Bows & Beaus 2008 Square Dance Class

Numbers in parenthesis refer to descriptions in the booklet:
The Illustrated Basic and Mainstream Movements of Square Dancing, 11th printing 2006.
These moves are from the Callerlab Basic & Mainstream Programs.

The symbol (P) indicates moves from Callerlab's Plus Program, described in the booklet:

The Illustrated Plus Movements of Square Dancing.

Both booklets are published by Palomino Records, Inc., Shepherdsville, KY.

The Video links are to teaching videos provided by the Saddlebrooke Squares in Tucson, Arizona, and their caller, Larry Kraber. Each of these short videos includes several calls, and describes and shows a common use of each call.
For a precise Definition of each call, View Definitions & Animations links to a page provided by the Santa Clara Valley Square Dancers Association. From there you can view the definition and find three different animations of each call.

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January 14, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M1a:
Dancer Naming (1)
  (Partner/Corner, Heads/Sides, Couple #)
Circle Left / Circle Right (2-a,b)
Forward & Back (3)
Dosado (4)

Video M1b:
Promenade 1/2 (6-a)
Single File Promenade (6-b)
Allemande Left (7)
Arm Turns (Right / Left) (8)

Video M1c:
Right & Left Grand (9-a)
Right-hand Star / Left-hand Star (10-a,b)
Pass Thru (11)
U-Turn Back (14-a)
Video M2:
Promenade (6-a)
Ladies In, Men Sashay (13-c)

Video M3:
Courtesy Turn (16)
Right & Left Thru (20)

Video M4:
Lead Right (19)

No Video:
Bow to Partner/Corner
Walk by one
January 21, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M1a:
Swing (5)

Video M1d:
Star Promenade (6-c)

Video M3:
Two Ladies Chain (17-a)
Four Ladies Chain (17-b)
Video M4:
Bend the Line (2-faced line) (24)

Video M6:
Men Promenade Inside (6)
Veer Left (48)
January 28, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M1a:
Weave the Ring (9-b)

Video M2:
Half Sashay (13-a)
Rollaway (13-b)
Grand Square (21)
Video M3:
Four Ladies Chain 3/4 (17-c)

Video M4:
Bend the Line (1-faced line)(24)

Video M6:
Ladies Promenade Inside (6)

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February 4, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M1d:
California Twirl (28)

Video M5:
Star Thru (22)
Don't Stop (when promenading)
Wheel Around (30)
Video M8:
Trade: Boys/Girls/Ends/Centers (41-abcd)

No Video:
Dancer Naming: Centers/Ends
February 11, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M1d:
Partner Trade (41-f)

Video M5:
Square Thru (27-a)
Video M7:
Make an Ocean Wave (35-a)
Dosado to a Wave
Swing Thru (39-a)
Boys Run (40)

No Video:
Men Roll Back (while promenading)
February 18, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M4:
Backtrack (14-b)

Video M7:
Run: Boys/Girls/Ends/Centers (40)
Video M10:
Touch 1/4 (50)

Video M14:
Single Hinge (68-b)
February 25, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M3:
Wrong Way Grand (9-c)
Pull By

Video M9:
Circulate: Boys/Girls/Ends/Centers (51-a)
All 8 Circulate (51-b)
Couples Circulate (51-)
Video M10:
Flutterwheel (46-a)

Video M13:
Single file Circulate (51-d)
Box Circulate

Video M15:
Couples Trade (41-e)

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March 3, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M6:
Wheel & Deal (from 2-faced line) (42-b)

Video M8:
Pass the Ocean (37)
Extend (from all formations) (38 & P)
Video M10:
Reverse Flutterwheel (46-b)

No Video:
Yellow Rock & Stack the Wood
March 10, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M4:
Walk Around Your Corner (25)
See Saw (26)

Video M5:
Slide Thru (61)
Video M14:
Wheel & Deal (from 1-faced line) (42-a)

Video M16:
Double Pass Thru (43)
March 17, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M9:
Ferris Wheel (52)
Zoom (45)

Video M12:
Allemande Left Alamo Style (36-a)
Alamo Balance (36-b)
Alamo Swing Thru (39-b)
Video M14:
Trade By (49)

No Video:
Swing Thru (from facing couples)
   (Front of book: "Facing Couples Rule")
March 24, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M6:
Veer Right (48)

Video M10:
Scootback (67)

Video M13:
Sweep a Quarter (47)
Video M16:
Cast Off 3/4 (from a wave) (59)

Video M18:
Recycle (69)

No Video:
Now!
March 31, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M8:
Dive Thru (29)

Video M14:
Separate
   around 1 to a line (15-a)
   around 1 into the middle (15-b)
Video M15:
Split Outside Couple (12)

Video M17:
Pass to the Center (56)

Video P07:
Track II (P)

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April 7, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M12:
Balance (35-b)

Video M14:
Separate
   around 2 to a line (15-a)
   around 2 into the middle (15-b)
Left Swing Thru (39-c)
Video P07:
Single Circle to a Wave (P)

No Video:
Singing call figure with right-hand
   and left-hand stars
April 14, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
NO CLASS
School Not Available!
April 21, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
(Western Night)
Video M17:
Walk & Dodge (60)
Video P03:
Flip the Diamond (P)
Diamond Circulate (P)
April 28, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M15:
Fold (62)

Video P02:
Ping Pong Circulate (P)
Video P05:
Anything and Spread (P)

No Video:
Swing Thru into a Right & Left Grand
Left Dosado
Left Touch 1/4

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May 5, 2008       View Definitions & Animations
Video M12:
Spin the Top (57)

Video P04:
Load the Boat (P)
Video P06:
Anything and Roll (P)
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