| Circle Left | Dancers join hands in a ring and walk to the left (clockwise) until the next call. Circle Right is the same movement in the opposite direction. |
| Forward and Back | Facing dancers or lines walk forward three steps and pause on the fourth beat, then walk back three steps and pause — eight beats in all. |
| Dosado | Two facing dancers walk forward passing right shoulders, slide to the right back to back, then walk backward passing left shoulders to end where they … |
| Swing | Partners take a modified ballroom hold and rotate clockwise with a buzz step, ending side by side facing the center of the set, the woman on the man's… |
| Promenade | Couples in promenade hold walk counterclockwise around the square until they reach the man's home position, then face the center. Single File and Wron… |
| Allemande Left | Corners join left forearms, turn half around by the left, and step back to face their partners — usually followed by a Right and Left Grand. |
| Arm Turns | Two dancers hold right (or left) forearms and walk around each other the fraction the caller names — a quarter, half, three quarters or full turn. |
| Right and Left Grand | Facing partners join right hands and pull by, then give a left hand to the next dancer, alternating right and left around the ring until partners meet… |
| Weave the Ring | The same path as a Right and Left Grand, but dancers weave in and out without touching hands. |
| Wrong Way Grand | A Right and Left Grand traveled in the reverse direction, men moving clockwise and women counterclockwise. |
| Right-Hand Star | Designated dancers step into the middle, put right hands together and walk forward around the star until the next call. A Left-Hand Star uses left han… |
| Star Promenade | From a left-hand star of men, each man puts his right arm around his partner's waist and the whole star turns as a unit with the women on the outside. |
| Pass Thru | Facing dancers walk forward past each other, right shoulder to right shoulder, ending back to back. |
| Half Sashay | Two dancers side by side exchange places: the dancer on the right sidesteps to the left in front of the partner while the dancer on the left sidesteps… |
| Rollaway | The right-hand dancer rolls across in front of the partner, making one full turn while moving to the left, as the partner sidesteps right behind — an … |
| U-Turn Back | Each dancer turns in place 180°, normally turning toward the partner, to face the opposite direction. |
| Separate | Active dancers turn back to back with their partners and walk around the outside of the square in opposite directions, as far as the caller directs. |
| Split Two | Dancers walk forward between the two dancers of the couple they face, who step apart to let them through, then turn as directed. |
| Courtesy Turn | The man holds the woman's left hand in his left and puts his right hand on her back; the couple turns as a unit counterclockwise (he backs up, she wal… |
| Ladies Chain | Facing women give right hands and pull by, then give left hands to the opposite man, who courtesy-turns them. Four Ladies Chain uses a right-hand star… |
| Do Paso | A left forearm turn with the partner, a right forearm turn with the corner, then a left hand back to the partner for a courtesy turn. |
| Lead Right | Designated couples walk forward and around a quarter of a circle to the right to face the couple on their right. Lead Left goes the other way. |
| Veer Left | Couples step forward and diagonally to the left without changing their facing direction. Veer Right moves diagonally to the right. |
| Bend the Line | A line of four breaks in the middle; the ends move forward and the centers back up so each half of the line turns to face the other half. |
| Circle to a Line | Two facing couples circle left halfway, then the leading man releases his left hand and both couples back out into a line of four facing the center. |
| Right and Left Thru | Facing couples join right hands with the opposite dancer and pull by, then each couple courtesy-turns to face the other couple again. |
| Grand Square | A 32-step figure in which the head and side couples walk opposite square patterns — forward, face, back up, face — so the whole set traces two squares… |
| Star Thru | A facing man and woman join his right hand with her left; she turns a quarter left under the raised hands while he turns a quarter right, ending side … |
| California Twirl | Partners raise joined inside hands; the woman turns left under the arch while the man walks around her to the right, so the couple exchanges places an… |
| Walk Around the Corner | Each dancer walks completely around the corner, left shoulders adjacent, and returns to place. |
| See Saw | Partners walk around each other with left shoulders adjacent — a left-shoulder dosado — usually right after Walk Around the Corner. |
| Square Thru | Facing dancers pull by with right hands, turn a quarter in to face, pull by with left hands and keep alternating for the number of hands called (four … |
| Box the Gnat | A facing man and woman join right hands; she turns left under the raised hands as he walks forward and turns right, exchanging places and ending face … |
| Ocean Wave | A line in which adjacent dancers face opposite directions with hands joined. Step to a Wave forms it from facing dancers; Balance means step forward a… |
| Alamo Style | Dancers in a ring alternate facing in and out with hands joined, forming a circular ocean wave, often followed by Balance and Swing Thru. |
| Swing Thru | From an ocean wave, those who can turn half by the right, then those who can turn half by the left. |
| Run | A designated dancer walks a half circle around the adjacent dancer into that dancer's spot, ending facing the opposite direction, while the adjacent d… |
| Trade | Two designated dancers exchange places by walking a semicircle toward each other, ending in each other's position facing the opposite direction (Boys … |
| Pass the Ocean | Facing couples pass thru, turn to face their partners, and step into a right-hand ocean wave. |
| Allemande Thar | After a left forearm turn, the men form a right-hand star in the middle and back up while the women walk forward on the outside, all holding left fore… |
| Shoot the Star | From a thar, dancers turn half by the arm they are holding, release the star and move on to the next dancer. |
| Slip the Clutch | From a thar, dancers release their arm holds; the star keeps moving forward and everyone steps up to the next dancer for the following call. |
| Circulate | Each designated dancer moves forward to the next position along a set path — box, split, column, line or all eight. |
| Couples Circulate | Each couple moves forward to the next couple position, as in a circulate for single dancers. |
| Wheel and Deal | From a line of four facing the same way, the right-hand couple wheels to the left and the left-hand couple wheels to the right, ending as facing coupl… |
| Double Pass Thru | From a double pass thru formation, dancers pass thru twice, ending back to back with the dancers they passed. |
| Zoom | In a tandem, the lead dancer rolls away from the center in a full circle back to the trailing dancer's position while the trailer moves forward into t… |
| Turn Thru | Facing dancers join right forearms, turn half by the right, then step forward and release, ending back to back. Left Turn Thru uses the left arm. |
| Flutterwheel | From facing couples, the right-hand dancers step into the center, turn by the right to the opposite dancer, pick that dancer up with the left arm and … |
| Sweep a Quarter | After a call that ends with turning, couples continue turning a quarter more in the same direction. |
| Trade By | From a trade by formation, the center dancers pass thru while the ends do a partner trade. |