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Mainstream 15-week Lesson Plan
Note: the video links so not match the lesson plan outline exactly. Pay
attention to the content of the videovs the lesson plan outline.
The Austin Method - 101 Face, Square Dance Guidance
Week 1 = Circle Family; Dosado; Couples Promenade;
Single File Promenade; Wrong Way Promenade;
Right/Left Arm Turn; Allemande Left/Right
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Mainstream Lesson #1a = Heads, Sides, Positions 1,2,3,4 Circle Left/Right,
Do Sa Do, Forward & Back, Swing, Promenade, Promenade 1/2,Single File Promenade
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Mainstream Lesson #1b = Allemande Left, Right Hand Turn (Turn Thru),
Right & Left Grand, Weave the Ring, Star Left/Right
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Circle Left - video lesson - call animation
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Dosado - video lesson - call animation
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Couples Promenade - video lesson - call animation
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Promenade - video lesson - call animation
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Allemande Left - video lesson - call animation
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Boys/Girls Promenade - video lesson - call animation
Week 2 = Star Right/Left; Right and Left Grand; Weave the Ring;
Pass Thru; Wheel Around / Reverse Wheel Around
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Mainstream Lesson #1b = Allemande Left, Right Hand Turn (Turn Thru),
Right & Left Grand, Weave the Ring, Star Left/Right
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Right Hand Stars/Left Hand Stars - video lesson - call animation
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Right and Left Grand - video lesson - call animation
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Pass Thru - video lesson - call animation
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Wheel Around - video lesson - call animation
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Week 3 = Courtesy Turn; Right and Left Thru; Swing;
Ladies Chain; Four Ladies Chain
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Courtesy Turn - video lesson - call animation
- Right and Left Thru - video lesson - call animation
- Swing - video lesson - call animation
- Ladies Chain Half - video lesson - call animation
- 4 Ladies Chain - video lesson - call animation
- 4 Ladies Chain Three Quarters - video lesson - call animation
Week 4 = Chain Down the Line; Half Sashay; Rollaway;
Ladies In, Men Sashay; U-Turn Back; Backtrack
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Chain Down the Line - video lesson - call animation
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Half Sashay - video lesson
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Half Sashay - video lesson - call animation
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Roll Away - video lesson - call animation
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Ladies In, Men Sashay - video lesson - call animation
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U-Turn Back - video lesson - call animation
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Backtrack - video lesson - call animation
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The Austin Method - 217 Chain Down the Line, Square Dance Guidance
Week 5 = Separate; Separate Around 1 or 2 to a Line;
Separate Around 1 or 2 into the Middle; Lead Right / Lead Left
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Separate Around 1 or 2 to a Line - video lesson - call animation
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Separate Split the Outside Two - video lesson - call animation
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Lead Right/Lead Left - video lesson - call animation
Week 6 = Veer Left / Veer Right; Star Thru;
Circulate Family: Couples Circulate; Named Dancers Circulate;
All Eight Circulate
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Veer Left - video lesson - call animation
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Star Thru - video lesson - call animation
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Circulate - video lesson - call animation
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Column Circulate - video lesson (this call is at 9:40) - call animation
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Week 7 = Single File / Column Circulate; Box/Split Circulate;
Bend the Line; Square Thru / Left Square Thru
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Column Circulate - video lesson (this call is at 9:40) - call animation
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Split/Box Circulate - video lesson - call animation
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Bend the Line - video lesson - call animation
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Square Thru - video lesson - call animation
Week 8 = Split Two; Grand Square; Double Pass Thru
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Grand Square - video lesson - call animation
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Double Pass Thru - video lesson - call animation
Week 9 = First Couple Go Left/Right, Next Couple Go Right/Left;
Wheel and Deal; California Twirl
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First Couple Go Left, Next Couple Go Right - video lesson (this call is at 2:25) - call animation
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Wheel and Deal - video lesson - call animation
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California Twirl - video lesson - call animation
Week 10 = Slide Thru; Dive Thru; Box the Gnat;
Ocean Wave setup: Step to a Wave
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Slide Thru - video lesson - call animation
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Dive Thru - video lesson - call animation
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Box the Gnat - video lesson - call animation
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Ocean Wave - video lesson - call animation
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Week 11 = Ocean Wave Family: Alamo Style; Balance;
Dosado to a Wave; Single Circle to a Wave
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Alamo Style Balance - video lesson - call animation
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Week 12 = Trade Family: Couples Trade; Named Dancers Trade;
Right/Left Hand Trade; Partner Trade
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Trade - video lesson - call animation
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Couples Trade - video lesson - call animation
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Partner Trade - video lesson - call animation
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Week 13 = Swing Thru / Left Swing Thru; Run; Cross Run
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Swing Thru - video lesson - call animation
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Boys Run - video lesson - call animation
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Cross Run - video lesson - call animation
Week 14 = Pass the Ocean; Extend;
Flutterwheel / Reverse Flutterwheel
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Pass the Ocean - video lesson - call animation
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Extend - video lesson - call animation
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Flutterwheel/Reverse Flutterwheel- video lesson - call animation
Week 15 = Sweep a Quarter; Trade By; Ferris Wheel; Zoom
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Sweep 1/4 - video lesson - call animation
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Trade By - video lesson - call animation
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Ferris Wheel - video lesson - call animation
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Zoom - video lesson - call animation
Week 16 = Touch a Quarter; Single Hinge; Couples Hinge;
Centers In
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Touch 1/4 - video lesson - call animation
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Single Hinge - video lesson - call animation
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Couples Hinge - video lesson - call animation
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Centers In - video lesson - call animation
Week 17 = Cast Off Three-Quarters; Spin the Top; Scoot Back;
Fold / Cross Fold
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Cast Off Three Quarters - video lesson - call animation
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Spin the top
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Scoot Back - video lesson - call animation
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Fold- video lesson - call animation
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Cross Fold - video lesson - call animation
Week 18 = Tag the Line Family,
including In / Out / Left / Right and Fraction Tags;
Recycle from Waves only; full-program review
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Tag the Line - video lesson - call animation
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1/2 Tag - video lesson - call animation
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Face In/Out/Right/Left - video lesson - call animation
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Recycle - video lesson - call animation
The Austin Method - 101 Face, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 102 U Turn Back, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 103 Forward and back, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 104 Pull By, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 105 Pass Thru, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 106 Dosado, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 107 Box the Gnat, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 108 Half Sashay, Square Dance Lesson Sequence
The Austin Method - 109 Rollaway, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 110 Run , Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 111 Wheel Around, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 112 California Twirl, Square Dance Lesson Sequence
The Austin Method - 113 Trade, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 114 Touch a Quarter, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 115 Hinge, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 116 Step to a Wave, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 117 Slide Thru, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 118 Star Thru, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 201 Lead Right or Left, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 202 Circle of Four, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 203 Split Two, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 204 Zoom, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 205 Courtesy Turn, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 206 Right and Left Thru, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 207 Ladies Chain, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 208 Scoot Back, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 209 Flutterwheel, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 210 Sweep a Quarter, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 211 LR Hand Star, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 212 Square Thru, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 213 Box Circulate, Square Dance Lesson Sequence
The Austin Method - 214 Veer, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 215 Bend the Line, Square Dance Lesson Sequence
The Austin Method - 216 Wheel and Deal, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 217 Chain Down the Line, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 218 Trades Runs Folds, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 219 Cross Run, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 220 Cross Fold, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 221 Recycle, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 222 Pass the Ocean, Square Dance Lesson Sequence
The Austin Method - 223 Swing Thru, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 224 Couples Trade Hinge, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 225 Tag the Line, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 226 Half Tag, Square Dance Guidance
The Austin Method - 227 Cast Off, Square Dance Guidance
Videos for Getting Better As A Dancer:
The Austin Method - 921 Formations, Behind the Scenes
The Austin Method - 925 Hands Up, Behind the Scenes