Calls Flashcards
Ah So
From a wave or line:
With each half of the wave/line working as a unit,
1a) The ends Cross Fold.
1b) The centers follow along so as to keep each mini-wave or couple intact.
Note: If the ends start out facing the same way, they pass right shoulders as they go.
Alter the Wave
From a wave:
1) All Swing.
2a) The centers Cast Off 3/4
2b) The ends U-Turn Back.
3) All Counter Rotate the diamond 1/2 (formerly called “turning the star 1/2”).
4) Flip the Diamond.
Ends in a wave.
Note: One can also “Counter Rotate the Diamond” by other amounts than 1/2. For example, Alter the Wave, but Counter Rotate the Diamond 3/4.
Cast Back
From any formation with definite leads, who must not be facing directly toward or away from the flagpole center:
Starting in a tandem, the lead dancer always does the call; elsewhere, the caller must designate a dancer. The designated dancer Peel Off and step forward to stand beside the other dancer. The other
dancer does not move.
This call cannot be fractionalized.
Cross Cast Back
From a couple facing out of a 2x2 formation:
Starting in tandem couples, the lead dancers always do the call; elsewhere, the dancers must be designated.
The designated dancers Trail Off and step forward to stand beside the other dancers. The others do not move.
This call cannot be fractionalized.
Chain Reaction
At C-1, the restrictions from the Advanced Program on the formations from which you may call Chain Reaction are removed. In effect, this adds quarter lines and a two-faced line or a wave between parallel mini-waves to the list of starting formations.
Checkover
From columns:
1a) The #1 and #2 dancers Checkmate
1b) The #3 and #4 dancers Circulate, Cast Off 3/4, Slither, and As Couples Extend.
Ends in parallel two-faced lines.
Circle By
From facing couples:
This call requires that two fractions, m and n, be called as part of its name, e.g., “Circle By 1/4 and 1/2”.
1) All four join hands and Circle Left m.
2) Then Touch and Cast Off n.
Note: Note: If n is “Nothing”, you just step to the wave.
Note: The second fraction (n), may be replaced by another call, as in “Circle By 1/2 and Recycle”. In that case, the Cast Off is replaced by the call specified. In this example, the dancers would Circle Left 1/2, Touch, then Recycle, ending in facing couples.
Counter Rotate
From any formation with no dancers facing directly toward or away from the flagpole center:
1) Each dancer moves forward the designated number of quarters (1/4 unless otherwise specified) around the flagpole center of the formation, staying the same distance from that center as though he were on a wheel turning about that center. With each quarter he Counter Rotates, the dancer faces a new wall (i.e., he turns 90°).
The original outsides always finish as outsides, and the original centers always finish as centers.
For example, “Points Counter Rotate 1/4”:
Cross and Turn
From facing couples:
1a) Beaus Right Pull By with each other
1b) Belles U-Turn Back.
Ends in couples back to back.
Reverse Cross and Turn
From facing couples:
1a) Belles Left Pull By with each other
1b) Beaus U-Turn Back.
Ends in couples back to back.
Cross By
From a Thar, Wrong-way Thar, or Parallel Waves:
Do 1/2 a Circulate, Sashaying as you go, and joining opposite hands from initial handhold.
Ends in a Wrong-way Thar, Thar, or Ocean Wave between vertical Mini-waves.
Cross Chain Thru
From eight chain thru:
1) All Right Pull By.
2a) The ends Courtesy Turn
2b) The centers Left Hand Star 1/2 to end in another eight chain thru formation.
Note: The star ends as though the centers had done a Cross Trail Thru.
Note: By definition, “Cross Chain Thru and Roll” is the same as Cross Chain and Roll.
Cross Chain And Roll
From Eight Chain Thru:
1) All Right Pull By.
2a) Outsides Courtesy Turn and Roll
2b) Centers Left Hand Star 1/2, to end in parallel waves.
Cross Extend
From a Single 1/4 Tag or Box Circulate:
Extend but move on a slight diagonal so as to end in a formation whose handedness is the opposite from that of the starting formation.
Cross Extend from a Right-Hand Single 1/4 Tag will end in a Left-Hand Box Circulate. Cross Extend from a Right-Hand Box Circulate will end in a Left-Hand Single 3/4 Tag.
Notes: Cross Extend is a 4-dancer call. The common 8-dancer starting formations are 1/4 Tag and Ocean Waves.
From a 1/4 Tag, since those in the center wave are most aware of its handedness, it is important for them to meet the outside dancers with the correct hand.
From Ocean Waves there is a tendency for the original leaders to cross or half sashay with each other. This would be incorrect because the two Box Circulate formations should not interact. The original leaders simply move straight ahead and adjust to form a couple in the resulting 3/4 Tag formation.
Cross Roll to a Wave/Line
From a line or wave:
1a) The centers Cross Run
1b) The ends Run.
Note: The centers pass outside of the ends as they Cross Run.
(Anything) Chain Thru
All do the “anything” call, then the very centers Trade and the center 4 Cast Off 3/4. If the “anything” call is a Triangle or Diamond Circulate, the word “Circulate” is conventionally omitted (e.g., Inpoint Triangle Chain Thru, Interlocked Diamond Chain Thru).
Dixie Diamond
From facing couples or facing tandems:
1) All Dixie Style to a Wave.
2a) The centers Hinge.
2b) The ends U-Turn Back (turning toward each other).
Ends in a right-hand diamond.
Dixie Sashay
From facing couples or tandems:
1) As a single smooth motion, Dixie Style to A Wave and Slither, to form a two-faced line.
Note: This call cannot be fractionalized.
Flip the Line (1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full)
From waves only:
1) Centers Run
2) All any-shoulder Tag the Line the given fraction (1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full).
Any shoulder means: From right-hand waves, use a right shoulder pass; from left-hand waves use a left shoulder pass.
Follow Thru
From a box circulate, T-bone, or single quarter tag:
All 1/2 Scoot Back.
Ends in a wave, two-faced line or diamond.
Chase your Neighbor
From couples back to back:
1) Start a Chase Right, blending into a Follow Your Neighbor
1a) The original beaus begin the Chase Right, meet each other, and Cast Off 3/4.
1b) The original belles begin the Zoom action, but after passing each other, they “Fold and Roll” to finish as the ends of a wave.
Cross Your Neighbor
From a Box Circulate:
the Trailers Cross Extend and Arm Turn 3/4 while the Leaders do your part of Follow Your Neighbor.
From a Single 1/4 Tag:
all dancers do the Trailers part (Cross Extend and Arm Turn 3/4).
Cross Your Neighbor cannot be fractionalized.
Jaywalk
From dancers facing directly or on an angle:
Like a Pass Thru, except the dancers do not have to be facing directly. Each dancer finishes on the other dancer’s starting spot, facing opposite the way that dancer was facing.
Linear Action
From quarter or three-quarter tag, wave between parallel mini-waves, quarter or three-quarter line, or two-faced line between parallel mini-waves:
1) All Hinge.
2a) The centers Box Circulate 1 1/2
2b) The outsides Trade.
3) Those who meet Cast Off 3/4, as others move up (as in Hourglass Circulate) to form parallel waves or lines.
Make Magic
From general columns:
Any center and outside dancers who are facing each other do a Pass Thru, as any center who is facing in, does a pull by with the diagonally opposite dancer, using outside hands. If all four centers are facing in, they Cross Trail Thru.
Pass the Axel
From eight chain thru:
1) All Pass Thru.
2a) The centers Pass Thru.
2b) The ends Cross Cast Back.
3) All Swing.
4) The new centers Trade.
The Axel
From trade-by or completed double pass thru:
1a) The centers Pass Thru, if they can.
1b) The ends Cross Cast Back.
2) All Swing.
3) The new centers Trade.
Percolate
From appropriate parallel waves or lines, or eight chain thru:
1) Circulate.
2) 1/2 (Half) Circulate.
3a) The center 4 (those in the wave) Hinge and Cross.
3b) The ends Turn Thru or Left Turn Thru as appropriate.
Note: From most places (e.g., waves) this ends in lines back to back. It can be done from anywhere the Circulate, 1/2 (Half) Circulate gives a definite center wave.
Press Ahead
From any appropriate formation:
Those designated move one dancer position forward.
Example: #1 Press Ahead:
Note: This is not the same as Extend.
All 8 Recycle
From quarter tag, or wave between parallel mini-waves:
1a) The centers do a Recycle, working wider than normal, and moving outside the others.
1b) The outsides move forward and do a facing couples Recycle or Split Recycle, as appropriate.
Ends in quarter tag.
2/3 Recycle
From a wave only:
Do the first two parts of Recycle, i.e., Centers Fold (and all adjust to a box circulate formation), then Box Counter Rotate 1/4.
Split/Box Recycle
From box circulate formation:
1) Without letting go hands with the leads, the trailers Extend and U-Turn Back, to end with their original outside hands joined. The leads follow along, becoming the ends of the resulting wave.
From 2x2 formations where half the box is a couple and the other is a right-hand mini-wave:
1) Those in the couple do a facing-couples Recycle.
2) Those in the mini-wave do a Split Recycle.
Ends in a righthand wave.
Regroup
From parallel lines, waves, or T-bones with the ends in lines, only:
1a) Centers Trade and Roll
1b) Ends Quarter Out, Trade with each other, and “O” Circulate to become the ends of lines facing.
Relay the Shadow
From a tidal wave:
1) All Swing.
2a) The center six Cast Off 3/4,
2b) The ends Counter Rotate 1/4 to meet the very centers
3a) Those in the wave Single Hinge & Spread.
3b) The other four do the centers’ part of a Cast a Shadow (i.e., leaders “shadow”, trailers Extend, Hinge, and Extend).
Relay the Top
From parallel waves:
All Swing. The centers Arm Turn 3/4 while the ends 1/2 Circulate, to create a star between two mini-waves. The star turns 1/4, while the others Trade. The center four dancers in the 6-person wave now Cast Off 3/4, while the others move up (as in Hourglass Circulate).
Ends in parallel waves.
Reverse Explode
From a wave:
All Step Thru and Quarter Out.
Ends in couples back-to-back.
Rotary Spin
From eight chain thru:
1) All Right Pull By
2a) Centers step to a left-hand wave and Cast Off 3/4.
2b) Ends Courtesy Turn and Roll.
Ends in parallel right-hand waves.
Rotate
From a static square, or a static square with some couples facing out (e.g., after Heads Pass Thru):
1a) The designated outside dancers, working as a couple, turn 1/4 in place to face promenade direction and Counter Rotate the designated fraction (or 1/4, if none is specified) around the outside of the square
1b) The other dancers step forward into the middle
This is a restricted definition for C-1, using only the permitted formation of a static square.
Reverse Rotate
Working As Couples, the designated outside dancers turn 1/4 in place to face reverse promenade
direction and Counter Rotate the designated fraction (or 1/4, if none is specified) around the outside of
the square, while the other dancers step forward into the middle.
Single Rotate
Working individually, the designated outside dancers turn 1/4 in place to face promenade direction
and Counter Rotate the designated fraction (or 1/4, if none is specified) around the outside of the
square, while the other dancers step forward into the middle.
Reverse Single Rotate
Working individually, the designated outside dancers turn 1/4 in place to face reverse promenade
direction and Counter Rotate the designated fraction (or 1/4, if none is specified) around the outside of
the square, while the other dancers step forward into the middle.
Scatter Scoot
From parallel waves:
1a) Leaders All Eight Circulate.
1b) Trailers Scoot Back.
Scatter Scoot Chain Thru
From waves only:
The leads All Eight Circulate while the trailers Scoot Chain Thru.
Little
From 1/4 Tag or 3/4 Tag:
1a) Outsides 1/4 Right, or as directed, and then Counter Rotate 1/4.
1b) Centers Step and Fold.
Ends in parallel waves or lines.
The quartering direction for the outsides may be specified, as in “Left Little” or “Right Little” (outsides go left or right, respectively).
Scoot and Little
From quarter tag: Scoot Back, then Little or Left Little, according to the hand with which the Scoot Back
was done, or outsides go as directed (as in “Scoot and Little, Out on the outside”).
Plenty
From 1/4 Tag or 3/4 Tag:
1) Little
2) Split Circulate 2 (formerly called “Turn the Star 1/2”)
3a) The ends Counter Rotate 1/4 and Roll
3b) The centers 1/2 Zoom to form a wave.
Ends in quarter tag
This call has 3 parts.
Scoot and Plenty
From quarter tag:
1) Scoot Back.
2) Right Plenty or Left Plenty, depending on the hand with which the Scoot Back was done.
Note: The outsides can also take a direction, as in “Scoot and Plenty, Outsides Out.”
Ramble
From one-quarter tag or three-quarter tag:
1a) The outsides Separate and Slide Thru with each other
1b) The centers Single Wheel and Slide Thru.
Scoot and Ramble
From quarter tag:
1) Scoot Back.
2a) The outsides Separate and Slide Thru.
2b) The centers Single Wheel and Slide Thru.
Shakedown
From a 2x2 formation with everyone as leaders only:
1) As one continuous move, Quarter Right, Box Counter Rotate 1/4, and Roll.
Note: This call can not be fractionalized.
(Anything) the Windmill
From any appropriate formation: The centers (or everyone, if the call is an 8-person call) do the
“Anything” call. Then the centers Cast Off 3/4 while the ends face as directed and Circulate twice (or as
directed). For example, Mix the Windmill In.
Split Square Chain the Top
From a T-Bone: Those facing right Pull By and Quarter In, then all Left Spin the Top and Left Turn Thru
to end as couples back to back.
Split Dixie Style to a Wave
From a T-bone: Those facing Right Pull By and Quarter In, then all Left Touch 1/4.
Split Dixie Diamond
From 2 appropriate T-bones:
1) Those facing Right Pull By and Quarter In
2) All Left Touch 1/4 to form parallel waves.
3a) The new centers Hinge,
3b) The ends U-Turn Back.
Ends in diamonds
Square Chain the Top
From facing couples:
1) Right Pull By.
2) Quarter In.
3) Left Spin The Top.
4) Left Turn Thru.
End as couples back to back.
Square the Bases
From facing lines:
1a) The centers Square Thru 3.
1b) The ends Pass Thru and Ends Bend.
2) The ends start a Split Square Thru 2 finishing with the centers.
3) All Trade By.
Ends in eight chain thru formation.
Squeeze
From any appropriate 2-dancer formation:
1a) If side by side, the designated dancers Trade and slide apart.
1b) If far apart, the designated dancers slide together and Trade.
Note: In case of conflict, the centers move before the ends (e.g., from a facing diamond).
Step and Flip
From lines or waves:
1a) The centers step forward.
1b) The ends run.
Note: Ends remain in the same plane as original formation.
Step and Fold
From an inverted line, a wave, or a diamond only:
1a) The centers step forward.
1b) The ends Fold.
Ends in a box circulate formation, tandem couples, or t-bone.
Substitute
From Tandem Couples:
Lead couple makes an arch and backs up while the trailing couple moves forward ducking under the arch. No one changes facing direction.
Ends in Tandem Couples.
Swing and Circle (1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full)
From 1/4 Tag, 3/4 Tag, a Wave Between Parallel Mini-Waves, or Diamonds (but not Facing Diamonds):
The dancers in the wave Swing.
The very center dancers Trade while the outer six move one position, in the
direction shown in the diagrams below (i.e., as determined by the ends of the wave), turning as necessary to end in a 1/4 Tag.
This ends Swing and Circle 1/4. Repeat the entire above action, as necessary:
- once more, for Swing and Circle 1/2
- twice more, for Swing and Circle 3/4
- three more times, for a full Swing and Circle
The Facing Couples Rule applies to the centers.
Swing the Fractions
From parallel waves, or other appropriate formations:
1) Those who can Turn 1/4 by the Right
2) Those who can Turn 1/2 by the Left
3) Those who can Turn 3/4 by the Right
4) Those who can Turn 1/2 by the Left
5) Those who can Turn 1/4 by the Right.
For each part of the call, there must be a dancer performing this part and the immediately preceding or
following one. For example, the call is not proper from Magic Columns.
This is a 5-part call, with each arm turn being one part. “Swing the Fractions 4/5” is common.
Switch the Line
From a general line: Centers Run, while the ends Cross Run. In cases where dancers would collide, those
doing the Cross Run move outside of those doing the Run; otherwise, all the usual shoulder passing rules
apply.
Switch to an Interlocked Diamond
From parallel waves/lines: Centers Run, while the ends do their part of Interlocked Diamond Circulate.
(Any Tagging Call) Back to a Wave
Part 1: Do the “Any Tagging Call” to the 1/2 Tag position. Part 2: Scoot Back
Flip Back
From a wave:
Flip The Line 1/2, then Scoot Back.
Ends in a box circulate formation.
This call has two parts.
Tag Back to a Wave
From a line or wave:
1) 1/2 Tag
2) Scoot Back.
Ends in box circulate formation.
This call has two parts.
Vertical Tag Back to a Wave
From box circulate, facing couples, etc.:
Vertical 1/2 Tag, then Scoot Back.
Ends in box circulate formation.
This call has two parts
Tally Ho
From parallel waves or lines, trade-by, and 2x4 T-Bones:
1) All 1/2 Circulate.
2a) The centers Hinge and 1/2 Box Circulate
2b) The outsides Trade.
3a) Those who meet Cast 3/4
3b) The other four Hourglass Circulate, to
form parallel waves or lines, or a parallelogram.
3 by 2 Acey Deucey
From anywhere there are two groups of three that can Triangle Circulate, and a center two that can Trade
(e.g., twin diamonds, or an hourglass):
1a) The very center two dancers Trade
1b) while the two triangles Circulate.
Twist the Line
From a line, centers facing the same way, and sexes arranged appropriately:
1a) The centers step forward and Partner Trade
1b) The ends face, move in, and Star Thru.
This is a sex dependent call (because of the Star Thru).
Twist and (Anything)
From a line, centers facing the same way:
The centers step forward and Partner Trade while the ends face, move in, and do the Anything call—which will involve only the original ends unless otherwise
specified.
Vertical Tag
From box circulate, facing couples, etc.:
1a) Dancers in a trailing couple have the belle step in front of the beau, forming a tandem
1b) Dancers in a leading couple Single Wheel
1c) Dancers in a mini-wave have the leads Fold
2) Then all finish a Tag The Line (i.e., walk forward for as many tag positions as indicated).
(Anything) to a Wave
From wherever is appropriate for the “Anything” call:
The “Anything” call must have as its final action a
Step Thru or Extend. Do the “Anything” call, except for the final Step Thru or Extend.
For example, in Square Chain Thru to a Wave, the dancers would do all of the call except for stepping
forward on the final Left Turn Thru
Weave
From box circulate:
The leads do 1/2 a Box Circulate while the trailers walk forward on a slight diagonal to meet each other with their original outside hands (thought of by some as Cross Extend) and Hinge.
From single eight chain thru:
All Pass Thru, and the ends Quarter Right while the centers Left Touch 1/4 (this is like Touch and Weave).
Wheel and (Anything)
From any formation with exactly two couples as outsides and facing out:
The outside couples Promenade 1/4, ending facing in, while the other dancers do the “anything” call.
For example, Wheel and Touch 1/4
Reverse Wheel and (Anything)
From any formation with exactly two couples as outsides and facing out:
The outside couples Wrong Way Promenade 1/4, ending facing in, while the other dancers do the “anything” call.
Wheel Fan Thru
From facing couples:
Start a Wheel Thru, but as the beaus meet, they Trade (by the right) and then all complete the Wheel Thru.
With the Flow
From facing couples, with each couple having sideways body flow—as a couple—resulting from the previous
call or with exactly one dancer in each couple moving forward: This is a flowing Walk and Dodge. The
leading dancer in flow direction walks forward, as the other dancer dodges into the space being vacated.
Zing
From a box circulate or tandem couples:
1a) Leaders Zoom but only turn 3/4 (270 degrees) as they go (similar to Quarter Out and Run).
1b) Trailers Circulate and Quarter In.
Zing is also proper from various 3 & 1 boxes, TBone boxes, and from an isolated Tandem.
