Unsorted Teaching Ideas

Teaching Points for Glassary Items

Glossery + NOL (Not On List) but used occasionally
  PulBy  Pull By
      teach: "shake hands, walk by" (prevents yanking)
  R.PBy  Right Pull By
      alt: "pull on by", "(find your partner) pull her by"
  L.PBy  Left Pull By

  StepA  Step Ahead

  BkAwy  Back Away

  RearB  Rear Back

  ChgHn  Change (Switch) Hands

  Fwd2   (Go) Forward Two
  Fwd3   (Go) Forward Three

  Pass1  Pass One

  Skip1  Skip One
      Pass (by) One

  StepT  Step Thru
      from [TW]
      from [W]

  FLNR   First Couple Go Left, Next Go Right
      First Couple Go RIGHT, Next Go LEFT
      First Couple Go Left, Next Go LEFT  (gimmick)
      Single File First Left Next Right
      Single File both Right(Left) around 1 to a line

  SldAp  Slide Apart

    {H or S} Step Forward and Face Your Corner  (Pair Off)
      alt wording: Move In and Turn Your Back On Your Partner


    {designated} Make an Arch


    Stir The Bucket

  Divid  Divide
      facing out
      facing in

    Move Along

  MovOn  Move On for multi square choreography

  Subst  {designated} Substitute (Over {designated})

  RolB1  Roll Back One
  TnBk1  Turn Back One

  YelRk  Yellow Rock (hug your corner)
      YelRk {designated}

  StakW  Stack Wood (hug your partner)
  Twice  repeat the same call again
      "Double"
      Scatter Promenade

  Now!   "Now!"

    One Now, One Later



Old calls likely to be used on old tapes / records
    Cross Trail Thru
    Curlicue
    Split the Ring
    Triple Trade
    Triple Scoot
    Remake The Thar
    Partner Tag
    Arky Star Thru


Formations
  Squared Set
  Circle
    Circle facing out
  Lines
    facing In
    facing out
    Inverted lines
    (3 & 1 lines)
  2 Face Lines
  Waves
    Mini Waves
  Tidal Waves
    Tidal 2 face Line
    Tidal 1 face Line
  8 Chain (Box)
  Trade By
  0 Tag (DPT)
  1/4 Tag
  3/4 Tag
  Wave between mini waves
    1/4 Box
    3/4 Box
  Completed DPT
  Diamonds
    facing Diamonds
  Columns
    LH
    Magic
  Hourglass
    facing Hourglass
  I
  H
  Z
  T-boned Box
  Alamo Ring
  Thar
    Wrong Way Thar
  Asymmetric arrangements
  Asymmetric formations



Designators
  Boys (Men, Gents)
  Girls (Women, Ladies)
  Heads
    "1 and 3"
    "Head 2"
  Sides
    "2 and 4"
    "Side 2"
    in a singing call
    when should Heads/Sides move in or out?
  Couple #1, 2, 3, 4
  Lead(er)s
    Lead couple
    1st couple  (from [M])
  Ends
  Centers
    Center 2
    Very centers
    Center 6
    Center wave, box, etc.
  Lone dancers
  Outsides
  Others
  Same ones (Same 4, Same pair, etc.)
  Those who can
  Those facing in/out
  Those (who are) facing directly
  Those (who are) facing on a diagonal
  Those in the wave, etc.
  Those at the head/side's position
  Those facing head/side walls
  Runners
    Runnees
    Walkers
    Dodgers



Rules
  When does calling to Heads or Sides begin to include all 8 dancers?
  Active dancers
  Ocean Wave Rule
  Facing Couple Rule
  Those who can
    DPT formation: centers
  Standard singing call progression
    Teaching: 4 progressions without break or only 1 break


Modifiers
  Do Your Part
  As If You Could
  Left
  Across From You
  On The Diagonal
  In Your {formation}
  In Your Distorted {formation}
  Skip the First Part


Styling
  Sound Effects
  Straight vs. Gay
  Regional Variations
  Hand Hold Rules
    Partner
    Ring
    Waves
    Straight handhold
    Advanced/Challenge handholds
  Timing of calls
  Alternate wording of calls


Square Etiquette
  Personal Hygiene
  Squaring Up
  Thanking Square
    Thanking Caller
      helping caller
  Hugs
    how to politely refuse a hug
    how to read others
  Repairing broken down square
    Recovery techniques
  Being a good angel
  Being a good dancer
    talking in the square
    helping others


Misc.
  Callerlab
    Square dance levels / lists
  IAGSDC
  Resources to find dance events
  Avoiding injury
  Emergency procedure (dancer down, etc.)
  Twirling
  How to avoid being swung
  Want to be a caller?
  Getting involved in your club