The definitions of the calls are taken from this web site: www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~noriks/ENGLISH/514000BSe.html.

If you have a computer, you may enjoy the animated clear demonstrations of each call.

Each week a couple new calls will be added. Referring to these weekly sheets may help to clarify the calls for you.

CALLS FROM WEEK 1

ALLEMANDE LEFT: Dancers face their corners and turn by the left forearm. Releasing arm holds and stepping forward, each dancer ends facing his partner.

ARM TURNS: (a) LEFT ARM TURN Dancers join left forearms and walk forward around each other the distance specified; e.g. half (180｡), three quarters (270｡), full (360｡), etc.

(b) RIGHT ARM TURN: Like left arm turn except dancers turn with the right forearm.

(a) CIRCLE LEFT, (b) CIRCLE RIGHT: Dancers join hands to form a circle, face slightly left or right as directed and move forward around the circle the distance directed. When left or right is not specified for circle, it is a circle to the left.

COURTESY TURN: The man (left hand dancer) takes the lady's (right hand dancer) left hand (palm down) in his left (palm up) and places his right hand in the small of the lady's back. Working as a unit, the couple turns around with the left hand dancer backing up and right hand dancer walking forward. Unless otherwise specified, the couple faces the center of the set or the center of the formation in which it is working.

DOSADO: Dancers advance and pass right shoulders. Without turning, each dancer moves to the right passing in back of the other dancer. Then moving backwards, each passes left shoulders returning to starting position

FORWARD AND BACK: Directed dancers move forward and back.

PROMENADE: (a) COUPLES PROMENADE: As a unit the couple walks forward around the circle counterclockwise. Unless otherwise specified, they promenade until reaching the man's home position. At the end of the promenade the couple turns, as a unit, to face the center of the set. If promenading to the man's home position, the couple always goes at least one quarter around the square. If need be, they continue past the man's home position for another full time around.

(b) SINGLE FILE PROMENADE: Dancers move forward in single file counterclockwise or clockwise around the circle, as directed.

CHAIN FAMILY: LADIES CHAIN FAMILY (A) TWO LADIES CHAIN: The ladies step forward, extend right hands to each other and pull by. Each man steps forward and to the right, turning left to face the same direction as the lady beside him. The lady extends a left hand to the man for a courtesy turn. Couples end facing each other.

(b) FOUR LADIES CHAIN: Starting formation -square or circle of 8 dancers. Similar to two ladies chain except that all four ladies step to the center and form a right hand star. They turn the star halfway around to their opposite men. All courtesy turn to face the center of the set. NOTE: TWO (or FOUR) LADIES CHAIN THREE QUARTERS: Starting formation -facing couples, a square or circle of 8 dancers. The directed ladies step to the center, form a right hand star and turn the star three quarters. All courtesy turn to face the center of the set.

(c) CHAIN DOWN THE LINE: From a right hand line or left hand ocean wave, centers trade while ends adjust as necessary. Then the ends courtesy turn the centers. Ending formation is facing couples.

RIGHT AND LEFT GRAND FAMILY: (A) RIGHT AND LEFT GRAND: If necessary, dancers turn 90｡ or less to face opposite sex (men counterclockwise, ladies clockwise) join right hands, if not already joined, and pull by. Each moves ahead, around the circle, and gives the left hand to the next, a right to the next and a left to the next until each dancer meets the person with whom he started.

(b) WEAVE THE RING: A right and left grand without touching hands.

(c) WRONG WAY GRAND: Like right and left grand, but men move clockwise and ladies move counterclockwise.

HALF SASHAY: HALF SASHAY:(a) Partners exchange places without changing facing directions. Dancer on the right sidesteps to the left, while the other dancer on the left steps back, sidesteps to the right, then steps forward to rejoin partner.

(b) ROLLAWAY: The directed dancer, or if not specified the dancer on the right, rolls across a full turn (360｡) in front of the dancer on the left, as he sidesteps to the right -to exchange places. From a circle, unless otherwise directed, the ladies roll left across in front of the men.

(c) LADIES IN, MEN SASHAY: Starting formation -circle or line with alternating men and ladies. With all dancers facing in, the ladies step forward and pause, while the men move to the left behind and past one lady. Ladies step back and rejoin hands with the men. If the circle is moving to the right, the men sashay to the right.

Each week you are learning more new calls. I hope you are enjoying the dance sessions. Everyone has a different way in which they learn new things.