There is an app you can download called ‘Taminations’ which explains the calls and provides animations of the calls. Or, click on this link: Taminations to view this in your browser. You will see a list of square dance levels. Once you click on the level (we dance ‘Basic and Mainstream’ and ‘Plus’), you will see a list of the square dance calls. Click on the call you are interested in and you will be able to click the play button to view an animation of that call. On the right hand of the screen you will see the verbal description of the call.
In the chart below, you can click on the Video link for a call to see a square actually dance the call.
Program | Call Name <–Click to Sort | Video | |
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Plus | 1 | Acey Deucey | V |
Basic-2 | 38 | Alamo Style Wave (Ring) | V |
Plus | 25 | All 8 Spin the Top | V |
Basic-1 | 6 | Allemande Left | V |
Basic-2 | 32a | Allemande Thar | V |
Basic-1 | 7 | Arm Turns | |
Basic-1 | 12b | Back Track | V |
Basic-2 | 37b | Balance | V |
Basic-1 | 20 | Bend the Line | V |
Basic-2 | 35 | Box the Gnat | V |
Basic-1 | 29 | California Twirl | V |
Mainstream | 58 | Cast Off 3/4 | V |
Mainstream | 57 | Centers In/Out | V |
Basic-1 | 16c | Chain Down the Line | V |
Plus | 27 | Chase Right (Left) | V |
Basic-1 | 1 | Circle Left/Right | V |
Basic-1 | 25 | Circle to a Line | V |
Basic-1 | 21abc | Circulate (Centers, Ends, Couples, All 8) | V |
Basic-1 | 21d | Circulate (Column / Single File) | V |
Basic-1 | 21e | Circulate (1 1/2) | V |
Basic-1 | 21e | Circulate (Box) | V |
Basic-1 | 21e | Circulate (Split) | V |
Mainstream | 52 | Cloverleaf | V |
Plus | 8 | Coordinate | V |
Basic-1 | 15 | Courtesy Turn | V |
Plus | 24 | Cross Fire | V |
Mainstream | 62 | Cross Fold | V |
Basic-2 | 40 | Cross Run | V |
Advanced-1 | 2 | Cross Trail Thru | |
Plus | 26 | Cut the Diamond | V |
Basic-1 | 0 | Designate Heads, Sides (1,2,3,4) | V |
Plus | 19 | Diamond Circulate | V |
Basic-1 | 30 | Dive Thru | V |
Plus | 28 | Dixie Grand | V |
Mainstream | 63 | Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave | V |
Basic-1 | 17 | Do Paso | V |
Basic-1 | 3 | Dosado | V |
Basic-2 | 44 | Double Pass Thru | V |
Mainstream | 54 | Eight Chain Thru/4 | V |
Plus | 16 | Explode (and Anything) | V |
Plus | 15 | Explode the Wave | V |
Basic-2 | 42 | Extend | V |
Plus | 5 | Extend | |
Plus | 14 | Fan the Top | V |
Basic-2 | 51 | Ferris Wheel | V |
Basic-2 | 45 | First Couple Go Left/Right | |
Plus | 22 | Flip the Diamond | V |
Basic-2 | 47 | Flutter Wheel | V |
Mainstream | 62 | Fold | V |
Plus | 13 | Follow Your Neighbor (and Spread) | V |
Basic-1 | 2 | Forward and Back | V |
Basic-1 | 23 | Grand Square | V |
Plus | 23 | Grand Swing Thru | V |
Basic-1 | 11a | Half Sashay | V |
Mainstream | 66 | Half Tag | V |
Mainstream | 56 | Hinge (Couples) | V |
Basic-1 | 16ab | Ladies Chain (Heads, Sides, 3/4, All) | V |
Basic-1 | 11c | Ladies In, Men Sashay | V |
Basic-1 | 18 | Lead Right | V |
Basic-1 | 28 | Left Square Thru | V |
Basic-2 | 39 | Left Swing Thru | V |
Plus | 7 | Linear Cycle | V |
Plus | 4 | Load the Boat | V |
Basic-2 | 37 | Ocean Wave | V |
Basic-2 | 41 | Pass the Ocean | V |
Basic-1 | 10 | Pass Thru | V |
Mainstream | 55 | Pass to the Center | V |
Plus | 6 | Peel Off | V |
Plus | 18 | Peel the Top | V |
Plus | 3 | Ping Pong Circulate | V |
Basic-1 | 5 | Promenade | V |
Basic-1 | 5b | Promenade (Ladies/Gents) | V |
Basic-1 | 5b | Promenade (Single File) | V |
Basic-1 | 5a | Promenade Full / 1/2 / 3/4 | V |
Mainstream | 68 | Recycle | V |
Plus | 17 | Relay the Deucey | V |
Basic-2 | 47 | Reverse Flutter Wheel | V |
Basic-1 | 8a | Right and Left Grand | V |
Basic-1 | 22 | Right and Left Thru | V |
Plus | 12 | Roll – (Anything) and Roll | V |
Basic-1 | 11b | Rollaway | V |
Basic-2 | 40 | Run (Boys, Girls, Centers, Ends) | V |
Mainstream | 67 | Scoot Back | V |
Basic-1 | 27 | See Saw | V |
Basic-1 | 13 | Separate | V |
Basic-2 | 33 | Shoot the Star | V |
Plus | 20 | Single Circle to a Wave | V |
Mainstream | 56 | Single Hinge | V |
Mainstream | 61 | Slide Thru | V |
Basic-2 | 34 | Slip the Clutch | V |
Plus | 30 | Spin Chain and Exchange the Gears | V |
Plus | 10 | Spin Chain the Gears | V |
Mainstream | 64 | Spin Chain Thru | V |
Mainstream | 59 | Spin the Top | V |
Basic-1 | 14 | Split Two (the Outside Couple) | V |
Plus | 9 | Spread – (Anything) and Spread | V |
Basic-1 | 28 | Square Thru (2,3,4) | V |
Basic-1 | 9 | Star Left/Right | V |
Basic-1 | 5d | Star Promenade | V |
Basic-1 | 24 | Star Thru | V |
Basic-2 | 48 | Sweep a Quarter | V |
Basic-1 | 4 | Swing | V |
Basic-2 | 39 | Swing Thru | V |
Plus | 29 | Tag – 3/4 Tag the Line | V |
Mainstream | 65 | Tag the Line | V |
Plus | 2 | Teacup Chain | V |
Basic-2 | 32 | Thar | V |
Basic-2 | 50 | Touch a Quarter | V |
Plus | 11 | Track II | V |
Basic-2 | 36a | Trade (Boys, Girls, Ends, Centers) | V |
Basic-2 | 36b | Trade (Couples) | V |
Basic-2 | 36c | Trade (Partner) | V |
Basic-2 | 49 | Trade By | V |
Plus | 21 | Trade the Wave | V |
Mainstream | 53 | Turn Thru (Right Hand Turn) | V |
Basic-1 | 12a | U Turn Back | V |
Basic-1 | 19 | Veer Left/Right | V |
Mainstream | 60 | Walk and Dodge | V |
Basic-1 | 26 | Walk Around the Corner (All Around Your Left Hand Lady) | V |
Basic-1 | 8b | Weave the Ring | V |
Basic-2 | 43 | Wheel and Deal (Line of 4) | V |
Basic-2 | 43 | Wheel and Deal (Two Faced Line) | V |
Basic-2 | 31 | Wheel Around | V |
Basic-1 | 8c | Wrong Way Grand | V |
Basic-2 | 32c | Wrong Way Thar | V |
Zoom | V |