Oaktown 8's - Mainstream Call List

Mainstream Call List

Current Mainstream Class 2009-2010 See Blue Box Below

Plus Call List

1. Dancer Naming
a. Partner/Corner
b. Heads/Sides
c. Couple #1,#2,#3,#4
d. Boys/Girls
e. Centers/Ends
2. Circle Left/Circle Right
3. Forward & Back
4. Dosado/Dosado to a Wave
5. Swing
6. Promenade/
Single File Promenade
a. Couples (Full, 1/2, 3/4)
b. Single File Promenade
7. Allemande Left
8. Arm Turns
9. Right & Left Grand Family
a. Right and Left Grand
b. Weave the Ring
c. Wrong Way Grand
10. Left-Hand Star/Right-Hand Star
11. Star Promenade
12. Pass Thru
13. Split Two
14. Half Sashay Family
a. Half Sashay
b. Rollaway
c. Ladies in, Men Sashay
15. Turn Back Family
a. U-Turn Back
b. Backtrack
16. Separate Around 1 or 2
a. to a Line
b. and come into the middle
17. Courtesy Turn
18. Ladies Chain Family
a. Two Ladies Chain (Reg. and 3/4)
b. Four Ladies Chain (Reg. and 3/4)
c. Chain Down the Line
19. Do Paso
20. Lead Right
21. Right and Left Thru
22. Grand Square
23. Star Thru
24. Circle to a Line
25. Bend the Line
26. All Around the Corner
27. See Saw
28. Square Thru (1,2,3,4)/
Left Square Thru (1,2,3,4)
29. California Twirl
30. Dive Thru
31. Wheel Around
32. Thar Family
a. Allemande Thar
b. Allemande Left to an Allemande Thar
c. Wrong Way Thar

33. Shoot the Star/
Shoot the Star Full Around
34. Slip the Clutch
35. Box the Gnat
36. Ocean Wave Family
a. Step to a Wave
b. Balance
37. Alamo Ring Formation
a. Allemande Left in the Alamo Style
b. Balance
38. Pass the Ocean
39. Extend (from 1/4 Tag only)
40. Swing Thru/Left Swing Thru
41. Run/Cross Run
42. Trade Family
a. (named dancers) Trade
b. Couples Trade
c. Partner Trade
43. Wheel & Deal
44. Double Pass Thru
45. First Couple Go Left/Right, Next Couple Go Left/Right
46. Zoom
47. Flutterwheel/Reverse Flutterwheel
48. Sweep a Quarter
49. Veer Left/Veer Right
50. Trade By
51. Touch 1/4
52. Circulate Family
a. (named dancers) Circulate
b. All 8 Circulate
c. Couples Circulate
d. Single File Circulate
e. Split/Box Circulate
53. Ferris Wheel
54. Cloverleaf
55. Turn Thru
56. Eight Chain Thru
Eight Chain 1,2,3,etc.
57. Pass to the Center
58. Spin the Top
59. Centers In
60. Cast Off 3/4
61. Walk & Dodge
62. Slide Thru
63. Fold/Cross Fold
64. Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave
65. Tag the Line (In/Out/Left/Right)
66. Half Tag
67. Scoot Back
68. Single Hinge/Couples Hinge
69. Recycle (from a wave only)
70. Spin Chain Thru

1. (Anything) & Roll
2. (Anything) & Spread
3. 3/4 Tag The Line
4. Acey Deucey
5. All 8 Spin The Top
6. Chase Right
7. Coordinate
8. Crossfire
9. Cut The Diamond
10. Diamond Circulate
11. Dixie Grand
12. Explode The Wave
13. Explode and (Anything) (from waves only)
14. Extend
15. Fan the Top
16. Flip The Diamond
17. Follow Your Neighbor
18. Grand Swing Thru
19. Linear Cycle (waves only)
20. Load The Boat
21. Peel Off
22. Peel The Top
23. Ping Pong Circulate
24. Relay The Deucey
25. Single Circle To A Wave
26. Spin Chain and Exchange The Gears
27. Spin Chain The Gears
28. Teacup Chain
29. Track 2
30. Trade The Wave

Current Mainstream Call List - Blue Class

For online instructional video of mainstream calls, see saddlebrooke squares video tutorials

Calls linked courtesy of Tam Twirlers "Taminations", animations and explanation of each call. You need to have java installed.
See Oaktown 8s Links page for many more dance definition sites.

October 7-14, 2009

Allemande Left

Bend the Line

Circle Left/Circle Right

Circulate Family
a. (named dancers) Circulate
b. All 8 Circulate
c. Couples Circulate
d. Single File Circulate
e. Split/Box Circulate
Courtesy Turn

Dosado (no wave)

Forward & Back

Grand Square

Half Sashay Family
a. Half Sashay
b. Rollaway
c. Ladies in, Men Sashay

Ladies Chain Family
a. Two Ladies Chain (Reg. and 3/4)
b. Four Ladies Chain (Reg. and 3/4)
c. Chain Down the Line

Left-Hand Star/Right-Hand Star

Promenade/
Single File Promenade
a. Couples (Full, 1/2, 3/4)
b. Single File Promenade

Right & Left Grand Family
a. Right and Left Grand
b. Weave the Ring

Trade Family
a. (named dancers) Trade
b. Couples Trade
c. Partner Trade

Veer Left/Veer Right

October 21, 2009

Flutterwheel/Reverse Flutterwheel

Touch 1/4
All Around the Corner

See Saw

Swing Thru/Left Swing Thru

Half Sashay Family (repeated)
a. Half Sashay
b. Rollaway
c. Ladies in, Men Sashay

Square Thru (1,2,3,4)/

Circulate Family (repeated)
a. (named dancers) Circulate
b. All 8 Circulate
c. Couples Circulate
d. Single File Circulate
e. Split/Box Circulate
Courtesy Turn

Dosado to a Wave

Separate Around 1 or 2

November 4, 2009

Circulate (from waves)

Dosado to a Wave

November 11, 2009

Circle to a Line

Wrong Way Grand

Sweep a Quarter

November 18, 2009

Zoom (from double pass through)

Right and Left Thru

December 2, 2009

Pass to the Center

Column Circulate (right handed)

December 9, 2009

Allemande Left to an Allemande Thar

Shoot the Star Full Around

Eight Chain Thru

December 16, 2009

Tag the Line (right hand two faced line)

Half Tag (right hand two faced line)

Split/Box Circulate

January 6, 2010

Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave

Fold/Cross Fold

Single File Promenade

January 13, 2010

Alamo Ring Formation

Allemande Left in the Alamo Style

Spin Chain Thru

March 11, 2010 Forward

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