Callerlab Advanced (A-1) Teaching List
Version December 29, 2004. Revised July 29, 2008
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- Numbered Lesson List With Links To Videos
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Club Hayloft Steppers Instructor Bill Mager
Start 08Nov2009 Complete # Students started # Graduated
*Suggested Teaching Order
SUGGESTIONS FOR USE OF CHECK OFF LIST:
- Put an X in the box corresponding to the movement and the night it was introduced.
- Put an X in the box corresponding to the movement and the night it was next called and work shopped.
- Put a / in the boxes when the movement is danced without difficulty and there after to keep track of
calling the movement
The Preface of the CALLERLAB Advanced Definitions contains important information regarding such rules
as Facing Couple Rule; Ocean Wave Rule; Right Shoulder Rule; All Four Couples vs. All Eight; Split vs.
Box; How dancers are named; Starting Formations; Glossary of Descriptive Terms; etc. All callers that call
the Advanced Program should be thoroughly familiar with the Preface and should be able to explain how
these rules are used at the Advanced Program to their dancers.
These list are furnished through the courtesy of CALLERLAB and your local CALLERLAB callers.
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The Callerlab Web Site
has the official definitions of all of the following A-1 calls.
The definitions may be too complex to repeat here. Here I'll just
include a few hints where appropriate.
- 37. (Anything) and Cross
- 30. As Couples Concept
- 1. Belles and Beaus
- 14. Cast a Shadow
- The ends do ½ Zoom, Arm Turn ¾, and Spread, to become the ends of the
resulting formation. The centers facing out Cloverleaf to step in between
the casting dancers. The centers facing in Extend, Hinge, and Extend to fill
the vacant spot. However, if all the centers are facing in, they Pass In
and Pass Thru, to finish facing out as the centers of the resulting
lines.
- 10. Chain Reaction (from 1/4 tag)
- The very centers Pass Thru with the dancers they are facing, while the
ends of the center line/wave Promenade 1/4 around the outside of the set.
The original very centers and the dancers they are next to, Hinge. The
centers Star (or Diamond Circulate) one spot, while the outsides Trade.
Those who meet now Cast Off ¾, while the others move up (as in Hourglass
Circulate) to become the ends of parallel waves.
In other words:
- Ends of the center wave circulate a quarter around the outside of
the square.
- Girls that were in the wave pass thru with the boys in front of
them.
- Girls join left hands and hinge.
- Girls let go.
- The girls and boys now in the center form a star and turn it one
quarter.
- The girls and boys not in the center trade.
- The boys not in the center meet up with the boys in the center
star.
- The boys cast off three quarters.
- The girls move up to the ends of the two parallel lines.
- 16. Clover and (Anything)
- 49. Cross Clover and (Anything)
- 27. Cross Over Circulate (ocean waves & other lines)
- If you are facing in, cross to the position diagonally across in your
foursome. If you are facing out, tag the line and face in
- 19. Cross Over Circulate (two faced lines)
- If you are facing in, cross to the position diagonally across in your
foursome. If you are facing out, tag the line and face in
- 2. Cross Trail Thru
- 42. Cycle and Wheel
- 35. Double Star Thru
- From normal facing couples: All Star Thru then Left Star Thru (the man
uses his left hand, the lady uses her right hand, and the man goes around
while the lady goes under). Ends in couples back-to-back.
- 31. Ends Bend
- From any formation with the ends in a line: The ends do their part of a
Bend the Line. Note that dancers can Roll after this call.
- 46. Explode and (Anything)
- 29. Explode the Line
- From a general line with the centers facing the same way: The centers
step forward as the ends slide together. Then all Quarter In and Right
Pull By. Ends in couples back-to-back.
- 39. Fractional Tops
- 5. Grand Follow Your Neighbor
- 43. Grand Quarter Thru
- 44. Grand Three Quarter Thru
- 38. Half Breed Thru
- Pass thru, courtesy turn if you can or just turn around
- 22. Horseshoe Turn
- Leader clover leaf, followers partner tag
- 36. Left Wheel Thru
- From facing couples: Similar to Couples Lead Left, except that the
dancers drop hands with each other, and the belles pass left shoulders
with each other on the way.
- 12. Locket
- Centers Arm Turn ¼, while the ends move up around a quarter circle
- 11. Mix
- centers cross run, ends slide together and trade
- 47. Pair Off
- 21. Partner Hinge
- 20. Partner Tag
- face partner, pass thru (or pull thru)
- 9. Pass In
- From facing dancers (e.g., facing lines, or eight chain thru): All Pass
Thru and Face In.
- 32. Pass Out
- From facing dancers (e.g., facing lines, or eight chain thru): All Pass
Thru and Face Out.
- 23. Pass the Sea
- From facing couples: All Pass Thru, Quarter In, and Left Touch.
- 18. Quarter In
- Turn 1/4 in place to face your partner. If you have no partner (as in a
diamond), then Face In toward the center of your half of the set.
- 45. Quarter Out
- 6. Quarter Thru
- couples hinge, centers trade
- 48. Reverse Swap Around
- 13. Right (Left) Roll to a Wave
- turn 180 degrees, step to a wave
- 34. Scoot and Dodge
- The trailers Scoot Back, while the leaders Dodge
- 15. Six-Two Acey-Deucey
- center of wave trade, the other 6 circulate one position
- 24. Split Square Thru
- Those facing Right Pull By, Quarter In (to face those who didn't pull
by), and all Left Square Thru ¾.
- 33. Square Chain Thru
- All Right Pull By, Quarter In, Left Swing Thru, and Left Turn Thru, to
end in couples back to back.
- 25. Step and Slide
- Centers step forward, while the ends slide sideways until they are
adjacent.
- 28. Swap Around
- From facing couples: The belle in each couple walks straight forward
without turning, to take the spot of the dancer s/he was facing. At the
same time, the beau in each couple Runs (passing behind his starting
partner) into the spot being vacated. Ends as couples back to back.
- 40. Three Quarter Thru
- From any appropriate 4-dancer formation (e.g., right-hand box circulate,
left-hand facing diamond): Those who can, Cast Off by the Right ¾, then
those who can, Trade by the Left. As with Quarter Thru, there must be
people doing each part of the call.
- 26. Transfer the Column
- From columns: The #1 and #2 dancers in each column Circulate 3 spots
(working slightly wider than usual, to give the centers room) to end as a
couple, facing in. Meanwhile, the #3 and #4 dancers Circulate one spot,
Arm Turn ¾, and Extend to form parallel waves with the #1 and #2
dancers.
- 41. Triple Star Thru
- 3. Triple Trade
- 4. Triple Scoot
- 8. Turn and Deal (2-faced lines, lines facing out)
- face center, half tag, quarter turn in same direction
- 17. Turn and Deal (ocean waves & other Lines)
- From a general line: As one smooth motion, all Half Tag, then turn
individually another quarter in the same direction you turned to start the
Half Tag.
- 7. Wheel Thru
- From facing couples: Similar to Couples Lead Right, except that the dancers drop hands and the beaus pass right shoulders with each other on the way. Ends in couples back-to back.
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