This list of calls is reviewed annually by CALLERLAB’S Advanced Dancing Committee and every call is voted on every other year to ensure its compliance with current usage. The creation of the CALLERLAB-approved list of Advanced Dancing’s Basic Calls provided this international standard, giving the dancer greater mobility. In some areas, it was defined by club names and was understood only by the dancers in those areas.īecause of the lack of uniformity, it was not acceptable as an international standard. It existed under various identifiers: Advanced, Hot Hash, High Level, and Closed-Club Level. When dancers traveled, they found it difficult to find a type of Advanced dancing with which they were familiar. The term “Advanced Dancing” lacked continuity and portability. It had different and conflicting applications from one area to another.

Prior to this, Advanced dancing was a term with several meanings. In 1977 CALLERLAB formally recognized the existence of the program called Advanced, along with its related list of Advanced Dancing’s Basic Calls.

Also, there was a need to maintain a balanced teaching order throughout, as well as continuity between the various dance programs. It was necessary to do so in order to define a program that would include a large number of dancers who were then dancing what is now Advanced, but were not dancing enough calls to be Challenge dancers. Its origin was at CALLERLAB between 19, where a group of callers correlated their ideas and experiences and compiled a list of calls that would bridge the gap between what are now the Plus and Challenge Programs. Unlike Mainstream or Challenge dancing, Advanced dancing has no true, direct lineage.

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