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Square Dance Calls authored by Gordon Blaum

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Spread To A Line Jay King
Swing The Wave Jay King
Trade The Wave And A Quarter More Jay King
U-Trail In Jay King

This may not be a complete list of all calls authored by Gordon Blaum.

Curlicue And A Quarter More

Jay King - page 229

Definition:

Version #1

From a man facing a girl: Curlicue, then cast off 1/4 with this same person. Finishes in a two person mini wave. (Gordon Blaum 1967)

COMMENT: Use "Curlicue then Single Hinge".

Version #2

From a man facing a girl: Curlicue then each person turns individually a quarter more in the direction of body flow. Finishes with one person behind another (both face the same way). (author unknown)

COMMENT: Use "Curlicue Roll".

Gordon Blaum 1967

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

ID: 4588

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Ends Wheel

Jay King - page 230

Definition:

From lines: Ends step forward and turn back. Finishes in eight chain thru formation.

COMMENT: Was the forerunner of what has come to be called "Ends Fold."

Gordon Blaum

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

ID: 4599

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Outsides Cross Thru

Jay King - page 71

Definition:: From a double pass thru formation: The trailing couples will do an outsides in then a centers crossfold.; Gordon Blaum 1966
This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.

ID: 907

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Outsides Thru

Jay King - page 71

Definition:: From a double pass thru formation: The trailing people will do an outsides in then a centers fold.; Gordon Blaum 1966
This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.

ID: 906

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Spread To A Line

Jay King - page 9

Definition:: From a double pass thru or completed double pass thru formation: Trailing couple steps apart and the lead couple backs up between them to make lines of four.; Gordon Blaum 1961
This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.

ID: 392

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Swing The Wave

Jay King - page 183

Definition:: From parallel waves or eight chain thru formation: All arm turn 3/4 and centers of new parallel waves arm turn 3/4. Centers of the new wave across the set Trade and then arm turn 3/4 with the wave ends. Finishes in parallel waves.; Gordon Blaum 1968
This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.

ID: 2371

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Trade The Wave And A Quarter More

Jay King - page 90

Definition:: From a wave: Do a Trade The Wave then each dancer Rolls in the direction of body motion. Finishes in single file double pass thru formation.; Gordon Blaum 1967
This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.

ID: 1181

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U-Trail In

Jay King - page 251

Definition:: Same as Cross Cloverleaf.; Gordon Blaum 1963
This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.

ID: 4764

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