{"id":2102,"date":"2019-12-11T21:20:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T21:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dances.callerlab.org\/?p=2102"},"modified":"2019-12-21T14:36:05","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T14:36:05","slug":"singers-d-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dances.callerlab.org\/?p=2102","title":{"rendered":"Singers-D-Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Singing Call Groups are a collection of singing call Breaks and Figures for Party Dances.<\/span><\/p>\n

Calls used in Singers Group 04:<\/span>
\nCircle Left, Circle Right, Forward and Back, Dosado, Promenade
\nRight Arm Turn, Left Arm Turn, (also Allemande Left)
\nSwing
\nRight-Hand Star, Left-Hand Star<\/span><\/p>\n

Download RTF file: Singers-D-Stars<\/a><\/p>\n

BREAK from Dick Jones, “Mountain Music” on Top 25304:<\/span>
\nAll join hands and Circle Left, circle left and do your best
\nAll the way around that big old ring you go, home you go
\nFace your partner, Dosado, back to back around you go
\nSwing that same little lady round and round
\nMen Star Left in the middle of the ring, go home and find your partner
\nSwing that same little girl then Promenade and sing with me<\/p>\n

BREAK from Jack Murtha, “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” on Square Dancetime 003<\/span>
\n(Circle left) My Bonnie lies over the ocean
\nMy Bonnie lies over the sea (Circle right)
\nMy Bonnie lies over the ocean
\nOh bring back my Bonnie to me
\nFace your partner do sa do, with your partner star right
\nAll the way round, keep that girl promenade home<\/p>\n

BREAK from Dick Jones, “Mack Is Back” on Top 25367<\/span>
\nAll join hands, circle to the left, go circle round the ring
\nYou\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re gonna move it, move it, move it till you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re home again
\nLeft hand to the corner, turn her by the left (left allemande)
\nRight hand to your partner, turn her by the right, go full around
\nMen to the middle, make a left hand star
\nYou star by the left, go back to the partner, do sa do that girl
\nNow bow to your partner, swing your partner, and promenade<\/p>\n

FIGURE from Dick Jones, “Mack Is Back” on Top 25367<\/span>
\nFour ladies forward up to the middle and then you come on back
\nYou star by the right in the middle of the ring, go once around that track
\nDo sa do with your partner, right shoulder round you go
\nFour men you star with your left hand and roll once around you go
\nMeet your partner, do sa do, now to that corner go
\nYou swing that corner lady, then you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll promenade her home<\/p>\n

FIGURE from Bob Ruff, “Gentle On My Mind” on Wagon Wheel 911<\/span>
\nCouple one Promenade, go round the outside
\nAll the way around that ring you go
\nAll join hands, circle, you Circle to the Left
\nAll the way until you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re home and then
\nFour Ladies Right-Hand Star, you travel once around
\nDosado your Partners all and Promenade<\/p>\n

FIGURE from Bob Ruff, “Hey Lei Lee” on Wagon Wheel 914<\/span>
\nOne and three promenade round the outside, round the ring
\nGo all the way (around)
\nInto the middle, right hand star, Turn it once around from where you are
\nOnce around and then back out and find the corner
\nAllemande left with the corner girl, your partner do sa do
\nTake your partner promenade and sing<\/p>\n

FIGURE from Bob Ruff, “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” on Wagon Wheel 912<\/span>
\nOne and three a Right-hand Star, you travel once around
\nBack out at home and face your own, you Dosado
\nTwo and four a Right-hand Star, you travel once around
\nBack out at home and face your own, you Dosado
\nEverybody join your hands, Circle Left around that ol\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 ring
\nGo all the way around, take your partner, Promenade<\/p>\n

FIGURE from Don Armstrong, “Trail of the Lonesome Pine” (11\/1959) on (Windsor 4814 or Lloyd Shaw 505-506)<\/span>
\nHead two gents take your corner to the middle and back
\nSame old four Circle Left around the track (in the middle)
\nLeft-Hand Star go back home (same 4 in the middle)
\nRight-Arm Turn your own (all turn original partner by right)
\nLeft-Arm Turn your corner and you go back home
\nDosado Partner, then the Corner you Swing
\nPromenade her and sing …<\/p>\n

FIGURE from Dick Leger, “El Rancho Grande” on Grenn 12148<\/span>
\n(Ladies\/Men) Star by the Right, the men (girls) Promenade
\nSecond time you meet them, you turn them
\nSame Star, the men (girls) Promenade
\nSecond time you meet them, Promenade them<\/p>\n

FIGURES from Dick Leger, CD Journal<\/span>, December 1996 and 1999<\/span>
\n– – – -; Heads Promenade all the way around;
\nSides Circle Left full around; – – – -;
\nSides Star Right to the corner; – – – -;
\nAllemande Left; – – Partner Dosado;
\n– – – -; – – Corner Swing;
\n– – – -; – – Promenade<\/p>\n

Variation of the Figure above by Calvin Campbell<\/span>
\n– – – -; Heads Promenade all the way around;
\n– – – -; Sides Circle Left full around;
\n– – – -; Sides back out at home;
\n– – – -; – Heads Star Right;
\n– – – -; to the corner Allemande Left;
\n– – – -; – – All Promenade;<\/p>\n

FIGURE from Betsy Gotta, CD Journal<\/span>, February 2009,<\/span>
\nHeads Promenade Full around the outside of the square
\nSides Dosado Opposite in center
\nHeads Star Right full around
\nSides Star Left full around
\nCorner Dosado
\nCorner Swing and Promenade<\/p>\n

FIGURE from Bob Riggs, CD Journal<\/span>, November 2003<\/span>
\n1 & 3 Promenade (or circle left )
\n… Star Right one around to corner
\n… Swing Corner
\n… Promenade (home).
\nNote: Partner change.<\/p>\n

FIGURES with No Partner Change from Stan Burdick, CDP Journal<\/span>, July 1996<\/span><\/p>\n

No Partner Change:<\/span>
\nAll join hands and Circle Left; – – – -;
\nReverse back Single File; – – – -;
\nReverse again and Right-Hand Star; – – – -;
\nReverse again and Left-Hand Star; – – – -;
\nGirls turn around and Swing; – – – -;
\nPromenade; – – – -;
\n– – – -; – – – -;
\nBack home and Bow; – – – -;<\/p>\n

No Partner Change:<\/span>
\nAll the Boys Promenade the outside of the circle
\nKeep a-going, march along, go all the way around
\nWhen you get back home, Partner Dosado
\nGirls Star Right
\nWhen you get back home, Swing twice around
\nPromenade
\n– – – -; – – – -;
\nBack to home and Swing;<\/p>\n

No Change Figure:<\/span>
\nAll the Girls Promenade the outside of the circle
\nKeep a-going, march along, go all the way around
\nWhen you get back home, face Partner and Dosado
\nBoys Star Left
\nWhen you get back home, Swing twice around
\nPromenade
\n– – – -; – – – -;
\nBack to home and Swing;<\/p>\n

Second Singing Call from Jim Mayo, CDP Journal<\/span>, November 2001<\/span><\/p>\n

Intro, Break or Closer:<\/span>
\n– – – -; All Circle Left full around;
\n– – – -; – – – -;
\n– – – -; – – Men Star Left;
\n– – – -; – – Partners Dosado;
\n– – – -; All go Forward and Back;
\n– – – -; All with Corner Left-Hand Star (two-hands);
\n– – – -; With Partner Promenade home;
\n– – – -; – – – -;<\/p>\n

No Partner Change Figure:<\/span>
\n– – – -; Heads Circle Left;
\n– – – -; Heads Left-Hand Star back to home;
\n– – – -; – Sides Circle Left;
\n– – – -; Sides Left-Hand Star back to home;
\n– – – -; All go Forward and Back;
\n– – – -; All Partners Dosado;
\n– – – -; – With Partner Promenade; (or perhaps Corner Promenade)
\n– – – -; – – – -;<\/p>\n

FIGURE using the call “Star the Route”<\/span>
\nHeads Star Right 3\/4 to the Sides,
\nEach Four Star Left once,
\nHeads Star Right 1\/2 across the center,
\nEach Four Star Left once,
\nHeads Star Right back to home,
\nAll Circle Left,
\nAllemande Left and Promenade<\/p>\n

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