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3 x 1, 1 x 3, n x m
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Divide the formation into 2 3x3 groups. One 3x3 group has 3 real people, and one 3x3 group has one person who is the center of the 3x3 group. Do the call 3x3, and then remove phantoms if possible.
The 3 By 1 Concept (Sue Curtis)
3x1, etc. (Bill Ackerman)
3 x 3, 4 x 4, n x n
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Stolen from The 3 By 3 Concept: To apply the 3 by 3 concept to any call, it must be possible to pair up all the dancers doing the call so that each pair has a common facing direction at the beginning and end of the call, and goes through the same turning motions while dancing the call. To create the 3 by 3 version of the call, replace each such pair with three dancers facing the same direction by adding a new dancer between the original two. The new dancer goes through the same turning motions as the original two dancers and remains between them throughout the call.

3 x 3 replaces groups of 2 dancers with groups of 3 dancers.
The 3 By 3 Concept (Sue Curtis)
3x3, 4x4, etc. (Bill Ackerman)
4 Phantom Interlocked Blocks
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Working in a 4x4 matrix, each person works in their own block.
4 Phantom Interlocked Blocks (Bill Ackerman)
About
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Explode
About (Bill Ackerman)
The Action
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ends Hinge and Trade as centers 1/2 Reverse Swap Around and turn the star 1/4; new centers Cast Off 3/4 as outsides Phantom Hourglass Circulate
The Action (Bill Ackerman)
<anyone> Advance to a Column
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  1. designees Walk as others Dodge: ends in a column
  2. column Circulate
  3. centers Trade
  4. column Circulate
<anyone> Advance to a Column (Bill Ackerman)
<n> | <i - j - k> Quarter the Alter
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Replace the 3 turning components of Alter the Wave with the given fractions:
  1. Cast Off <n>/4 | <i>/4
  2. centers Cast Off <n>/4 | <j>/4; ends U-Turn Back
  3. Counter Rotate the diamond <n>/4 | <k>/4
  4. Flip the Diamond
<I-J-K> Quarter the Alter (Bill Ackerman)
<I-J-K> Quarter the Alter and Circulate (Bill Ackerman)
Alter the Diamond
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  1. Counter Rotate the Diamond 1/2
  2. Flip the Diamond
  3. Fan Back
Alter the Diamond (Bill Ackerman)
An Anchor (but <anything>)
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From a tidal wave:
very ends Counter Rotate and Pass In, center 6 trade and very ends of center 6 Counter Rotate and Pass In, Center 4 Swing and Slip. An <anything> call replaces the final Swing and Slip.
An Anchor, <anything> An Anchor, An Anchor but <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
<direction> Anchor <n>/4
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This is a space-invader. As a couple, turn the indicated fraction in the indicated direction. Do it in such a way that the person toward whom you are turning (belle for Right Anchor, beau for Left Anchor) stays on the same spot. The other person does all the walking.
Right/Left Anchor <N/4> (Bill Ackerman)
Anchor the <anyone>
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Designees stay on the same spot on the floor, and the other people in each setup compensate for that by adjusting their ending setup so that it has the correct shape.
Anchor the <anyone> (Bill Ackerman)
<anything> and Anything
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The words "and Anything" (yes, literally those words) after a call that finishes with the centers Casting Off 3/4, has them instead Cast Off only 1/4, while the ends U-Turn Back.
<anything> and Anything (Bill Ackerman)
Bail Out
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  1. centers Short and Sweet; ends 1/2 Circulate
  2. centers Counter Rotate; ends Hinge
Bail Out (Bill Ackerman)
Barge Thru
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  1. Square Thru 2
  2. Trade By
Barge Thru (Bill Ackerman)
Barrel of Fun
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  1. ends Bend; centers 1/4 In
  2. ends Touch 1/2; centers Swing Thru
  3. Fan the Top
Barrel of Fun (Bill Ackerman)
Beep Beep
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  1. Hinge
  2. You All
Beep Beep (Bill Ackerman)
Bits and Pieces
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  1. centers Peel and Trail; ends O Circulate twice
  2. centers Ah So; ends Trade
Centers facing in: Touch, Lockit, Lockit; Centers facing out: U-Turn Back, Touch
Bits and Pieces (Bill Ackerman)
<anyone> Break the Alamo
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Designees Follow Thru as others leads Loop 1 around trailers, all step ahead to two-faced lines
<anyone> Break the Alamo (Bill Ackerman)
Bridge the Gap
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Beaus Press Left; Belles Press Ahead and Run/Flip/Trade/Loop 0 Left.
Bridge the Gap (Bill Ackerman)
Bring Us Together
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Designees Circle Left 1/2 and slide left; others Single Rotate 1/4 and Phantom Follow Thru
Bring Us Together (Bill Ackerman)
Buckle and <anything>
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lead end Cross Fold; trailing end Circulate and Fold; centers <anything>
Buckle and <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
By [By] [By]
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After Courtesy Turn: turn 1/4 more, Slither [Slide] [Slither]
Right and Left By [By] [By] (Bill Ackerman)
Bypass
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  1. Pass Thru
  2. non-designees U-Turn Back
<anyone> Bypass (Bill Ackerman)
Cast a Net
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  1. 1/2 Circulate
  2. very centers Cast Off 3/4 and spread away, outsides trade and new inside dancer spread to the center, ends of center wave Counter Rotate to becomes ends of a 1x8.
Cast a Net (Bill Ackerman)
Centers Cut Out
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centers Crossover Circulate; ends flip in
Centers Cut Out (Bill Ackerman)
<n>/4 Chain and Circulate In
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ends Circulate, Crossover Circulate; centers Cast Off <n>/4, very centers Trade, Cast Off 3/4, Spread
<N/4> Chain and Circulate In (Bill Ackerman)
Change the Web
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From 1/4 Tag: center wave Swing; very centers Cast Off 3/4; adjust to form stars; turn the stars 5/4; very centers Cast Off 3/4, dancers facing in move forward to ends of center wave, others adjust to a couple
Change the Web (Bill Ackerman)
(Reverse) Change-O
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Change-O: #1 & #2 Circulate, #3 & #4 Crossover Circulate
Reverse Change-O: #1 & #4 Circulate, #2 & #3 Crossover Circulate
[Reverse] Change-O (Bill Ackerman)
Chase Back
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  1. Chase the 1/2 Tag
  2. Scoot Back
Chase the Tag <N/4> (Bill Ackerman)
Cheerio
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centers Partner Tag, Press Ahead, Face In; ends leads Run and all Press Ahead
Cheerio (Bill Ackerman)
Chip Off
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couple facing out (prefer the right couple) Link Up; others centers Shove Off
Chip Off (Bill Ackerman)
Circle the Tag <n>/4
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Circle to a Wave = 1/2 Circle the Tag. Extend or back up as necessary.
Circle the Tag <N/4> (Bill Ackerman)
Circle to a Two-Faced Line
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As Couples Single Circle to a Wave (Circle Left 1/2; Veer Left)
Circle to a 2-Faced Line (Bill Ackerman)
Clean Sweep <n>/4
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  1. Sweep <n>/4 clockwise
  2. Veer Left
  3. Tag the Line
  4. Leads Roll Right to a Wave
Clean Sweep <N/4> (Bill Ackerman)
(<anything>) Clear Out
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  1. Circulate/<anything> Circulate/<anything>
  2. centers Couple Up; ends Like a Couple Up
Clear Out, <anything> Clear Out (Bill Ackerman)
Clear the Centers [but Cross it] for <anything>
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From 1/4-like formation: centers start a Linear Cycle and Tandem [Cross] Run; ends slide in and <anything>
Clear the Centers for <anything>, Clear the Centers but Cross It for <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Clover Flow
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  1. ends Cloverleaf; centers Pass Thru
  2. ends Pass Thru; centers Cloverleaf
Clover Flow (Bill Ackerman)
Clover the Horn
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ends Cloverleaf and Pass Thru; centers Cloverleaf leaving off the last 1/4 in and then Pass Thru
[Cross] Clover the Horn (Bill Ackerman)
Cloverleaf Turn
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  1. ends Cloverleaf; centers Turn Thru
  2. ends Turn Thru; centers Cloverleaf
Cloverleaf Turn Reaction | Reactivate | Nuclear Reaction: final Turn Thru to a Wave, Chain Reaction | Reactivate | Nuclear Reaction
Cloverleaf Turn, Cloverleaf Turn Reaction, Cloverleaf Turn Reactivate, Cloverleaf Turn Nuclear Reaction (Bill Ackerman)
(Interlocked) Collapse the <formation>
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ends Detour; centers Step and (Cross) Fold
Collapse (Bill Ackerman)
Common Spot
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Designated dancers or those in right-hand miniwaves act as if they have just collided onto the same spot. Each dancer acts as if they are on the shared spot instead of the post-collision spot.
Common Spot (Bill Ackerman)
Connect the Diamond
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centers Hinge and Extend; point Fold or Cross Fold as necessary to make a box
Connect the Diamond (Bill Ackerman)
Continue to [Magic] [Cross] Invert
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Starting as if a partial Invert the Column has just finished, continue as many more quarters as specified (default 1)
Continue to [Magic] [Cross] Invert (Bill Ackerman)
Contour the Line
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  1. Hinge
  2. Split Circulate
  3. Split Circulate
  4. Hinge
Contour the Line (Bill Ackerman)
Convert the Triangle
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From a tandem-based triangle: lead base 1/2 Run as others Extend to each other. Makes a wave-based triangle.
From a wave/couple-based triangle: apex steps ahead, any in-facing bases step behind original apex, other bases 1/2 Run
Convert the Triangle (Bill Ackerman)
Cooperate
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From columns:
  1. Circulate
  2. 1/2 Circulate
  3. center 6 Invert the Column 2/3
  4. remaining centers Diamond Drop In
Cooperate (Bill Ackerman)
Counteract
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  1. ends trade; centers Counter Rotate
  2. ends Split Counter Rotate; centers "anchor the (new) trailing center for a trade:" lead center does a Cross Run, dragging the adjacent trailing center
Counteract (Bill Ackerman)
(Cross) Counterpoint
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centers Recycle (Cross Cycle); ends Counter Rotate
[Cross] Counterpoint (Bill Ackerman)
Countershake
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  1. ends 1/4 right; centers Shakedown
  2. ends Counter Rotate; centers Veer left
  3. ends Twosome Drop In; centers As Couples Extend
Countershake (Bill Ackerman)
(<anything>) Cover Up (but <anything>)
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  1. Circulate/<anything> Circulate/<anything>
  2. 1/2 Circulate
  3. Centers Recycle/<anything>; ends Pass In
Cover Up (Bill Ackerman)
Crackle
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centers Lock It; ends Hinge
Crackle (Bill Ackerman)
Create a Column
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those in a column Circulate twice; others Butterfly or O Circlate twice
Create a Column (Bill Ackerman)
Create a Diamond
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Slant (Right) Touch and 1/2 Tag
Create a Diamond (Bill Ackerman)
Criss Cross the Diamond
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  1. Criss Cross the Deucey
  2. Centers Hinge
  3. Diamond Circulate
  4. Centers Hinge
Criss Cross the Diamond (Bill Ackerman)
1/4 | 3/4 Cross
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  1. Arm Turm 1/4 | 3/4
  2. Centers Cross Run
1/4 Cross, 3/4 Cross (Bill Ackerman)
Cross Breed Thru
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  1. Slide Thru
  2. trailers Left Pass Thru
Cross Breed Thru (Bill Ackerman)
Cross Follow Thru
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  • trailers Cross Extend, Hinge
  • leaders 1/2 Split Circulate
Cross Follow Thru (Bill Ackerman)
Cross Horseshoe Turn
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outsides Cross Cloverleaf; centers 1/4 In, Cross Trail Thru
Cross Horseshoe Turn (Bill Ackerman)
Cross Linear Cycle
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Initially Once Removed Linear Cycle
Cross Linear Cycle (Bill Ackerman)
Cross Sashay
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centers Slither, step ahead; ends Cross Fold
Cross Sashay (Bill Ackerman)
Cross Town Roll
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equivalent to Trade and Extend, except that the traders go in front of each other rather than around (as in Salty Dog Rag or Rory O'More)
Cross Town Roll (Bill Ackerman)
Cross and Divide
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From any line of 4: The centers do 1/2 of a Cross Run to finish on one side of a couple facing out. The ends Quarter Out and get on the appropriate other side of the resulting couple.
Cross and Divide (Bill Ackerman)
Cross the Ocean
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  1. Vertical 1/2 Tag
  2. Weave
Cross the Ocean (Bill Ackerman)
Cross the Top
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  1. Spin the Top
  2. Spread
Cross the Top (Bill Ackerman)
Cross to a Diamond/Interlocked Diamond/Hourglass
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centers Crossover Circulate; ends face in and tag to a <formation>
Cross to a Diamond, Hourglass etc. (Bill Ackerman)
Curl Apart
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  1. Curl Thru
  2. original centers Flip away; original ends Press Ahead
Cheat: Slip, Switch
Curl Apart (Bill Ackerman)
Curl Thru
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centers Trade; ends Cross Fold
Curl Thru (Bill Ackerman)
Curli Pass
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  1. Curlique
  2. those facing Pass Thru
Curli Pass (Bill Ackerman)
Curli Wheel
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Culique; trailers Cross Extend, Trade, step back as leads Run Left
Curli Wheel (Bill Ackerman)
Curlique
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boys: Touch 1/4
girls: Touch 1/4 but turn 3/4 to the left
Curlique (Bill Ackerman)
Curve <direction>
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Press <direction> with a 1/4 turn in <direction>. "In" and "out" are relative to the whole formation.
<anyone> Curve <direction> (Bill Ackerman)
Cut Across
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From a generic 2x4: identify leaders/trailers of each box of 4. Working to concentric spots, leaders Partner Tag, Trade; trailers Trade, Partner Tag. Lines to lines/columns to columns does not apply.
Cut Across (Bill Ackerman)
(Cross) Cy-Kick
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centers 2/3 (Cross) Recycle; ends Beaus Kickoff
[Cross] Cy-Kick (Bill Ackerman)
[Dixie] Derby
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[Dixie Style to a Wave;] centers Trade and Spread as ends Fold; ends step into vacated space
Dixie Derby, Derby (Bill Ackerman)
Detract <n> | <anything>
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  1. centers Box Counter Rotate; outsides Detour
  2. centers 1/2 Box Circulate; outsides Hinge
  3. centers Cast Off 3/4 or <anything>; outsides Phantom Hourglass Circulate
Detract <N>, Detract <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Deuces Wild
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centers Trade, ends Zoom
Deuces Wild (Bill Ackerman)
<i - j - k - l> Quarter the Deucey
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Replace the 4 turning components of 1/4 the Deucey with the given fractions:
  1. Cast Off <i>/4
  2. centers Cast Off <j>/4; ends Hourglass Circulate
  3. centers turn the star <k>/4
  4. those who meet Cast Off <l>/4; other center Hourglass Circulate
<I-J-K-L> Quarter the Deucey (Bill Ackerman)
Diamond
Mark as learned!
For calls that involve sequences of arm turns (Swing Thru, 1/4 Thru, Swing the Fractions, etc.) all arm turns that would involve centers and ends are turned into that many Diamond Circulates, and all arm turns that would take place in the center are done just by the center two people.

For calls that involve sequences of arm turns (Swing Thru, 1/4 Thru, Swing the Fractions, etc.) all arm turns that would involve centers and ends are turned into that many Diamond Circulates, and all arm turns that would take place in the center are done just by the center two people.
Diamond (Bill Ackerman)
Diamond Inlet/Outlet
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Diamond Inlet: lead end and adjacent center 2/3 Recycle; others Inlet (to a diamond)
Diamond Outlet: (from a diamond) points Split Circulate, Hinge; others Outlet
Diamond Inlet, Diamond Outlet (Bill Ackerman)
Diamond Recycle
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From a diamond:
  1. centers Hinge
  2. Wheel and Deal
From facing couples/a box: beaus/trailers Extend, Hinge; others Recycle
Diamond Recycle (Bill Ackerman)
The Difference
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  1. Cast Off 3/4
  2. Slip
  3. Cast Off 3/4
The Difference, Split the Difference, <anything> the Difference (Bill Ackerman)
Divvy Up
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centers Single Wheel; ends Divide
Divvy Up (Bill Ackerman)
Dixie Chain
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  1. belles step ahead
  2. belles/centers Right Pull By
  3. all Left Pull By with the others, who then Right Pull By with each other.
  4. those who can (in group of four) Left Pull By
Dixie Chain (Bill Ackerman)
Dixie Daisy
Mark as learned!
  1. belles step ahead and Right Pull By
  2. Left Turn Thru
  3. original belles Right Pull By
Dixie Daisy (Bill Ackerman)
Dixie Spin
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  1. Dixie Style to a Wave
  2. Fan the Top
Dixie Spin (Bill Ackerman)
<tagging call> and Dodge
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  1. <tagging call> 1/2
  2. Scoot and Dodge
<ATC> Back and Dodge, <ATC> and Dodge (Bill Ackerman)
(Cross) Double Down
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end trailer and adjacent center Split Circulate twice; others (Crossover) Circulate
[Cross] Double Down (Bill Ackerman)
(Criss (Cross)) Double Your Pleasure
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From columns: #1 Peel Off (Trail Off) and Circulate. Others (Criss: Cross) Extend and Trade. New #1 Peel Off (Trail Off), others (Criss: Cross) Extend and Trade.
[Cross] [Criss Cross] Double Your Pleasure (Bill Ackerman)
Double the Wave
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  1. Fan the Top
  2. very center 2 Trade
Double the Wave (Bill Ackerman)
Drag the <anyone>
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Non-designees do the call normally. Designees maintain a rigid relationship with the adjacent non-designee.
Drag the <anyone> (Bill Ackerman)
<tagging call> Dream | Nightmare
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  1. <tagging call> to the 3/4 position
  2. outsides 1/4 Right (Dream) | left (Nightmare), Circulate (1 position); center wave Swing, Slip, Slide Thru
Dream (Bill Ackerman)
Easy Does It
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Concentric Zing
Easy Does It (Bill Ackerman)
(Reverse) Echo <concept>
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Apply the concept to the call, and then execute the call without the concept. For Reverse Echo, first execute the call without the concept, and then apply the concept to the call.
[Reverse] Echo (Bill Ackerman)
Emulate
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Do the turning motions of the call without moving from your original spot.
Emulate (Bill Ackerman)
Ends Cut In
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ends Crossover Circulate; centers Flip Out
Ends Cut In (Bill Ackerman)
Erase
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ends Isolate; centers U-Turn Back towards each other
Erase (Bill Ackerman)
<tagging call> | Switch Eroo
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<tagging call> | Switch to a Diamond; ends 1/4 to handhold and Circulate as centers Cast Off 3/4
<ATC> Eroo (Bill Ackerman)
Explode the [Cross] Clover
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ends [Cross] Cloverleaf, centers Trade and Roll
Explode the [Cross] Clover (Bill Ackerman)
Explosion
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From columns:
  1. Trailers Press Out
  2. Couples Circulate, interrupt after a half with a centers Slip
Explosion (Bill Ackerman)
Fall Into a Column
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From 1/4 Tag: Center of the wave fold behind end of the wave and step ahead to become #1 and #2 of a column. Ends walk and dodge to make room for wave dancers.
Fall Into a Column (Bill Ackerman)
Fan (and Cross) Thru
Mark as learned!
  1. Touch
  2. Slip
  3. Step (Cross Trail) Thru
Fan and Cross Thru (Bill Ackerman)
Fan the Gate <anything>
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centers Cast Off 3/4 and very Centers Cast Off 3/4 while ends circulate 1 1/2; new ends Bend the Line (not Concentrically) or <anything> (do not apply Concentric opposite elongation rule).
Fan the Gate, Fan the Gating <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Fiddle Around
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Straightfire Like a Couple Up
Fiddle Around (Bill Ackerman)
Finish <anything>
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Do the <anything> call omitting the first part.
Finish (Bill Ackerman)
Finish (A) <anything> (Vic Ceder)
<anyone> Finish the Stack
Mark as learned!
designees cross to the other side of their 2x2 and make a right-hand box
<anyone> Finish the Stack (Bill Ackerman)
First Choice | <anything>
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leads Switch With the Flow; trailers Extend, Lock the Hinge
First Choice, First <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Flare the Star
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  1. 1/2 Reverse Swap Around
  2. Counter Rotate the Diamond 1/4
  3. Reverse Flip the Diamond
  4. Chain Down the Line
Flare the Star (Bill Ackerman)
[Reverse] Flip the <formation>
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Flip the <formation>: those far apart Flip in, others <formation> circulate
Reverse Flip the <formation>: those close together Flip Out, others <formation> circulate
[Reverse] Flip the <formation> (Bill Ackerman)
<tagging call>-ers Flow (but (Criss) Cross It)
Mark as learned!
  1. <tagging call> 1/2
  2. Flow: Tandem Trade
    but Cross It: Tandem Cross Roll
    but Criss Cross It: Tandem Trade the Wave
  3. Slip
<ATC> er's Flow [but Cross it] [but Criss Cross it] (Bill Ackerman)
Follow and (Criss) Cross
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  1. Scoot Back
  2. (Cross) Extend
  3. outsides 1/4 to original handhold and Circulate; centers Cast Off 3/4
Follow and Cross, Follow and Criss Cross (Bill Ackerman)
<fraction1> and <fraction2>
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Do the first <fraction1> of the first call and the last <fraction2> of the second call.
Half and Half (Bill Ackerman)
Generous/Stingy
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Modify the first arm turn of the call: Generous - +1/4, Stingy - -1/4
Go First Class
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leaders Switch, trailers Scatter Circulate
Go First Class (Bill Ackerman)
Grand Working <direction>
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Execute the 4-person call working with your group of 2 and the group of 2 in the given direction. See Miscellaneous Notions.
Grand Working <direction> (Concise) (Bill Ackerman)
Grand Working <direction> (In-depth) (Bill Ackerman)
Grand Working <direction> Concept (Vic Ceder)
Gravitate
Mark as learned!
From 1/4 tag spots: centers 2/3 Linear Cycle; ends Reverse Single Rotate and Split Counter Rotate
Gravitate (Bill Ackerman)
Gruesome Twosome
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As with Phantom [Twosome] <group>, 8 phantoms are added so that all dancers can work As Couples/In Tandem. "Gruesome" means that the phantoms are added to create a 2x8 matrix rather than a 4x4 matrix.
Gruesome Twosome (Bill Ackerman)
Hammerlane
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Facing couples Cross Cycle
Hammerlane (Bill Ackerman)
Hang Loose
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lead center Cross Fold as others Peel and Trail; peelers and adjacent dancers Trade; those facing Pass In as others step forward, connect and Bend the Line
Hang Loose (Bill Ackerman)
Hang a Left | Right
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From a completed DPT: As Couples and in Tandem, Left | Right Roll to a Wave
Hang a Right/Left (Bill Ackerman)
Hinge the Top
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  1. Hinge
  2. Fan the Top
Hinge the Top, Hinge the Lock (Bill Ackerman)
Hit the Wall
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centers Pass Out; ends Partner Tag
Hit the Wall (Bill Ackerman)
Hot Foot Spin
Mark as learned!
  1. Fan the Top
  2. Center 2 Trade
  3. Spin the Top
Hot Foot Spin (Bill Ackerman)
Hourglass Inlet | Outlet
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Hourglass Inlet: outeractives Diamond Inlet (2/3 Recycle); others Inlet and centers Snake Hourglass Outlet: outsides Diamond Outlet (Split Circulate and Hinge); centers Drop In, Hinge, fudge to 2x4
Hourglass Inlet, Hourglass Outlet (Bill Ackerman)
In | Out | Zoom ... Roll to a Wave
Mark as learned!
ends do their part of In | Out | Zoom ... Roll Circulate; centers slide in usual direction and Hinge
In Roll to a Wave, Out Roll to a Wave, Zoom Roll to a Wave, Here Comes the Wave, Sock it to the Wave (Bill Ackerman)
Interlocked Parallelograms
Mark as learned!
Reds work with reds, blues work with blues:
Interlocked Parallelogram (Bill Ackerman)
Interlocked Phantom <formation>
Mark as learned!
Stolen from ceder.net: From a 4 x 4 Matrix, visualized as 4 adjacent Columns | Lines | Waves. Those in each Outside Column | Line | Wave work with those in the far Center Column | Line | Wave in a (Disconnected) 2 x 4 Matrix.
[Split] [Interlocked] Phantom Columns, Lines, Waves, Boxes, Diamonds, 1/4 Tags, etc. (Bill Ackerman)
Interlocked Phantom Columns | Lines | Waves Concept (Vic Ceder)
Phantom/Split Phantom/Interlocked Phantom Formation (Keith Rubow)
Invert
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centers do the ends' part, ends do the centers' part
Invert (Bill Ackerman)
Isolate
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ends' part of Lockit/Fan the Top (1x4 Split Counter Rotate)
Isolate (Bill Ackerman)
Jam Thru
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  1. Pass Thru
  2. new centers Pass Thru, 1/4 In, Pass Thru; ends Cross Cloverleaf
Jam Thru (Bill Ackerman)
Jays
Mark as learned!
Stolen from ceder.net: Work in a Distorted Box with the dancers with whom you would normally Jay Walk. At the end of the call re-establish the footprints of those four positions. Directions are relative to center dancers.
Jay, Left Jay, Back-to-Front Jay, etc. (Bill Ackerman)
Jay Concept (Vic Ceder)
Jay Concept (Keith Rubow)
Kick the Habit
Mark as learned!
ends Counter Rotate; leads of center box Kick Off
Kick the Habit (Bill Ackerman)
Lead the Class
Mark as learned!
leads Follow Your Leader; trailers Extend, Recycle, Plus 2, face the center
Lead the Class (Bill Ackerman)
Lead the Way
Mark as learned!
Usually from columns:
  1. ends Trade; centers Peel Off
  2. ends Roll; centers Bend the Line
Lead the Way (Bill Ackerman)
Like A
Mark as learned!
Do only the last part of the call.
Like a (Bill Ackerman)
Linear Action but Cross It
Mark as learned!
Linear Action but Slither and Cast Off 3/4
Linear Action but Cross it (Bill Ackerman)
Lines Walk <direction>
Mark as learned!
ends Pass Thru and step ahead; all face the <direction> and adjust to lines.
Lines Walk <direction> (Bill Ackerman)
(Cross) Lock'em Up
Mark as learned!
  1. (Cross) Lockit
  2. Hinge
  3. centers Hinge, ends Counter Rotate
  4. centers Lockit, ends Roll
[Cross] Lock 'em Up (Bill Ackerman)
Long Trip
Mark as learned!
  1. Short Trip
  2. center box Pass Thru; others Cross Fold
Long Trip (Bill Ackerman)
(Cross) Make a Pass
Mark as learned!
From 1/4 tag spots:
  1. those facing directly (Cross) Pass Thru
  2. centers Cast Off 3/4; ends Trade and Roll
[Cross] Make a Pass, [Cross] Make a Pass but <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
(<anyone>) Mark Time
Mark as learned!
Designees or #1 and #2 Run, Circulate, Trade, Roll; others Partner Tag, Wheel and Deal
<anyone> Mark Time, Mark Time (Bill Ackerman)
Mesh
Mark as learned!
From a general tandem: trailer steps forward and to the right to make a couple with the leader (with breathing)
Mesh (Bill Ackerman)
Mimic <position>
Mark as learned!
  1. Insert a phantom for each real dancer, so that the real dancer is in the given <anyone>
  2. Execute the call with these phantoms
  3. Remove the phantoms, compressing the ending formation down to be as similar to the starting position (without the phantoms) as possible
The Mimic Concept: Centers and Ends (Sue Curtis)
The Mimic Concept (Sue Curtis, Bill Ackerman)
Mini Pleasure
Mark as learned!
From a columns: #1 Peel as others Extend and Trade; center two spread apart, peeler Press In into the space, lead end U-Turn Back
[Cross] Mini Pleasure (Bill Ackerman)
Mix the Line
Mark as learned!
As Couples Quarter Out, and put the original belle-side couple in front of the other couple
Mix the Line (Bill Ackerman)
More or Less
Mark as learned!
Leaders do "more", trailers do "less" (leaders less, trailers more for Less or More).

"More" always means "Roll"; "Less" typically means to omit the last 1/4 turn.
More or Less, Less or More (Bill Ackerman)
Mystic, Mystic Triple Boxes
Mark as learned!
Mystic: centers work Mirror; outsides work normal
Mystic Triple Boxes: center Triple Box work Mirror; outside Triple Boxes work normal
Invert Mystic: outsides work Mirror; centers work normal
Invert Mystic Triple Boxes: outside Triple Boxes work Mirror; center Triple Box work normal
Mystic (Bill Ackerman)
Nice and Easy
Mark as learned!
centers Trade and Roll; ends Zing
Nice and Easy (Bill Ackerman)
Nicely
Mark as learned!
  1. Hinge
  2. Cross
Nicely (Bill Ackerman)
Nip and Tuck
Mark as learned!
From couples back-to-back: Belles 3/4 Zoom, Beaus Run and Wheel Thru
Cheat: Couples Twosome Latch On
Nip and Tuck (Bill Ackerman)
[Left] [Twin] Orbit Circulate
Mark as learned!
Rightmost [leftmost] [all] lead "Crossover Zoom" (Zoom and Spread to other side of 2x2), others Trade Circulate
[Left] [Twin] Orbit Circulate (Bill Ackerman)
Outpost
Mark as learned!
  1. Out Roll Circulate 1/2 (Here Comes the Judge if necessary)
  2. center 6 Trade
  3. center wave Ah So; ends O Circulate twice
Outpost (Bill Ackerman)
[Cross] Pair the Line
Mark as learned!
centers U-Turn Back; ends Fold
Cross Pair the Line: centers Trade; ends Cross Fold
[Cross] Pair the Line (Bill Ackerman)
Pass the Top
Mark as learned!
From facing lines: centers Spin the Top, Explode, Spread apart; ends Pass Thru, Bend the Line, Pass In, step into vacated space
Pass the Top (Bill Ackerman)
Peel the Deal
Mark as learned!
Loop and Tag 0
Peel the Deal, Trail the Deal, etc. (Bill Ackerman)
Phantom Offset Columns | Lines | Waves
Mark as learned!
Each dancer works in a 4x4 matrix with the other spots in their Offset 2x4.
Phantom Offset C/L/W (Bill Ackerman)
Phantom <formation>s
Mark as learned!
Extension of Phantom Columns | Lines | Waves (C3B):
From four adjacent <formation>s, the center two work together and the outside two work together to do the 8-person call.
[Split] [Interlocked] Phantom Columns, Lines, Waves, Boxes, Diamonds, 1/4 Tags, etc. (Bill Ackerman)
Phantom [Twosome] <group>
Mark as learned!
Expand the setup to a 4x4 if possible, and then, with phantoms where necessary, form the required (Twosome) <group> and do the call. If there are intially dancers outside of a 4x4 matrix, expand the setup to a 2x8.
Phantom as Couples, Phantom Tandem, Phantom Couples Twosome, etc. (Bill Ackerman)
Piecewise <concept>
Mark as learned!
Apply the given concept to each part of the call, reevaluating position after each part.
Fractions and Parts (Bill Ackerman)
Call with Parts (Vic Ceder)
<anyone> Pinwheel
Mark as learned!
The designated couple does a Cast Off 3/4 to finish as the outsides of a starting DPT. The others Wheel and Deal to become the centers.
<anyone> PinWheel (Bill Ackerman)
Plus <n>
Mark as learned!
After any call that has a natural veering or sweeping direction, everyone slides laterally in that direction that number of half matrix spots.
Plus <N> (Bill Ackerman)
Pop
Mark as learned!
Explode the Wave
Pop (Bill Ackerman)
Press for Time
Mark as learned!
#3 and #4 Press Out; #1 and #2 Phantom Run and Circulate
Press for Time (Bill Ackerman)
Presto
Mark as learned!
From two-faced lines: centers Scoot Back and Press Ahead (to become #1 and #2 of columns); ends Tandem Cross Fold (to become #3 and #4 of columns)
Presto (Bill Ackerman)
Push Off
Mark as learned!
  1. Zip Code 1
  2. new ends Touch 3/4; new centers Fan the Top and Hinge
Push Off (Bill Ackerman)
Push Open the Gate
Mark as learned!
Put Centers In (if necessary), Cast Off 3/4, centers Pass Thru, ends Bend and Slide Thru
Push Open the Gate (Bill Ackerman)
Quadruple <formation>
Mark as learned!
Stolen from ceder.net: Quadruple <formation>s consist of four adjacent <formation>s some of which have positions occupied by phantoms. Typically, the given <formation> is a 4-dancer formation such as a Box, Column, Diamond, Line, or Wave.

Notes:

  • Quadruple <formation> is analogous to Triple <formation> except that there are 4 occurrences of the given formations instead of 3.
  • When doing a call in Quadruple <formation>, work only with the dancers and phantoms within your formation. Shape-changing calls will end in a different set of Quadruple <formation>s.
Quadruple <formation> (Bill Ackerman)
Quick Change
Mark as learned!
  1. ends Circulate; centers Trade
  2. ends Face In; centers Roll
Quick Change (Bill Ackerman)
(Magic) Quick Wrap
Mark as learned!
From columns: #1 and #2 (Magic) Split Counter Rotate; #3 and #4 (Magic) Circulate and Reset 1/2
"Magic Split Counter Rotate" (not a real call): #1 Split Counter Rotate; #2 Magic Circulate and 1/4 In
Quick Wrap (Bill Ackerman)
Reactivate | Coordinate to a Diamond
Mark as learned!
Reactivate | Coordinate, resulting centers Hinge
[Cross] Reactivate to a Diamond, Coordinate to a Diamond (Bill Ackerman)
Reciprocate
Mark as learned!
centers Spin the Windmill; ends Cast Back/Divide and Touch 3/4
Reciprocate (Bill Ackerman)
Recount
Mark as learned!
end looking out and adjacent 2/3 Recycle; others anchor the center for a Cast 1/4 In
Recount (Bill Ackerman)
Relay Your Pleasure
Mark as learned!
From a tidal wave:
  1. Trade
  2. center 6 Cast Off 3/4; outer 2 Isolate
  3. center 2 spread apart; Isolaters press into space; others leads U-Turn Back
Relay Your Pleasure (Bill Ackerman)
Relay the Diamond
Mark as learned!
Swing 1/2. Centers Cast Off 3/4, Slip, and Swing; others Circluate twice. Diamond Circlate. Centers Cast Off 3/4
Relay the Diamond (Bill Ackerman)
<i - j - k - l> Relay the Top
Mark as learned!
Replace the 4 turning components of Relay the Top with the given fractions:
  1. Cast Off <i>/4
  2. centers Cast Off <j>/4; ends 1/2 Circulate
  3. centers turn the star <k>/4; outsides Trade
  4. those who meet Cast Off <l>/4; others Hourglass Circulate
<I-J-K-L> Relay the Top (Bill Ackerman)
Remember the Alamo
Mark as learned!
outer actives Ah So; others Split Counter Rotate
Remember the Alamo (Bill Ackerman)
(Cross) Replace the Column
Mark as learned!
  1. (Cross) Invert the Column 3/4
  2. Outer columns of 3: #1 and #2 continue Counter Rotate to become ends of lines; #3 moves forward to make a line with the very centers
  3. Center 2/3 (Cross) Recycle
Does this call actually have parts?
[Cross] Replace the Column [but <anything>] (Bill Ackerman)
Retreat the Line
Mark as learned!
As Couples 1/4 Out
Retreat the Line (Bill Ackerman)
Reverse the Diamond
Mark as learned!
centers Trade the Wave; ends U-Turn Back
Reverse the Diamond (Bill Ackerman)
Revert <tagging call>
Mark as learned!
<tagging call> 1/2; Cast Off 3/4; finish <tagging call>
Reflect and Revert (Bill Ackerman)
Ride the Tide
Mark as learned!
From an 8-chain:
  1. Cross Trail Thru
  2. Clover and Square Thru 2
  3. Slide Thru
Ride the Tide (Bill Ackerman)
<direction> Rigger
Mark as learned!
Outside dancer and adjacent dancer move in the given <direction> to make a parallelogram. The call is done in this parallelogram. Outside pairs of dancers recenter themselves on the formation.
Inrigger, Outrigger, etc. (Bill Ackerman)
Like a Rigger (Bill Ackerman)
Right Roll The
Mark as learned!
From couples back-to-back: 1/2 Ripoff (beaus 1/2 Run; belles 1/2 Zoom)
Right Roll The (Bill Ackerman)
Right | Left On <n> [and <m>/4]
Mark as learned!
Square Thru <n>, but on the last hand Cast Off 3/4 [<m>/4] and Roll
Right On <N>, Left On <N>, Right/Left On <N> and <M/4> (Bill Ackerman)
Rip Saw
Mark as learned!
  1. ends Cross Fold; centers Partner Tag with each other
  2. original ends Pass Thru; original centers Cloverleaf
Rip Saw (Bill Ackerman)
Rip the Line
Mark as learned!
centers U-Turn Back (Pair the Line), ends Cross Fold (Cross Pair the Line)
Rip the Line (Bill Ackerman)
Roll 'Em
Mark as learned!
end belle (judge) Zoom; others Run towards vacated spot
Roll Em (Bill Ackerman)
Roll Out the Barrel
Mark as learned!
From back-to-back lines:
  1. right couple: Link Up; left couple: Tag the Line
  2. right couple: Circulate; left couple: Face In
  3. right couple: Circulate; left couple: trailers' part of Link Up (As Couples Extend, Crossfire)
Does this call actually have parts?
Roll Out the Barrel (Bill Ackerman)
Roll Out to a Column
Mark as learned!
  1. ends Right Anchor 1/4; centers 1/4 Right
  2. ends Roll; centers Counter Rotate
  3. Press Ahead
Roll Out to a Column (Bill Ackerman)
Roll the Line
Mark as learned!
1/4 away from the center of the wave, individually Peel in flow direction and adjust to couples
Roll the Line (Bill Ackerman)
Rolling | Flowing | Sweeping
Mark as learned!
Replace the first part of the call with And Roll | With the Flow | Sweep 1/4 (flow direction comes from preceding call_
Rolling <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Round Off
Mark as learned!
  1. 1/4 away from the center
  2. Tandem U-Turn Back inward
Round Off (Bill Ackerman)
Round and Cross
Mark as learned!
Round Off blending into everyone 1/2 Sashay
Round and Cross (Bill Ackerman)
Round the Horn
Mark as learned!
ends Round Off and Pass Thru; centers Run and Pass Thru
Round the Horn (Bill Ackerman)
(Cross) Run Away
Mark as learned!
centers (Cross) Run and Roll; ends 1/4 In, Touch 1/2 by the right
[Cross] Run Away (Bill Ackerman)
Run Wild
Mark as learned!
  1. Cross Roll to a Wave | Line
  2. Cross Roll to a Line | Wave
Run Wild (Bill Ackerman)
<anyone> Run the Top
Mark as learned!
  1. Designees Run
  2. Fan the Top
<anyone> [Cross] Run the Top (Bill Ackerman)
<anyone> Run the Wheel
Mark as learned!
  1. designees Run; others (On Your Own) Trade
  2. designees Curve in the same direction as the Run; others Roll
<anyone> Run the Wheel (Bill Ackerman)
Sandwich <call1> around <call2>
Mark as learned!
Execute <call1>, interrupt after 1/2 with <call2>.
Sandwich (Bill Ackerman)
Sashay Thru
Mark as learned!
  1. Dosado 3/4
  2. Slither
Sashay Thru (Bill Ackerman)
Scamper
Mark as learned!
  1. ends Divide; centers Hinge (Touch 1/4 if facing)
  2. ends Touch 1/4; centers Box Circulate
Scamper (Bill Ackerman)
Scatter
Mark as learned!
Replace initial leads Split Circulate with Leads Circulate
Scatter (Bill Ackerman)
Scoot Apart
Mark as learned!
leaders Box Circulate 1 1/2; trailers Extend, Trade and Spread
[Cross] [Criss Cross] Scoot Apart (Bill Ackerman)
Set Back
Mark as learned!
  1. Trade
  2. Lines Cross Back Thru
Set Back (Bill Ackerman)
Sets in Motion +1, +2
Mark as learned!
Sets in Motion: 1st person in column turns left, 2nd person turns right
Plus 1: additional 3rd person turns left
Plus 2: additional 4th person turns right
Sets in Motion Plus 1 or 2 (Bill Ackerman)
Settle Back
Mark as learned!
  1. Reset 1/2
  2. centers Cross Back; ends O Circulate twice
Settle Back (Bill Ackerman)
Shadow <formation>
Mark as learned!
Outsides (who are in tandem) 1/2 Zoom; Cast Off 3/4. Center <formation> does the given call.
Shadow <anysetup> (Bill Ackerman)
[Criss Cross] Shadow the Column
Mark as learned!
"Cast a Shadow from a column":
  • #1 and #3 1/2 Zoom (to opposite hand), Cast Off 3/4, Spread
  • #2 Cloverleaf (one spot farther)
  • #4 Circulate, (Cross) Extend, Hinge, Extend
[Criss Cross] Shadow the Column (Bill Ackerman)
[[Criss] Cross] Shadow to a Diamond
Mark as learned!
ends Cast a Shadow, centers Concentric Peel and Trail

Cross: center trailers Cross Extend and Trade; Criss Cross: center trailers Cross Extend and Trade, ends 1/2 Zoom to inside hand
[Cross] [Criss Cross] Shadow to a Diamond (Bill Ackerman)
Shift <n>
Mark as learned!
For a call with m parts: do parts n + 1 through m, and then parts 1 through n. "Shifty" is equivalent to "Shift 1."
Shift <N>, Shifty (Bill Ackerman)
Ship Ahoy
Mark as learned!
outer actives Recycle | Wheel and Deal; others centers Shove Off inward
Ship Ahoy (Bill Ackerman)
Short Cut
Mark as learned!
From facing couples: beaus (phantom) Touch 1/4; belles Partner Tag
Short Cut (Bill Ackerman)
Short Cycle
Mark as learned!
centers U-Turn Back toward the nearest end, Couples Hinge
Short Cycle (Bill Ackerman)
Short Trip
Mark as learned!
lead end and adjacent center Squeeze; others Circulate
Short Trip (Bill Ackerman)
Short and Sweet
Mark as learned!
From 2x2: leaders Mini Chase; trailers Short Cut
Short and Sweet (Bill Ackerman)
<anyone> (1 x n) Shove Off
Mark as learned!
From ceder.net: Designated dancer Phanton Run (one position away from non-designated dancer) as non-designated dancer moves into designated dancer's vacated position without changing facing direction.
Shove Off (Bill Ackerman)
<anyone> Shove Off (Vic Ceder)
Shuffle and Wheel
Mark as learned!
belle-side couple Wheel and Deal to make facing couples with the beau-side couple
Shuffle and Wheel (Bill Ackerman)
Shuffle the Deck
Mark as learned!
As Couples Single Shuffle
Shuffle the Deck (Bill Ackerman)
Shuttle <direction> | <anything>
Mark as learned!
  1. Pass Thru
  2. centers Slide Thru, ends 1/4 <direction> or do the <anything> call
Shuttle <direction>, Shuttle <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Siamese Breakdown
Mark as learned!
laterally adjacent people Single Wheel; while vertically adjacent people Single Turn to a Line.
Siamese Breakdown (Bill Ackerman)
Single
Mark as learned!
Pair up all the dancers doing the original call so that each pair has a common facing direction at the start and end of the call, and may reasonably dance the call so as to retain a common facing direction throughout the call. Replace each such pair with a single dancer midway between the two, facing the same direction.
Single (Bill Ackerman)
The Single Concept (J. Eric Brosius)
[Grand] Single [Cross] Concentric
Mark as learned!
Single Concentric is a 4-person version of Concentric. It is applied to 2-person calls. Grand Single Concentric: center 2 work with each other in the very center, the next 2 work around them, and so on.
[Grand] Single [Cross] Concentric (Bill Ackerman)
Single File
Mark as learned!
Converts a call that starts from a 2x2 to start from a 1x4, where the centers do the part that crosses the center line of the 2x2 first.
Single File (Bill Ackerman)
Single Hinge and Trade
Mark as learned!
  1. Hinge
  2. centers Trade
  3. Roll
Single Hinge and Trade (Bill Ackerman)
Single Scoot and Trade
Mark as learned!
From a single 1/4 Tag:
  1. Scoot Back
  2. outsides 1/4 to handhold; centers Hinge
  3. Lockit
Single Scoot and Trade (Bill Ackerman)
Single Shuffle
Mark as learned!
from a couple, put the belle in front of the beau
Single Shuffle (Bill Ackerman)
Skew/Skewsome
Mark as learned!
Work solidly/twosomely with your diagonal person in a 2x2 box.
Skew, Skewsome (Bill Ackerman)
Slim Down
Mark as learned!
centers Step/Slide out as outsides Step/Slide in
Slim Down (Bill Ackerman)
Snag the <anyone>
Mark as learned!
Centers or <anyone> do the first half of the call, others do the full call.
Snag, Snag the <anyone> (Bill Ackerman)
Snake
Mark as learned!
From a miniwave:
  1. Quarter In
  2. Step to opposite hand
Snake (Bill Ackerman)
Snap
Mark as learned!
Partner Tag
Snap (Bill Ackerman)
Snap the Diamond
Mark as learned!
  1. Diamond Partner Tag
  2. outsides Partner Tag, centers Right Roll to a Wave
Snap the Diamond (Bill Ackerman)
Snap the Tag n/4
Mark as learned!
  1. Partner Tag
  2. ends U-Turn Back
  3. Extend n times
Snap the Tag <N/4> (Bill Ackerman)
Soft Touch | <anything>
Mark as learned!
From a line or diamond: centers Hinge and Flip away; others 1/4 In, Step Ahead, Touch/<anything>
Soft Touch, Soft <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
<tagging call> and Spin <direction> | <anything>
Mark as learned!
  1. <tagging call> 3/4
  2. centers Cast Off 3/4; ends 1/4 <direction> | <anything>
<ATC> and Spin <direction>, <ATC> and Spin <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Spin Back
Mark as learned!
  1. Trade
  2. centers Cast Off 3/4; ends U-Turn Back
Spin Back, Fan Back (Bill Ackerman)
Spin Chain and Circulate In
Mark as learned!
  1. Trade
  2. 3/4 Chain and Circulate In (ends Circulate, Crossover Circulate; centers Cast Off <n>/4, very centers Trade, Cast Off 3/4, Spread)
Spin Chain and Circulate In, Fan Chain and Circulate In (Bill Ackerman)
Spin Chain and Circulate the Gears
Mark as learned!
Spin Chain the Gears, adding an ends Circulate after every ends U-Turn Back:
  1. Trade
  2. centers Cast Off 3/4; ends U-Turn Back
  3. Turn the stars 3/4
  4. very centers Trade; ends U-Turn Back
  5. centers Cast Off 3/4; ends Circulate
Spin Chain and Circulate the Gears, Fan Chain and Circulate the Gears (Bill Ackerman)
Spin Chain the Star
Mark as learned!
2-3-2-3 Quarter the Deucey
Spin Chain the Star (Bill Ackerman)
Spin Tag the Deucey [<direction>]
Mark as learned!
From waves:
  1. Swing
  2. centers Cast Off 3/4
  3. ends Partner Tag with each other; very centers Trade
  4. ends Quarter right | <direction> and Circulate; centers Cast Off 3/4
Spin Tag the Deucey [<direction>] (Bill Ackerman)
Spin a Wheel
Mark as learned!
  1. Couples Hinge
  2. Triple Trade
  3. Couples Hinge
Spin a Wheel (Bill Ackerman)
Splash <direction> | <anything>
Mark as learned!
outer actives (lead end and adjacent center) Explode the Wave | Line; inner actives Vertical Tag, <direction> | <anything>
Splash <direction>, Splash <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Split Cast (<fraction>)
Mark as learned!
  1. ends Hinge
  2. all Cast Off 1/2 (<fraction>)
Split Cast, Split Cast <N/4> (Bill Ackerman)
Square Out
Mark as learned!
centers Square Thru 4; ends 8 Chain 2, Square Thru 2
Square Out (Bill Ackerman)
Square Turn Thru <n>
Mark as learned!
Square Thru <n>, replacing the last natural Pull By with a natural Turn Thru -- Square Thru <n - 1 >, 1/4 In, natural Turn Thru
Square Turn Thru <N> (Bill Ackerman)
Square the Barge [<n>/4]
Mark as learned!
From columns:
  1. Square Thru 4 [fraction]
  2. Trade By
Square the Barge the Action: Square Thru <n>, The Action
Square the Barge, Square the Barge <N/4> (Bill Ackerman)
Square the Bases + 2
Mark as learned!
Square the Bases but replace the Split Square Thru 2 with a Split Square Thru 4
Square The Bases Plus 2 (Bill Ackerman)
<n/4> Stable
Mark as learned!
Turn n quarters, and then work Stable
Fractional Stable (Bill Ackerman)
Stack the Wheel
Mark as learned!
  1. As Couples Hinge
  2. Individually Roll
Stack the Wheel (Bill Ackerman)
Standard
Mark as learned!
<anyone> are Standard in <phantom formation>: everyone splits the formation as the designees would for the given formation.
Standard (Bill Ackerman)
Star to a Wave
Mark as learned!
  1. 1/2 Reverse Split Swap (beaus Extend to each other, belles 1/2 Flip left)
  2. Counter Rotate the diamond 1/2 | <star turn amount>
  3. Flip the Diamond
Star to a Wave (Bill Ackerman)
Step Lively
Mark as learned!
  1. Detour
  2. Slim Down
  3. Circulate
Step Lively (Bill Ackerman)
Straight
Mark as learned!
The end looking in (who must be in line-like orientation) does a Cross Over Circulate, while the others do the call normally.
Straight (Bill Ackerman)
The Straight Concept (Dan Neumann)
[Cross] Straight Away [but <anything>]
Mark as learned!
end of center line press ahead and Release Recycle | <anything> with appropriate outside dancer; very centers flip out; other outside dancer Press Ahead (Cross: Press In)
[Cross] Straight Away [but <anything>] (Bill Ackerman)
Strike Out
Mark as learned!
  1. Centers Hinge
  2. All Collapse
Strike Out (Bill Ackerman)
Stroll Down the Lane
Mark as learned!
From facing lines: left end presses out, ends Recycle, ends Veer Left; center Hammerlane, Step Ahead
Stroll Down the Lane (Bill Ackerman)
Stroll and Cycle | <anything>
Mark as learned!
Center 2 Trade; ends of center line Extend to the nearest outside, Release Recycle | <anything>, Plus 2; other outsides Extend to very centers and Extend as couple.
Stroll and Cycle, Stroll <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Swap the Windmill
Mark as learned!
1/2 [Reverse] [Cross] Swap Around; "centers" adjust to a wave in the middle and Swing, Slip, Cast Off 3/4 as outsides Circulate twice
[Reverse] [Cross] Swap the Windmill (Bill Ackerman)
Swing About
Mark as learned!
Swing, Slip, About (Explode)
Swing About (Bill Ackerman)
Swing Chain ...
Mark as learned!
A call that starts with the phrase "Swing Chain" is like the equivalent "Spin Chain" call, except that all 3/4 Casts and Star Turns are changed to 1/4. Trades and Star Turns of 1/2 are not affected.
Swing Chain Thru, etc. (Bill Ackerman)
Swing to a Column
Mark as learned!
centers Trade, Roll, walk forward (passing right) to become #1 and #2 of a column; outsides Divide, Touch, "Flip the Line 1/2" to become #3 and #4 of a column
Swing to a Column (Bill Ackerman)
<anyone> [Cross] Swivel
Mark as learned!
From a couple: <anyone> [Cross] Fold; Single Circle to a Wave in flow direction
<anyone> [Cross] Swivel (Bill Ackerman)
Tag Circulate
Mark as learned!
leaders Tag the Line, face right; trailers Circulate
Tag Circulate (Bill Ackerman)
Tag the Star <n> / 4
Mark as learned!
  1. Beaus Extend to each other; Belles 1/2 Flip left to a right-hand diamond (1/2 Reverse Swap Around)
  2. Split Counter Rotate 1/2 | <star-turn amount>, Points Roll
  3. Extend to <n> / 4 Tag
Tag the Star <N/4> (Bill Ackerman)
Tap the <anyone>
Mark as learned!
  1. Pass Thru
  2. Designees (reevaluated) U-Turn Back
  3. Box Counter Rotate
  4. Roll
Tap the <anyone> (Bill Ackerman)
Tickle
Mark as learned!
  1. Hinge
  2. Split Counter Rotate
Tickle (Bill Ackerman)
(Cross) <anyone> Tie
Mark as learned!
  1. Peel (Trail) Off
  2. original designees Couples Circulate, others Bend the Line
  3. original designees Bend the Line, others Couples Circulate
[Cross] <anyone> Tie (Bill Ackerman)
<anyone> Tip Toe [Thru the Tulips]
Mark as learned!
designees Press Ahead, dragging their partners with them [, non-designees Run]
Tip Toe, Tip Toe Thru the Tulips (Bill Ackerman)
<tagging call> to a Diamond | Interlocked Diamond | Hourglass
Mark as learned!
centers do your part <tagging call> 3/4 and 1/4 to wave direction; ends do your part Switch to a <formation> (This definition breaks down if the call is fractionalized?)
<tagging call> to a Z: <tagging call> 3/4, ends 1/4 to wave direction, Roll, and adjust to stand behind appropriate center
<ATC> to a Diamond / Interlocked Diamond, Hourglass, Z (Bill Ackerman)
Touch Tone <m>/4 x <n>/4
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trailers Extend to each other and Cast Off <m>/4; leads Extend, Cast Back, meet each other with the same hand they had in the original wave, Cast Off <n/4>
Touch Tone <M/4> x <N/4> (Bill Ackerman)
Touch and Go <call1> | <m>/4 x <call2> | <n>/4
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From columns: 1/2 Circulate; outer 2 Isolate and Circulate as others Cast Off <n>/4 | <call1>; those who meet, center 4 Cast Off <m>/4 | <call2> as other 2 Isolate.
Touch and Go <M/4> x <N/4>, Touch and Go <M/4> x <anything>, etc. (Bill Ackerman)
Touch of Class
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leads Switch, Circulate; trailers Extend, Recycle, Plus 2 (Slide 1 position in veering direction)
Touch of Class (Bill Ackerman)
[Interlocked] Trace
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Each end of the center line, and his adjacent ([Once-Removed]) person, do the first call with the outside people that he faces. That call is done in a distorted 2x2 box. Those outsides work with the other two people in the center line for the second call, which is also done in a distorted 2x2 box.
[Interlocked] Trace (Bill Ackerman)
Track and Trade | <anything>
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From columns: #1 and #2 Track 2, others move in to a box of 4 and Trade | <anything>.
Track and Trade, Track and <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
3/4 <tagging call> and Trade
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  1. 3/4 <tagging call>
  2. centers Trade the Wave; ends Trade
3/4 <ATC> and Trade (Bill Ackerman)
(Cross) Trade Your Neighbor (<direction>)
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trailers (Cross) Follow Your Neighbor; leads step ahead, 1/4 Right | <direction>, Circulate
[Cross] Trade Your Neighbor [<direction>] (Bill Ackerman)
Trail Chain Thru
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Peel Chain Thru but replace the outsides' initial Cast Back with a Cross Cast Back
Trail Chain Thru (Bill Ackerman)
Trans (Open Ups) <anything> | Transaction | Transactivate
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  1. Transfer (Open Up) and Cast Off 3/4
  2. <anything> | Chain Reaction | Reactivate
Transaction, Transactivate, Trans <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Open Ups <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Trim the Web
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centers Trade, outside 6 Turn the Star 2/3, outsides adjust to form a couple facing in
Trim the Web (Bill Ackerman)
Triple Cast
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Center 6 Cast Off 3/4 as ends U-Turn Back; very centers and ends Phantom Hourglass Circulate ("Move Up")
Triple Cast (Bill Ackerman)
Triple Turn
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  1. Turn to a Line
  2. Turn and Deal
  3. Turn to a Line
Triple Turn, Triple Wheel (Bill Ackerman)
Triple Wheel
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  1. Wheel to a Line
  2. Wheel and Deal
  3. Wheel to a Line
Triple Turn, Triple Wheel (Bill Ackerman)
Trixie, Trixie Spin
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leads 1/4 In, trailers 1/4 Out

Trixie Spin:
  1. Trixie
  2. Cast Off 3/4
  3. Centers Cross Run
Trixie, Trixie Spin (Bill Ackerman)
Tunnel (Thru) <anything> | <direction>
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  • centers Partner Tag, step Ahead, Trade with each other
  • ends Cross Concentric Vertical Tag 1/2 (all the way) and 1/4 <direction> or do the <anything> call.
Tunnel <direction>, Tunnel <anything>, Tunnel Thru (Bill Ackerman)
Turn Away
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Belles Peel Off and Circulate; Beaus Trail Off
Turn Away (Bill Ackerman)
Turn By
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Single Trade By or Single Eight Chain 1 as needed. Outsides always turn to the right.
Turn By (Bill Ackerman)
Turn On
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  1. Split Counter Rotate
  2. Extend
Turn On (Bill Ackerman)
Turn and Left Thru
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  1. Turn Thru
  2. Courtesy Turn
Turn and Left Thru (Bill Ackerman)
(Split) Turn and Q
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  1. Turn Thru
  2. 1/4 In (face others)
  3. Left Turn Thru
Turn and Q, Split Turn and Q (Bill Ackerman)
Turn and Weave
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(Touch and) Trade, (Extend,) Weave
Turn and Weave (Bill Ackerman)
Turnover
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Cast Off 3/4; Slither
Turnover (Bill Ackerman)
Turntable
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  • centers: 1/4 Right; Once Removed Circulate twice
  • ends: move in; (Box?) Single Rotate 1/2
Turntable (Bill Ackerman)
Twisted
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At the inception of a Twisted call, you and another dancer define a 1x2 formation. Begin to dance the call until the long axis of your 1x2 formation changes. At this point, counter rotate a 1/4 around the point between the two of you, in flow direction of the person or persons who have a flow direction. Then finish the call. Twisted applies only to the first part of the call.
Twisted (Bill Ackerman)
The Twisted Concept (Clark Baker)
<solid group> <n/4> Twosome
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Each <solid group> adds up their total turning action (in either direction) until they reach <n/4> total turns, and then works <group-some> for the rest of the call.
The Fractional Twosome Concept (Scott Morton, Sue Curtis)
Twosome <n/4> Solid
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Each twosome adds up their total turning action (in either direction) until they reach <n/4> total turns, and then works solid for the rest of the call.
The Fractional Twosome Concept (Scott Morton, Sue Curtis)
Veer and Turn <m/4> x <n/4>
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  1. Veer in flow direction
  2. centers Cast Off <m/4>; ends <n/4> In
Veer and Turn <M/4> x <N/4> (Bill Ackerman)
Vertical Turn and Deal
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  1. Vertical Tag the Line 1/2
  2. Those who could Roll before the Extends do so ("delayed" Roll)
Vertical Turn and Deal (Bill Ackerman)
Walk Out to a Column
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From waves:
  • leaders Once Removed Single Wheel and step forward to become #2 and #3 of a column
  • center trailer walk straight ahead (Press Ahead twice) to become #1
  • end trailer Press Ahead; Fold to become #4
Walk Out to a Column (Bill Ackerman)
Walk the (Cross) Clover
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outsides (Cross) Cloverleaf; centers Touch 1/4, Walk and Dodge
Walk the [Cross] Clover (Bill Ackerman)
Walk | <anything> the Plank
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  1. Circulate | <anything>
  2. centers Walk and Dodge; ends leaders Run
Walk the Plank, <anything> the Plank (Bill Ackerman)
<anything> the Wave
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Extend, Extend (to completed DPT), <anything>
Clover the Wave, <anything> the Wave (Bill Ackerman)
(1/4 | 3/4) Wheel to a <formation>
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  1. (1/4 | 3/4) Wheel Around
  2. Belles 1/2 Half Sashay to a <formation>
Wheel to a Diamond / Interlocked Diamond, Hourglass, Z (Bill Ackerman)
1/4 Wheel to a Diamond etc., 3/4 Wheel to a Diamond etc. (Bill Ackerman)
Wheel to a Line
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As couples Single Turn to a Line: any lead couple goes right and any trailing couple goes left.
Wheel to a Line (Bill Ackerman)
<direction> Wing
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From Vic Ceder's definitions: Do the call as if you had started as a Beau (Right Wing) or Belle (Left Wing).
Right | Left Wing Concept (Vic Ceder)
Wipeout
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  1. ends On Your Own Swing; centers Scoot Back
  2. original ends Slip; original centers Spread
Wipe Out (Bill Ackerman)
With Finesse
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From (magic) columns: ends Cast Off 3/4 and Spread (to become ends of each half of a tidal wave; centers Zing and take opposite hands in the center of each wave.
From column of 6: centers roll outward and back and step into the middle of each wave of 3.
With Finesse (Bill Ackerman)
<multiple> <formation>s Working <direction>
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When the setup includes multiple overlapping <formation>s, dancers in more than one <formation> use the <direction> to determine which group to work with to execute the call.
Multiple Formations Working <direction> (Concise) (Bill Ackerman)
Multiple Formations Working <direction> (In-depth) (Bill Ackerman)
Multiple Formations Working Everywhichway (Bill Ackerman, J. Eric Brosius)
<tagging call> | Follow the Yellow Brick Road | Bricking <anything>
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<tagging call> to the 1/2 position, Follow Your Neighbor, Spread, Slither, centers Follow Your Neighbor and Spread while ends Circulate 1 1/2, couple on the end of the line of 6 Concentric (Wheel and Deal | <anything>) while the other outside person Counter Rotate to become the end of the center wave.
<ATC> the Yellow Brick Road, <ATC> the Yellow Bricking <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Follow the Yellow Brick Road, Follow the Yellow Bricking <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Pass and Roll the Yellow Bricking <anything> (Bill Ackerman)
Pass and Roll the Yellow Brick Road (Bill Ackerman)
You All
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centers Hinge; ends U-Turn Back
You All (Bill Ackerman)
Yoyo
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Replace the first arm turn 1/2 with a Cast Off 3/4.
Yoyo (Bill Ackerman)
Z Lines | Waves | Columns
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Treat a formation of 2 Zs (e.g. from waves, ends or centers Press Ahead) as distorted lines/waves/columns. Do the call and return to Z spots.
Z C/L/W (Bill Ackerman)
Zip the Top
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  1. Lockit
  2. centers U-Turn Back towards eachother
Zip the Top (Bill Ackerman)
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