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Online Video Square Dance
Lessons
Mainstream & Plus Lessons
One of the most important resources available for Saddlebrooke Squares
members is our video tape that illustrates all the calls in Mainstream
and Plus Level dancing. Lessons taken from that video tape are offered
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| Mainstream Lessons
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| Lesson # |
Calls |
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Introduction to Mainstream by our caller, Larry
Kraber |
| 1a |
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Designate Heads, Sides (1,2,3,4), Circle Left/Right, Do Sa Do,
Forward & Back, Swing, Promenade |
| 1b |
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Promenade 1/2, Single File Promenade, Allemande
Left, Right Hand Turn (Turn Thru) |
| 1c |
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Right & Left Grand, Weave the Ring, Star Left/Right, Pass
Thru, U Turn Back |
| 1d |
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California Twirl, Partner Trade, Star Promenade |
| 2 |
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Promenade, Full 3/4, Grand Square, Half Sashay, Roll Away with
a Half Sashay, Ladies In, Men Sashay |
| 3 |
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Right & Left Thru, Courtesy Turn, Box the
Gnat, Wrong Way Grand, Ladies Chain (Heads, Sides, 3/4, All) |
| 4 |
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Back Track, Lead Right, Circle to a Line, Bend the Line, All Around
your Left Hand Lady, See Saw |
| 5 |
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Square Thru (2,3,4), Wheel Around, Star Thru,
Slide Thru |
| 6 |
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Veer Left/Right, Wheel & Deal (Two Faced Line), Ladies/Gents
Promenade |
| 7 |
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Ocean Wave, Swing Thru, Run (Boys, Girls, Centers,
Ends) |
| 8 |
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Pass the Ocean, Trades (Boys, Girls, Ends, Centers), Dive Thru,
Extend |
| 9 |
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Circulates (Ends, Centers, Couples, All 8),
Ferris Wheel, Zoom |
| 10 |
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Touch a Quarter, Scoot Back, Flutter Wheel, Reverse Flutter Wheel |
| 11 |
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Do Paso, Thar, Allemande Thar, Slip the Clutch,
Shoot the Star, Wrong Way Thar |
| 12 |
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Spin the Top, Alamo Style Wave, Wave Balance |
| 13 |
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Circulates (Column, Box, Split, 1 1/2), Chain
Down the Line, Sweep a Quarter |
| 14 |
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Cross Run, Left Swing Thru, Single Hinge, Separate, Trade By,
Wheel & Deal (Line of 4) |
| 15 |
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Couples Trade, Couples Hinge, Folds, Cross Fold,
Centers In/Out, Split the Outside Couple |
| 16 |
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Double Pass Thru, Cloverleaf, Left Square Thru, Cast Off 3/4 |
| 17 |
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Walk & Dodge, Pass to the Center, Dixie
Style to an Ocean Wave |
| 18 |
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Tag the Line, Half Tag the Line, Recycle, 8 Chain 4/Thru |
Plus Lessons |
| Lesson # |
Calls |
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Introduction to Plus Level Dancing by our Caller,
Larry Kraber |
1 |
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Spin Chain Thru, Fan the Top, Acey Deucey |
| 2 |
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Tea Cup Chain, Ping Pong Circulate, Grand Swing Thru |
| 3 |
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Diamond Circulate (Normal/Facing), Cut the Diamond,
Flip the Diamond |
| 4 |
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Load the Boat |
| 5 |
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Peel Off, Linear Cycle, (Anything) and Spread |
| 6 |
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Coordinate, Cross Fire, (Anything) and Roll |
| 7 |
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Track II, Single Circle to an Ocean Wave, Spin
Chain the Gears |
| 8 |
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Trade the Wave, Relay the Deucey |
| 9 |
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Explode the Wave, Explode (& Anything), Follow Your Neighbor
(& Spread) |
| 10 |
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Spin Chain & Exchange the Gears, 3/4 Tag the Line, Chase Right |
| 11 |
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Peel the Top, All 8 Spin the Top, Dixie Grand |
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