Saddlebrooke Squares Square Dancing Club
Tucson, Arizona


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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 online here. To play these videos smoothly, you will need a high speed Internet connection. Give us feedback on the online usability of these videos.

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Review Mainstream
Lessons
  Review Plus
Lessons
  Alphabetical Call Index
Find that troublesome call.


Mainstream Lessons
Lesson # Calls

 

Introduction to Mainstream by our caller, Larry Kraber
1a Designate Heads, Sides (1,2,3,4), Circle Left/Right, Do Sa Do, Forward & Back, Swing, Promenade
1b Promenade 1/2, Single File Promenade, Allemande Left, Right Hand Turn (Turn Thru)
1c Right & Left Grand, Weave the Ring, Star Left/Right, Pass Thru, U Turn Back
1d California Twirl, Partner Trade, Star Promenade
2 Promenade, Full 3/4, Grand Square, Half Sashay, Roll Away with a Half Sashay, Ladies In, Men Sashay
3 Right & Left Thru, Courtesy Turn, Box the Gnat, Wrong Way Grand, Ladies Chain (Heads, Sides, 3/4, All)
4 Back Track, Lead Right, Circle to a Line, Bend the Line, All Around your Left Hand Lady, See Saw
5 Square Thru (2,3,4), Wheel Around, Star Thru, Slide Thru
6 Veer Left/Right, Wheel & Deal (Two Faced Line), Ladies/Gents Promenade
7 Ocean Wave, Swing Thru, Run (Boys, Girls, Centers, Ends)
8 Pass the Ocean, Trades (Boys, Girls, Ends, Centers), Dive Thru, Extend
9 Circulates (Ends, Centers, Couples, All 8), Ferris Wheel, Zoom
10 Touch a Quarter, Scoot Back, Flutter Wheel, Reverse Flutter Wheel
11 Do Paso, Thar, Allemande Thar, Slip the Clutch, Shoot the Star, Wrong Way Thar
12 Spin the Top, Alamo Style Wave, Wave Balance
13 Circulates (Column, Box, Split, 1 1/2), Chain Down the Line, Sweep a Quarter
14 Cross Run, Left Swing Thru, Single Hinge, Separate, Trade By, Wheel & Deal (Line of 4)
15 Couples Trade, Couples Hinge, Folds, Cross Fold, Centers In/Out, Split the Outside Couple
16 Double Pass Thru, Cloverleaf, Left Square Thru, Cast Off 3/4
17 Walk & Dodge, Pass to the Center, Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave
18 Tag the Line, Half Tag the Line, Recycle, 8 Chain 4/Thru

Plus Lessons
Lesson # Calls
  Introduction to Plus Level Dancing by our Caller, Larry Kraber

1

Spin Chain Thru, Fan the Top, Acey Deucey
2 Tea Cup Chain, Ping Pong Circulate, Grand Swing Thru
3 Diamond Circulate (Normal/Facing), Cut the Diamond, Flip the Diamond
4 Load the Boat
5 Peel Off, Linear Cycle, (Anything) and Spread
6 Coordinate, Cross Fire, (Anything) and Roll
7 Track II, Single Circle to an Ocean Wave, Spin Chain the Gears
8 Trade the Wave, Relay the Deucey
9 Explode the Wave, Explode (& Anything), Follow Your Neighbor (& Spread)
10 Spin Chain & Exchange the Gears, 3/4 Tag the Line, Chase Right
11 Peel the Top, All 8 Spin the Top, Dixie Grand