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This is a Square Dance Club located in Chico, California. We dance for the enjoyment and the energetic lifestyle.
This blog is a little bit of everything square dance related; from food, clothing, jewelry, decorations, callers and more.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Square Dancing Contest!

Welcome Future Square Dancers to my first blog post. To get you all excited and informed about the new blog, I have a fun contest for all of you. The contest is for anyone that is interested, but also, that is in a reasonable distance to Chico, California so you are able to pick up your prize if you win. By entering the contest it will help you know what you are getting into if you join a square dance club and how much fun it can be. The contest winner will be announced at the Chico Diamond Dancers Anniversary Dance on April 26th 2014. The anniversary dance will be held at Little Chico Creek Elementary School from 6:00 to 10:00pm.


The contest question is:
How many Square Dance Calls are on the Caller Lab basic program list? And name them all.


The contest rules:
  • Anyone can enter the contest by commenting on this post, and within your post, please post your answers to the contest question.
  • You are only allowed to enter the contest one time, so please only comment one time for this post, therefore, make sure you have the answers you want before you post it.
  • There is no age limit to enter the contest.
  • There is no purchase necessary to enter the contest.
  • The deadline to enter the contest is April 25th 2014 at 5pm Pacific time.
  • The correct answer will be posted on April 26th 2014.
  • The winner does not have to be present to win, therefore, if not present, we will post the winner on the blog on April 27th 2014. Your prize will only be held one week after the winner is announced at the dance. So you have until May 3rd 2014 to pick up your prize.
  • The winner can pick up their prize at the anniversary dance. If not present the winner will have to make arrangements with the Chico Diamond Dancers to pick up the prize.
  • There will only be one winner, unless the winner does not pick up the prize, then the second place winner will be chosen at random.
  • The second winner will have one week to pick up the prize. So you can pick up your prize between May 4th 2014 through May 11th 2014.
How will the contest winner be chosen:
  • After the deadline which is April 25th, the winner will be chosen at random.
  • Random is defined as everyone who received the correct answer will have their name be put on a piece of paper and placed in a bowl which then will be pulled out of the bowl at random.
  • The winner will be announced on April 26th 2014 at Little Chico Creek Elementary School at the Chico Diamond Dancers Anniversary Dance.
The contest prize:
  • The contest prize will be a free Chico Diamond Dancers T-shirt. You can see the t-shirt posted on the blog.
  • The t-shirt can come in any size.
  • The t-shirt is a great prize to win because anyone can wear a t-shirt.
  • The t-shirt can be a motivation to start square dancing and or to continue to square dance.
Again, the contest question is how many Square Dance Calls are on the Caller Lab basic program list? And name them all. I wish all of you future square dancers luck and have a great time learning new calls!

3 comments:

  1. Hi, Ms. Whitney!

    Part 1 of the Basic Program has 30 Calls. They are:

    Circle Left/Right, Forward/Back, Dosado, Swing, Promenade (Couples, Single File, Wrong Way, & Star), Allemande Left, Arm Turn, Right & Left Grand/Weave the Ring/Wrong Way Grand, Left/Right Star, Pass Thru, Sashay (Half, Rollaway, & Ladies In), Turn Backs (U Turn & Backtrack), Separate Around (to a Line and Come Into Middle), Split Two, Courtesy Turn, Ladies Chain (Two Ladies, Four Ladies, Chain Down the Line), Do Paso, Lead Right, Veer Left/Right, Bend the Line, Circulate (Named, Couples, All Eight, Single File, Split/Box), Right/Left Thru, Grand Square, Star Thru, California Twirl, Walk Around Corner, See Saw, Square Thru/Left Square Thru, Circle to a Line, and Dive Thru.

    Part 2 of the Basic Program has 21 Calls (which the current class has yet to be introduced to). Call Names include:

    Wheel Around, Thar (3 Thars), Slip the Clutch, Shoot the Star (and Full Around), Box the Gnat (and Wrong Way?), Trades (3 Trades), Ocean Waves (2 Ocean Waves), Alamo Style, Swing Thru (and Left Swing Thru), Run/Cross Run, Pass the Ocean, Extend, Wheel and Deal, Double Pass Thru, First Couple Go Left/Right (and Next Couple), Zoom, Flutterwheel (and Reverse), Sweep a Quarter, Trade By, Touch 1/4 (2 Touches), and Ferris Wheel.

    These two parts consist of a total of 51 Calls.

    Thanks! - Dae :)

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  2. 51 in part 1 and 2:
    Basic Program - Part 1
    1. Circle Left / Circle Right
    2. Forward and Back
    3. Dosado / Dosado to a Wave
    4. Swing
    5. Promenade Family
    a. Couples (Full, 1/2, 3/4)
    b. Single File Promenade
    c. Wrong Way Promenade
    d. Star Promenade
    6. Allemande Left
    7. Arm Turns
    8. Right and Left Grand Family
    a. Right and Left Grand
    b. Weave the Ring
    c. Wrong Way Grand
    9. Left-Hand Star / Right-Hand
    Star
    10. Pass Thru
    11. Half Sashay Family
    a. Half Sashay
    b. Rollaway
    c. Ladies In, Men Sashay
    12. Turn Back Family
    a. U-Turn Back
    b. Backtrack
    13. Separate
    a. Around 1 or 2 to a Line
    b. Around 1 or 2 and Come
    Into the Middle
    14. Split Two
    15. Courtesy Turn
    16. Ladies Chain Family
    a. Two Ladies Chain (Reg. & 3/4)
    b. Four Ladies Chain(Reg. &
    3/4)
    c. Chain Down the Line
    17. Do Paso
    18. Lead Right
    19. Veer Left / Veer Right
    *16 c. Chain Down the Line
    20. Bend the Line
    21. Circulate Family
    a. (Named Dancers) Circulate
    b. Couples Circulate
    c. All Eight Circulate
    d. Single File Circulate
    e. Split/Box Circulate
    22. Right and Left Thru
    23. Grand Square
    24. Star Thru
    25. California Twirl
    26. Walk Around the Corner
    27. See Saw
    28. Square Thru (1, 2, 3, 4) /
    Left Square Thru (1, 2, 3, 4)
    29. Circle to a Line
    30. Dive Thru
    Basic Program - Part 2
    31. Wheel Around
    32. Thar Family
    a. Allemande Thar
    b. Allemande Left to an
    Allemande Thar
    c. Wrong Way Thar
    33. Slip the Clutch
    34. Shoot the Star /
    Shoot the Star Full Around
    35. Box the Gnat
    *8 c. Wrong Way Grand
    36. Trade Family
    a. (Named Dancers) Trade
    b. Couples Trade
    c. Partner Trade
    37. Ocean Wave Family
    a. Step to a Wave
    b. Balance
    *21 c. All Eight Circulate
    38. Alamo Style
    39. Swing Thru / Left Swing Thru
    40. Run / Cross Run
    41. Pass the Ocean
    42. Extend (From 1/4 Tag Only)
    43. Wheel and Deal
    44. Double Pass Thru
    45. First Couple Go Left/Right,
    Next Couple Go Left/Right
    46. Zoom
    47. Flutterwheel / Reverse
    Flutterwheel
    48. Sweep a Quarter
    49. Trade By
    50. Touch 1/4
    *21 d. Single File Circulate
    *21 e. Split/Box Circulate
    51. Ferris Whee

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