LIST OF GDP CALLS FOR OAKTOWN 8S CURRENT BLUE CLASS

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


Underlined calls are linked to Tam Twirlers Animations of Square dance calls. More links listed below.

 

SCVSDA General Dance Program
Calls and Terminology
(All Terms Alphabetically)
(Note: GDP does not include a “teaching order”. All calls and other terms are listed here
alphabetically. For the benefit of those who are looking for definitions or other reference
information, the CALLERLAB program in which each call can be found is shown in brackets: [B]=Basic,
[M]=Mainstream, [P]=Plus. Terms which are not “call” names but which are described in the
introductory sections or appendix of the CALLERLAB Basic/Mainstream document are marked with [I].)

 

INTRODUCTORY LESSONS:
[I] Bow to Your Partner/Corner
[I] Boy
[I] Center
[I] Corner
[I] Couple numbers
[I] End
[I] Face Left/Right/In/Out/
[I] Facing Couples Rule

(step to a wave)
[I] Girl
[I] Head
[I] Home
[I] Leader
[I] Partner[B] Circle Left/Right
[I] Passing Rule

[I] Pull By
[I] Side
[ ] Square Your Set
[I] Step Thru
[ ] Thank Your Square
[I] Trailer
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[B] Dosado
[B] Allemande Left
[B] Weave the Ring
[B] Promenade (incl. Single File)
[B] Arm Turn Left/Right
[B] Right and Left Grand
[B] Right and Left Thru
[B] Star Left/Right
[B] Forward and Back
[B] Courtesy Turn
[B] Ladies Chain (incl. all 4, 3/4)
[B] Swing
[B] Grand Square
[B] Lead Right/Left
[M] Slide Thru
[B] Pass Thru
(passing right shoulders)
[B] Wheel and Deal
[B] Trade By

[B] California Twirl

[B] Wheel Around (to make lines)
[B] Partner Trade
[M] Cast Off ¾
[B] Double Pass Thru
[B] U-Turn Back
[B] Square Thru
[B] Veer Left/Right
[B] Ladies In Men Sashay
[B] Rollaway
[B] Bend the Line
[B] Flutter Wheel
[B] Reverse Flutter Wheel
[B] Sweep ¼
[B] Couples Circulate
[B] Trade
[B] Star Thru
[M] Cloverleaf
[B] Circulate (waves, lines, columns)
[B] Circulate (columns)
[B]Alamo Style
[B] Swing Thru
[B] Run
[B] Step to a Wave
[M] Pass to the Center
[M] Hinge (single)
[B] All 8 Circulate
[B] Touch ¼
[M] Scoot Back

[B] Ferris Wheel
[B] Zoom
[B] Box Circulate
[B] Split Circulate
[P] Roll
[B] Pass the Ocean
[B] Extend (from ¼ tag)
[M] Tag the Line face in out left right
[M] Fold
[M] Cross Fold
[P] Single Circle to a Wave
[M] Recycle
[M] Half Tag
[M] Walk and Dodge
[M] Spin the Top (spin the top and roll
[P] Diamond Circulate
[P] Cut the Diamond (and roll)
[P] Track 2

[P] Ping Pong Circulate
[B]Chain Down the Line
[P] Acey Ducey
[P] Load the Boat
[M] First Couple Go Left/Right, Next
[P] Trade The Wave
[P] Grand Swing Through
[M] Eight Chain Thru
[P] Relay The Ducey
[P] Dixie Grand
[P] Chase Right

[P] Flip The Diamond
[M] Thar Family
[P] (Anything) & Spread
[P] (Anything) & Roll
[M] Circle To A Line
[M] Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave
[P] Follow Your Neighbor
[M] Spin Chain Thru
[M] Dive Thru
[P] Coordinate
[P] Explode and (Anything) (from waves only)
[P
] Linear Cycle
[P] Peel Off
[P] All Eight Spin The Top
[P] Peel The Top


FUTURE CALLS PER HARLAN AS OF 04/15/15:

[P] Tea Cup Chain
[M] Centers In
[P] Fan The Top
[M] Half Sashay Family
[M] Half Sashay

[M] Turn Thru
[P] Spin Chain The Gears
[P] Spin Chain & Exchange The Gears
[P] 3/4 Tag The Line
[P] Explode The Wave
[P] Crossfire

 

Caller Lab
International Association of Square Dance Callers

Saddlebrooke Squares
video tutorials of Mainstream, great for students

Noriko Takahashi's Website
Animated square dance calls

Open Squares
Animated square dance calls. Levels: MS, Plus, A-1 English & German

Taminations
Animated square dance calls

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Mainstream" Call List

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

Calls linked in this section 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.

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