wheel and Deal and finally two ladies chain. Finishes as couples facing.

Nonie Moglia 1970

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Scoot & Touch 1/4, 1/2, 3/4
 SCVSDA Notes  -  December 1985
 

Definition:
 

From 1/4 tag: All Scoot Back; outfacers do 2/3 Cloverleaf and Touch with those they meet; all Cast Off designated number of quarters.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Scoot And Slide
 Jay King  -  page 171
 

Definition:
 

From parallel waves: Those facing in do a Scoot Back. Those facing out turn to face each other (Quarter In) and Slide Thru. Finishes in various formations depending on the sex pairings for the Slide Thru. (May be waves, lines or three and one lines.)

Nonie Moglia 1975

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Scoot And Tag
 Jay King  -  page 242
 

Definition:
 

From parallel waves or four person box: All Scoot Back. Those facing in do a Pass Thru. Finishes in completed double pass thru formation.

Nonie Moglia 1973

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Stimulate
 SCVSDA Notes  -  April 1984
 

Definition:
 

From parallel lines/waves: All Circulate; Acey Deucey; centers U-Turn Back.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Strip The Column In/Out
 SCVSDA Notes  -  December 1982
 

Definition:
 

From columns: Invert the Column 1/2; Centers Trade & Roll; ends take facing command (In, Out).

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Strip The Top
 Jay King  -  page 190
 

Definition:
 

From a wave: Ends swing half, new centers Single Hinge. Ends move up and, without stopping, slide thru with the centers. Finishes with couples back to back, couples facing, or other combinations depending on the starting arrangement.

Nonie Moglia 1975

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Swing & Stroll
 SCVSDA Notes  -  October 1984
 

Definition:
 

From a DPT or 1/4 tag: Centers Swing Thru; outside beaus move up to join new wave ends and Extend as a couple then Wheel and Deal; outside belles and new wave centers Extend (shoulder to shoulder), and the outfacers (from the wave) Run to end in a DPT formation.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Tabulate
 Jay King  -  page 123
 

Definition:
 

From parallel waves: All arm turn 3/4 into new waves. New centers Slither (nose to nose sashay) and then arm turn 3/4 with the same dancer to form (momentary) twin diamonds. All Diamond Circulate once. Centers in the wave across the set now trade and then with the outsides to another trade. The other dancers meanwhile move up a quarter (in own half of the set) and all Wheel and Deal. Finishes in facing lines. NOTE: An entire dance.

Nonie Moglia 1975

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Touch The Diamond
 SCVSDA Notes  -  August 1982
 

Definition:
 

From facing diamonds: Designated dancers (centers, points, etc.) Diamond Circulate (to right-hand mini wave); all Single Hinge.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Trade & Hinge
 SCVSDA Notes  -  August 1982
 

Definition:
 

From appropriate formations: Designated dancers do 1/2 of a Trade then Single Hinge with the one they meet. Thus, from waves: all 1/2 Trade the wave, then Hinge. From a couple: Partner Hinge & Single Hinge.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Trade To A Diamond
 SCVSDA Notes  -  October 1986
 

Definition:
 

From a line or wave: Ends Diamond Circulate as centers Trade & Spread.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Turn And Slide
 Jay King  -  page 250
 

Definition:
 

From parallel waves: All Step Thru. Centers Turn Thru while those facing out Dodge to occupy the place of the one doing the Turn Thru (who ends up occupying the place vacated by the Dodger (Slider). Finishes in lines facing out.

COMMENT: The name is too close to Turnslide. This move can be called as Step Thru then Turn And Dodge.

Nonie Moglia 1974

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Walk & Divide
 SCVSDA Notes  -  August 1983
 

Definition:
 

From 1/4 or 3/4 tag formations: Wave dancers Single Hinge, Walk & Dodge as outsides Divide, move along, Slide Thru.

Nonie Moglia

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Wreck And Q
 Jay King  -  page 225
 

Definition:
 

From parallel waves or Trade By formation: Those facing out Cloverleaf as those facing in Curlicue and then Walk and Dodge. Finishes in eight chain thru formation.

This is basically the same move as Cloverdodge except one uses a Single Hinge and the other uses a Curlicue.

Nonie Moglia 1976

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Zig Zag To A Line
 Jay King  -  page 253
 

Definition:
 

From facing lines: Working as couples those on the right end of each line (with inside persons acting as pivots) wheel left about a quarter into the center where the original ends meet as centers of a two faced line. Turn the line about another quarter and step forward as couples (to be the left hand couple facing out in the other line). When the right hand couples clear the center, the left hand couples do the same thing to cross through the middle and become right hand couples facing out in the other line. Finishes with two lines facing out.

COMMENT: The term Zig Zag has acquired a meaning different from the one used here; i.e., from a single file of two, lead person does a quarter right and trailing person does a quarter left.

Nonie Moglia 1969

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
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