Answer: GRAPHITE
The first step is to identify the square dance calls, either from memory or using something like Taminations.
In order, the calls were the following:
The next step is to postpend each square dance call with the text it was subtitled with. This results in a set of crypic clues. Solving them yields the following.
Solution | Clue | Construction |
INVEST | Heads star thru after broken vein deposit (6) | INVE+ST (VEIN anag.) |
NATURAL | Centers turn thru into birth familiar (7) | NAT(UR)AL |
TWIRLS | Right and left thru into disarrayed wits and pivots (6) | TWI(RL)S (WITS anag.) |
OOZE | Pass thru hidden back in one zoologist (4) | reverse cleartext |
DRIVE | Chase right into saloon (5) | D(R)IVE |
EPISTLE | Peel off surrounding unstarted list and letter (7) | EP((l)IST)LE (PEEL anag.) |
RENOUNCE | Cast off 3/4 rent before unit (8) | REN(t)+OUNCE |
ADORE | Dosado research containing love (5) | cleartext |
NEURON | U turn back nor after neon brain cell (6) | NE+U+RON (NOR reversed) |
GODSEND | Ends cross run into hot dog windfall (7) | GO(DSEN)D (ENDS anag., DOG anag. ) |
EARMARK | Tag the line after sense organ (7) | EAR+MARK |
DIAL | Face in cordialness (4) | cleartext |
PARKING | Load the boat into echo request positioning (7) | P(ARK)ING |
INSTEP | Left touch 1/2 insane preceding top of foot (6) | INS(ane)+TEP (PET rev.) |
GARBAGE | Circulate a beggar for trash (7) | ABEGGAR anag. |
HEARTACHE | Spin chain the gears without gins or chest pain (9) | anag. of (CHAINTHEGEARS-GINS) |
ALOOF | Allemande left of beginnings of remote (5) | ALO+OF |
THREADING | Weave the ring around modern era lacing (9) | THRE(AD)ING (anag. THERING) |
ESPLANADE | Promenade asleep and jumbled (9) | ASLEEPAND anag. |
Reading the first letters of the answers in order, one gets INTO DERANGED PIG HATE. Recognizing that the title “Lead Right” is a square dance call, you repeat the process of postpending and solving the cryptic. The clue is “Lead right into deranged pig hate” which clues the answer, GRAPHITE. (G(R)APHITE anag. PIGHATE).