Singing Call Breaks and Figures for Party Dances

Calls Group G
Circle Left, Circle Right, Forward and Back, Dosado, Promenade
Right Arm Turn, Left Arm Turn
Swing
Right-Hand Star, Left-Hand Star
Right and Left Grand, Weave the Ring
Pass Thru
Ladies Chain

BREAK from Bob Ruff, “Shindig in the Barn” on Wagon Wheel 921
All four Ladies Chain, you chain across the ring
Turn and Chain them Back again
Join all of your hands and Circle to the Left
Allemande Left your corner, Grand Right and Left
Right and left you go until you meet her
Dosado your gal and Promenade

BREAK from Dick Leger, “El Rancho Grande” on Grenn 12148
Four Ladies Chain across the way
You Chain them Back, don’t let them stay
Dosado your corner lady, that’s “Chiquita”
Come back and Swing your own senorita
Allemande Left Chiquita, Grand Right and Left the rancho
Oh - Dosado her when you meet her, Promenade that senorita

FIGURE from Bob Howell, “Four Leaf Clover” on Lloyd Shaw 504
Head two Ladies Chain, go straight across that lane
You turn and Chain them home again
Side two Ladies Chain, go straight across that lane
You turn and Chain them right back home and then (Face your corner)
Dosado your corner, same corner Swing
Promenade you lady home again

FIGURE from Bob Ruff, “Robinson Crusoe” on Wagon Wheel, 917
One and Three Promenade, go round the outside
All the way around the ring, face the couple on your right
   (one face two, three face four)
Two Ladies Chain, you turn ‘em and then
Two Ladies Chain right back home again
Allemande Left with the corner, your partner Dosado now
Take your corner lady, Promenade

FIGURE from Dick Leger, “If Love Is Just A Game”
Four Ladies Chain across (10)
All Four Ladies Chain back (10)
Put the Ladies back to back in the center, Men Promenade outside (10)
Turn Partner Left (6)
Turn Corner by the right (6)
Turn Partner by the Left (6)
Promenade the Corner (16)

FIGURE from Dick Leger, “I Write the Songs”
All Swing the corner, put her on the right (8)
Heads go Forward and Back (8)
Heads Promenade Halfway (8)
All Four Ladies Chain across (8)
Sides Promenade Halfway (8)
All Four Ladies Chain (8)
All Promenade halfway (8) 
All Go Forward and Back (8)

FIGURE from Bob Riggs, CD Journal, November 2003
1 & 3 Ladies Chain ... 
2 & 4 Ladies Chain ... 
All 4 Ladies Chain ...
Turn Corner Left ... DoSaDo ...
Take corner and Promenade
Note: Partner change or not – your choice.

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