Basic Program Teaching Order

Rich Reel   16 Oct 1999

Teaching Order

-- Special thanks to Andy Shore who unknowingly contributed substantially to this teaching order, since he is our local caller.   (!)

Intro night #1
  Choose a sex - plan to stay with it
  CirL, CirR
  "Just walk to the music - you're dancing!"
  Handholds
    Ladies palm down "show your ring, darling", Boys palm up
    Gentle pressure
  SF.Pr
  Prom
    CirR > SF.Pr > "B step up" Prom
  DoSaD
    Face partner DoSaD
    Face corner DoSaD
  AL  (from ring only) "turn your back on your partner"
  RLG (after AL only)
  Squares: Home
  Heads, Sides
  Couple number
    Cpl#1, turn back on your partner, walk forward around the square pass your
    partner on the other side of the square *R shoulders* and stop at home
    then Cpl#2, then 3 then 4.
    then #1 and #3 (head couples), pass 3 R shoulders
    then #2 and #4 (side couples)
  Stars
    G/B-Star R/L
    H/S-Star R/L
    G-StarL "find your partner" DoSaD "your partner" PromH
    B-StarR "pass your partner by, look for your corner" AL "your corner"
    G-StarR "to your partner" B-"reach in" CtsyT "your partner" "all the way around to look back in"
  Thank your square
  Cir1/2
  Pr1/2
  H/S-Star 1/2 (to get back home)
  H-FwdBk H-DoSaD "with the one you are facing"
  PasTh
    "like 1/2 DoSaD - pass right shoulders and end back to back with them facing out"
    H-PasTh "to your left" Pr1/2 "till you get back home"
  CtsyT  "she walks forward, he backs up, all the way around to look back in"
  G-StarR 1/2 "B CtsyT this G all the way around to look back in"
  4LChn  "A chain links 2 parts: Star + CtsyT"
    G-RStar 1/2 "and a" CtsyT "all the way to look back in"
  H/S-2LChn
  4LCh3/4
    "you have a new parner"
    G are heads when with H boys
  "keep this G" Prom
  Singing call
    "G get to go home with every B, B get to take every G home with them"
    "You will dance with different partners during the song. If you pay
      attention and dance well, you'll get your partner back at the end"
    "Ignore extra words of song that are not square dance calls"
  IAGSDC
  SFGrSq

Class #1
  LeadR
  VeerL
  Center handhold
  Cpl.C
  BendL (from [0F])
  B/G-Cir
  E/C-Cir
  BendL (from [0LO])

Class #2
  LyIMS
  CalTw
  Your Partner (capital P) vs the partner beside you (temporary partner"
  AL    (from [0T])   "Look for your original partner"
  OH/OS-CalTw to give [L.F] or [L]
  Cpl.C from [L.F]
  BendL from [L.F]
  B/G-Cir from [L.F]
  E/C-Cir from [L.F]
  StrTh  "with the one you're facing"

Class #3
  DivTh
  RollA (ring)
  RollA (facing couples)
  UTurn
  RLG from facing partner
  Same sex together in lines
  Handholds in lines
  SqThr 1...4

Class #4
  WhlDl from [LO]
  SepA1
  SepA2
  SepA1 ComIn
  SepA2 ComIn

Class #5
  RLT
  TrdBy
  WhlDl fron [F]
  Sp2A1
  BxGnt
  WWGrd
  R.PBy (with the partner)

Class #6
  Feris
  WlkAC  "All Around The Left Hand Lady"
  DoPaS
  ALTAT
  SlipC

Class #7
  StepW (ocean waves)
  SwThr  from R-H waves
  {designated}-Cir  from waves
  {designated}-Run  from waves
  {designated}-Trd  from waves
  {designated}-Run  to end in waves
  A-Trd  from waves
  SwThr  from L-H waves
  LSwTh  from R-H and L-H waves

Class #8
  DPT
  T1/4
  Col.C
  {designated}-Run  from columns
  {designated}-Run  to end in columns
  {designated}-Trd  from R-H columns
  A-Trd  from R-H columns
  "Leaders"
  "Trailers"
  DoSaD - with Highland Fling styling
  DoSaD to an ocean wave
  ALIAS
  Balnc
  SwThr - from Alamo wave
  LSwTh - from Alamo wave

Class #9
  Zoom
  A8Cir (all arrangements)
  PsOcn (all arrangements)
  RvFlt
  Ext
  RLG from waves

Class #10
  Extensive review of Run, SwThr, Cir
  ALTAT
  Weave Styling

Class #11
  FLNR
  Cir2L
  WhlAr
  SwThr from facing couples (facing couples rule)