Class & Dance Resources
This page lists the curriculum of the upcoming Beginner Square Dance class. The class is comprised of sixteen sessions. The calls to be covered in each individual session are listed below along with links to short video lessons and animations to demonstrate those calls. Students are encouraged to review calls that have been taught, preview calls yet to be taught, or catch up if a session is missed.
Introductory Session - September 8
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Circle Left - video lesson - call animation
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Forward and Back - video lesson - call animation
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Dosado - video lesson - call animation
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Swing - video lesson - call animation
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Promenade - video lesson - call animation
Sessions 2, 3, and 4 - September 15, 22, and 29
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Ladies Chain/Courtesy Turn - video lesson - call animation 1 - call animation 2
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Grand Square - video lesson - call animation
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Roll Away with a Half Sashay - video lesson - call animation
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Ladies In, Men Sashay - video lesson - call animation
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Allemande Left - video lesson - call animation
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Right and Left Grand - video lesson - call animation
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Weave the Ring - video lesson - call animation
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Right and Left Thru - video lesson - call animation
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Pass Thru - video lesson - call animation
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U-Turn Back - video lesson - call animation
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Right Hand Stars/Left Hand Stars - video lesson - call animation
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Separate Around 1 or 2 to a Line - video lesson - call animation
Session 5 - October 6
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Star Thru - video lesson - call animation
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Lead Right - video lesson - call animation
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Circle to a Line - video lesson - call animation
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Bend the Line- video lesson - call animation
Sessions 6 - October 13
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Star Promenade - video lesson - call animation
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Backtrack - video lesson - call animation
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California Twirl - video lesson - call animation
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Dive Thru - video lesson - call animation
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Square Thru - video lesson - call animation
Session 7 - October 20
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Separate Split the Outside Two - video lesson - call animation
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Box the Gnat - video lesson - call animation
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Wrong Way Grand - video lesson - call animation
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Wheel Around - video lesson - call animation
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Veer Left - video lesson - call animation
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Circulate - video lesson - call animation
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Ferris Wheel - video lesson - call animation
Session 8 - October 27
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Ocean Wave - video lesson - call animation
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Swing Thru - video lesson - call animation
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Boys Run - video lesson - call animation
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Trade - video lesson - call animation
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Pass the Ocean - video lesson - call animation
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Extend - video lesson - call animation
Session 9 - November 3
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Ocean Wave Circulates - video lesson - call animation
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Couples Promenade 3/4 - video lesson - call animation
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Wrong Way Promenade (promenade to the left instead of right; video is just for fun) - video lesson - call animation
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Couples Trade - video lesson - call animation
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Partner Trade - video lesson - call animation
Session 10 - November 10
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Wheel and Deal - video lesson - call animation
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Double Pass Thru - video lesson - call animation
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First Couple Go Left, Next Couple Go Right (video might not match) - video lesson - call animation
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Flutter Wheel - video lesson - call animation
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Single Circle to a Wave - video lesson - call animation
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Alamo Style Balance - video lesson - call animation
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Sweep 1/4 - video lesson - call animation
Session 11 - November 17
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Zoom - video lesson - call animation
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Trade By - video lesson - call animation
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Touch 1/4 - video lesson - call animation
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Girls Run - video lesson - call animation
Session 12 - December 1
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All 8 Circulate - video lesson - call animation
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Chain Down the Line - video lesson - call animation
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Centers In - video lesson - call animation
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Cast off 3/4 - video lesson - call animation
Session 13 - December 15
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Slide Thru - video lesson - call animation
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Fold/Cross Fold- video lesson - call animation
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Recycle - video lesson - call animation
Session 14 - December 29
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Left Swing Thru - video lesson - call animation
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Cross Run - video lesson - call animation
Session 15 - January 5
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Tag the Line - video lesson - call animation
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1/2 Tag - video lesson - call animation
Session 16 - January 12
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Single Hinge - video lesson - call animation
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Scoot Back - video lesson - call animation
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Couples Hinge - video lesson - call animation
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Split/Box Circulate - video lesson - call animation
Many thanks to Tam Twirlers for putting the Taminations call animations online, and to Moscow Red Squares, The Traveling Hoedowners, and videosquaredancelessons.com for sharing their videos online for new square dancers everywhere.
Quick links to other square dance resources
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Taminations - This is a smartphone app that plays square dance call animations to show how dancers move relative to each other. The free Apple and Android versions can be downloaded with the buttons below.
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