square and round dance in eastern ontario

Square Dance Quiz Part 1 - What Was That Call?

From the description, name the call ...

BASIC

 Basic 1 
From Facing Couples: All right pull by, then the left hand dancer courtesy turn the right side dancer until we all face back in.
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Right and Left Thru
 Basic 2 
From Facing Couples: Designated couple raises their inside hands to form an arch. The other couple passes under the arch without changing their facing direction. The couple with the arch moves forward and then trades places with the right side dancer going under the arch and the left side going outside. The couple with the arch finishes facing the opposite way.
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Dive Thru
 Basic 3 
From Facing Couples: All pass thru, individually turn and face your partner, step to an ocean wave.
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Pass the Ocean
 Basic 4 
From Facing Couples: All right pull by, all turn 1/4 in, all left pull by, all turn 1/4 in, all right pull by.
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Square Thru 3
 Basic 5 
From Facing Couples: Keep hands joined with partner, all slide to the left and all step forward so right side dancers can now join right hands with each other.
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Veer Left
 Basic 6 
From an Ocean Wave: Those with a right hand joined swing 1/2 by the right to trade places. Now, those with a left hand joined swing 1/2 by the left to trade places.
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Swing Thru

MAINSTREAM

 Mainstream 1 
From an Ocean Wave: Those facing in will walk straight forward to take the position of the person in front of them. The person facing out will (without turning) slide over to the spot vacated by the person who was facing in.
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Walk and Dodge
 Mainstream 2 
From Facing Couples: All right pull by, those facing directly will then left pull by while those facing out courtesy turn, all right pull by.
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Eight Chain 3
 Mainstream 3 
From Ocean Waves: The ends cross fold while the centres fold in behind the end and follow them, turning to face the same way they are going. You finish as a couple.
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Recycle
 Mainstream 4 
From Facing Dancers: Pass thru, boys turn 1/4 right and girls turn 1/4 left.
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Slide Thru
 Mainstream 5 
From Facing Couples: Right side dancers, with each other, give a right pull by. With the dancer you meet, left touch and left hinge 1/4 (90°) (This is also left touch 1/4)
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Dixie Style to a Wave
 Mainstream 6 
From Facing Dancers: Step to a wave, swing 1/2 by the right, drop hands and step forward to finish back to back with whom you were facing.
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Turn Thru

PLUS

 Plus 1 
1. From Facing Couples: Step to a momentary wave, centres cast off 3/4’s while the ends move up 1/4.
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Fan the Top
 Plus 2 
From a Right-hand Column of 4: All circulate once, all 1/2 circulate, the centre 6 dancers trade, the lone end and centres move forward and out to become the ends of a two-faced line.
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Coordinate
 Plus 3 
From Couples Back to Back with Centre Couples Facing: All right pull by, all left pull by, all right pull by.
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Dixie Grand
 Plus 4 
From an Ocean Wave: Trade with the person in the same wave who is facing the same direction you are facing
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Trade the Wave
 Plus 5 
From an Ocean Wave: All drop hands and step forward, all individually turn to face in, all join both hands with the person you are facing, all circle left 1/2, all drop hands and step to a righthanded ocean wave.
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Explode and Single Circle to a Wave
 Plus 6 
From Various Formations: Centres of each group of 4 will trade with each other and step directly forward. At the same time, the ends of each group of 4 will cross fold.
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Crossfire

ADVANCE

 Advance 1 
From Facing Couples: Pass thru, 1/4 in, step to a left-handed ocean wave.
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Pass the Sea
 Advance 2 
From a Right-handed Column: The lead 2 dancers track 2 to the right and 1/4 in. Trailing dancers extend (as a half tag), with their right hands cast off 3/4 and the new very centre person trade.
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Transfer and 3/4 Thru
 Advance 3 
From Facing Diamonds: Facing diamond circulate, the very centre of the formation trade, that same centre person, with the new person you meet, cast off 3/4.
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Diamond Chain Thru
 Advance 4 
From Lines of 4 Facing: Belles right pull by but take the beau with you. All bend the line, veer to the right. Centres of each line trade taking the adjacent end with you. Centre 4 as couples trade. Centres of each line with your left arm turn thru taking the adjacent end with you. All slide in and adjust to lines facing out.
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As Couples Square Chain Thru
 Advance 5 
From a Right-hand Column: All 1/2 circuate, lone dancer roll twice, centre 6 cast off 3/4, everybody slide.
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Grand Follow Your Neighbour and Spread
 Advance 6 
From Right-hand Waves: Those facing in circulate and 1/4 right, those facing out 1/4 right and circulate.
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Split Counter Rotate