The following is a list of steps that you will learn during the Beginners’ Class. The 52 steps contained here are known as “Basic”. After you master these, you can move on to Mainstream and Plus.
1. Dancer Naming
a. Partner/Corner
b. Heads/Sides
c. Couple#1,#2,#3,#4
d. Boys/Girls
e. Centers/Ends
2. Circle Left/Circle Right
3. Forward & Back
4. Do Sa Do/Dosado to a Wave
5. Swing
6. Promenade/Single File Promenade
a. Couples(Full,1/2,3/4)
b. Single File Promenade
c. Star Promenade
7. Allemande Left
8. Arm Turns
a. Left Arm Turn
b. Right Arm Turn
9. Right and Left Grand Family
a. Right & Left Grand
b. Weave the Ring
c. Wrong Way Grand
10. Left-Hand Star/Right-Hand Star
11. Pass Thru
12. Split Two
13. Half Sashay Family
a. Half Sashay
b. Rollaway
c. Ladies In, Men Sashay
14. Turn Back Family
a. U-Turn Back
b. Back Truck
15. Separate Around 1 or 2
a. to a Line
b. and come into the middle
16. Courtesy Turn
17. Ladies Chain Family
a. Two Ladies Chain(Reg. and 3/4)
b. Four Ladies Chain(Reg. and 3/4)
c. Chain Down the Line
18. Do Pa So
19. Lead Right
20. Right And Left Thru
21. Grand Square
22. Star Thru
23. Circle to a Line
24. Bend the Line
25. All Around The Corner
26. See Saw
27. Square Thru(1,2,3,4)/Left Square thru (1,2,3,4)
28. California Twirl
29. Dive Thru
30. Wheel Around
31. Thar Family
a. Allemand Thar
b. Allemande Left to an Allemand Thar
c. Wrong Way Thar
32. Shoot the Star/Shoot the Star Full Around
33. Slip the Clutch
34. Box the Gnat
35. Ocean Wave Family
a. Step To A Wave
b. Balance
36. Alamo Ring Formation
a. Allemand Left in the Alamo Style
b. Balance
37. Pass The Ocean
38. Extend (from 1/4 tag only)
39. Swing Thru/Left Swing Thru
40. Run/Cross Run
41. Trade Family
a. (named dancers)Trade
b. Couples Trade
c. Partner Trade
42. Wheel And Deal
43. Double Pass Thru
44. First Couples Go Left/Right, Next Couples Go Left/Right
45. Zoom
46. Flutter Wheel/Reverse Flutter Wheel
47. Sweep a Quarter
48. Veer Left/Veer Right
49. Trade By
50. Touch 1/4
51. Circulate Family
a. (named dancer)Circulate
b. All 8 Circulate
c. Couple Circulate
d. Single File Circulate
e. Split/Box Circulate
52. Ferris Wheel
