Basic Part 1 – CALLERLAB Teaching

Welcome to the CALLERLAB Online Teaching Resource.

Here you will find material to assist a modern square dance caller who is teaching new calls to dancers, or teaching new applications of a call to dancers.

Additional dances using the Basic Part 1 vocabulary can be found in the CALLERLAB Dance Resource. https://dances.callerlab.org

There are seven pages associated with each call. Click on the blue word for the type of information desired. Descriptions of each type of page are below the table.

This resource is being developed. We are still adding and proofing choreography, and proofing text and links. Please let us know if you find errors. (Email CAC Chair: dwelch@eastlink.ca)

Basic Part 1:

Circle Left / Right	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Forward and Back	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Dosado	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Swing	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Promenade – Couples	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Promenade – Single File	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Promenade – Wrong Way	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Allemande Left	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Arm Turns	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Right and Left Grand	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Weave the Ring	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Stars	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Star Promenade	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Pass Thru	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Half Sashay	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Rollaway	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Ladies In, Men Sashay	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
U-Turn Back	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Backtrack	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Wrong Way Grand	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Separate to Line	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Separate to Middle	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Separate (as directed)	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Split Two	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Courtesy Turn	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Ladies Chain – Two	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Ladies Chain – Four	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Do Paso	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Lead Right / Lead Left	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Veer	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Chain Down the Line	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Bend the Line	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Circulate – (Named Dancers)	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Circulate – Couples	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Circulate – Eight & Single File	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Circulate – Split & Box	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Right and Left Thru	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Grand Square	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Star Thru	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Double Pass Thru	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
First Left Next Right	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
California Twirl	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Walk Around the Corner	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
See Saw	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Square Thru	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Circle to a Line	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend
Dive Thru	Define	Standard	Analyze	Module	Teach	Other	Extend

Define links to the Definition of the call with Command examples, Timing, Styling, and Comments (quoted from the Definitions Document). This page also has some background information about the call and a link to the animated diagrams of the call on Taminations.

Standard links to descriptions of the formation and arrangements considered to be Standard Applications of the call.

Analyze links to Call Analysis comments about hand usage, body flow, good preceding and following calls, and ending formations for standard applications and a few extended applications. Also any ARC Rulings on the call are listed here.

Module links to Equivalents, Zeros, Get-Ins, and Get-Outs that use the call.

Teach links to Teaching Tips and sample choreography for patter and singing calls. This choreography is designed to fit into the CALLERLAB suggested teaching order and focuses on the Standard Applications.

Other links to Traditional Squares, Mixers, Sicilian Circles, or Contra dances that use the call.

Extend links to choreography for workshops on Extended Applications. This choreography begins with applications that could be taught as part of the teaching order. In some cases it also includes applications that assume the dancers have learned the Standard Applications of the calls in the Basic Part 1, Basic Part 2, or Mainstream programs.

BASIC PART 1
1. Circle Left / Circle Right
2. Forward and Back
3. Dosado / Dosado to a Wave
4. Swing
5. Promenade Family
5a. Couples (Full, 1/2, 3/4)
5b. Single File Promenade
5c. Wrong Way Promenade
5d. Star Promenade
6. Allemande Left
7. Arm Turns
8. Right and Left Grand Family
8a. Right and Left Grand
8b. Weave the Ring
8c. Wrong Way Grand
9. Left-Hand Star / Right-Hand Star
10. Pass Thru
11. Half Sashay Family
11a. Half Sashay
11b. Rollaway
11c. Ladies In, Men Sashay
12. Turn Back Family
12a. U-Turn Back
12b. Backtrack
13. Separate
13a. Separate Around to a Line
13b. Separate Around and Into the Middle
14. Split Two
15. Courtesy Turn
16. Ladies Chain Family
16a. Ladies Chain – Two
16b. Ladies Chain – Four
16c. Chain Down the Line
17. Do Paso
18. Lead Right / Lead Left
19 Veer Left / Veer Right
20. Bend the Line
21. Circulate Family
21a. Circulate – Named Dancers
21b. Circulate – Couples
21c. All Eight Circulate
21d. Single File Circulate
21e. Split/Box Circulate
22. Right and Left Thru
23. Grand Square
24. Star Thru
25. Double Pass Thru
26. First Couple Go Left/Right, Next Couple Go Left/Right
27. California Twirl
28. Walk Around the Corner
29. See Saw
30. Square Thru (1, 2, 3, 4) / Left Square Thru
31. Circle to a Line
32. Dive Thru