New mainstream list
Status 01. September 2026
| 1. Circle Family | 21. Square Thru / Left Square Thru |
| __a. Circle Left/Right (1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full) | 22. Split Two |
| __b. Circle of 4 Left/Right (1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full) | 23. Grand Square |
| __c. Single Circle Left/Right (1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full) | 24. Double Pass Thru |
| 2. Dosado | 25. First Couple go Left/Right |
| 3. Promenade Familiy | Next Couple Go Right/Left |
| __a. Couples Promenade | 26. Wheel and Deal |
| __b. Single File Promenade | 27. California Twirl |
| __c. Star Promenade | 28. Slide Thru |
| __d. Wrong Way Promenade | 29. Dive Thru |
| 4. Arm Turn Familiy | 30. Box the Gnat |
| __a. Right/Left Arm Turn | 31. Ocean Wave Family |
| __b. Allemande Left/Right | --a. Alamo Style |
| 5. Star Right/Left | __b. Balance |
| 6. Right and Left Grand Family | __c. Step to a Wave |
| __a. Right and left Grand | __d. Dosado to a Wave |
| __b. Weave the ring | __e. Single Circle to a Wave |
| __c. Wrong way Grand | 32. Trade Family |
| 7. Pass thru | __a. Couples Trade |
| 8. Wheel Around / Reverse Wheel around | __b. (Named Dancers) Trade |
| 9. Courtesy Turn | __c. Right/Left Hand Trade |
| 10. Right and left thru | __d. Partner Trade |
| 11. Swing | 33. Swing thru / Left Swing Thru |
| 12. Ladies Chain Family | 34. Run / Cross Run |
| __ a. Ladies Chain, (Ladies Chain 3/4) | 35. Pass the Ocean |
| __b. Four Ladies Chain, (Chain 3/4) | 36. Extend |
| __c. Chain Down the Line | 37. Flutterwheel / Reverse Flutterwheel |
| 13. Half Sashay Family | 38. Sweep a Quarter |
| __a. Half Sashay | 39. Trade By |
| __b. Rollaway | 40. Ferris Wheel |
| __c. Ladies in, Men Sashay | 41. Zoom |
| 14. Turn Back Family | 42. Touch a Quarter |
| __a. U-Turn Back | 43. Hinge Familiy |
| __b. Backtrack | __a. Singe Hinge |
| 15. Separate Family | __b. Couples Hinge |
| __a. Separate | 44. Centers In |
| __b. Separate Around 1 or 2 to a Line | 45. Cast Off Three-Quarters |
| __c. Separate Around 1 or 2 into the middle | 46. Spin the Top |
| 16. Lead Right / Lead Left | 47. Scoot Back |
| 17. Veer Left / Veer Right | 48. Fold / Cross Fold |
| 18. Star Thru | 49. Tag the Line Family |
| 19. Circulate Family | __a. Tag the Line (In / Out / Left / Right) |
| __a. Couples Circulate | __b. Fraction (1/4, 1/2, 3/4) Tag |
| __b. (Named dancers) Circulate | 50. Recycle (from Waves only) |
| __c. All Eight Circulate | |
| __d. Single File (Column) Circulate | |
| 20. Bend the line | |
It is suggested that calls in italics be delayed until later in the teaching sequence. See details in the (New) Mainstream Playbook.
It is recommended that the Mainstream Program should be taught in no less than 30 hours of instruction (15 two-hour classes or 20 ninety-minute classes).