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Index to Mainstream Square Dance Lessons on YouTube

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Picture Source: WikiMedia Commons (see below) "Dosado with Your Partner" In 2011 the SaddleBrooke Squares club of Tucson, AZ (not shown here) uploaded a set of videos to YouTube that show how to dance most of the mainstream dance calls. These are an invaluable resource for helping beginners answer that all too common question: "How do you do that call again?" These videos are also known to be used by experienced dancers who need to brush up on a call or two. Each video includes multiple calls, and it can be a little hard to find the single call that you want. The links below take you straight to the call. There is one thing to note. If you are taking square dance lessons through a local club, you're likely to find that a few of the calls are taught slightly differently than what you have learned locally. While square dancing has become surprisingly standardized throughout many countries around the world, there are still local conventions that result in slight di...

Index to Plus Square Dance Lessons on YouTube

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Just like what exists for  mainstream , videos are available on YouTube that show how to dance the plus-level calls. This page contains links that take you straight to the call in the video. A (Anything) and Roll (Anything) and Spread Acey Deucey All 8 Spin the Top C Chase Right Coordinate Crossfire Cut the Diamond D Diamond Circulate: Facing Diamond Circulate:Normal Dixie Grand E Explode (& Anything) Explode the Wave F Fan the Top Flip the Diamond Follow Your Neighbor (& Spread) G Grand Swing Thru L Linear Cycle Load the Boat P Peel Off Peel the Top Ping Pong Circulate R Relay the Deucey S Single Circle to an Ocean Wave Spin Chain & Exchange the Gears Spin Chain the Gears T Teacup Chain Track II Trade the Wave