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2007 VANKLEEK HILL
OLD TIME SQUARE DANCE COMPETITION
Step Dancing Moves

 

Compulsory Dance Basic Moves
At the House Caller’s discretion, various combinations of the following basics may be used as breaks in the compulsory dance:
1. Allemande Left - Allemande Right
2. Balance - To Corner - To Partner
3. Do-Si-Do - Corners and Partner
4. Grand Chain (right & left grand chain) - Reverse Grand Chain
5. Ladies Chain - 2 or 4 Ladies Chain (½ or ¾)
6. Promenade - Half Promenade
7. Right and Left Through - Right and Left Back
8. Swing - Partner - Corner - Opposite
9. Ladies roll away with a ½ sashay (from static square or circle)
10. Pass through
11. Circle left (west) - Circle right (east)
Old Time Dance Movements
In addition to the above, the following are recommended as Canadian Old Time Square Dance Movements:
  • left to the corner grand chain
  • star promenade
  • double pass through
  • separate
  • hold your holts
  • weave the ring
  • rollaway
  • courtesy turn
  • box the gnat
  • forward & back
  • star by the left or right
  • chassee, half chassee
  • divide the couple
  • grand square (reverse)
  • backtrack

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