c1 notes kris jensen fall 2001 - squarez.com

Copyright © 2001 Kris Jensen

Formations: At Mainstream, you worked in lines, waves,columns, and other nicely connected formations. At Pluswe added diamonds. At Advanced, hourglasses. At C1,you’ll get to dance in several exotic new formations,including galaxies, blocks, butterflies, and O’s.

Concepts: At MS and Plus, you learned a call and youdid the call. At Advanced, you learned that you coulddo calls “as couples”, and you learned that “All FourCouples” could do calls normally done with twocouples. At C1, you’ll learn to do calls in all kinds ofways: in tandem, Siamese, T-boned, with imaginarydancers, and more!

Calls: At this point, you know how to learn new calls;you’ve already learned a couple of hundred. The callsat C1 are not any harder than the calls you’ve alreadylearned (well, a few are a little tricky). There are justmore of them. Will your brain overload? It might feel alittle congested at times, but give yourself some time,and all those neural connections will snap into place.

Call Modifications: This is where C1 really starts to workyour brain. At Advanced, a caller might occasionally saysomething like “Chain Reaction, but turn the star 1/2”. At C1, your ability to listen and modify calls on the flygets tested further. How about remake the wave, butinterrupt after each part (parts? what parts? we need toremember that definition!) with an in-roll circulate. Yikes!We’ll save the hard stuff for later, after we’ve learned thecalls, formations, and concepts, but be aware that youneed to know those definitions.

C1 Notes Kris JensenFall 2001

Handouts, we love handouts. I don’t know whether these will be useful or not, butwe’ll give them a try and see whether some written notes help.My plan is to go fairly slowly. As we learn more calls, it will be hard (read impossible)to use them all every week. But we’ll have some weeks where we’ll focus on reviewrather than new calls. Be sure to let me know if you have questions or want to reviewa particular call or concept.Here’s a preview of what’s new at C1:


Galaxy circulateFrom a galaxy: Each dancer moves forward one spotalong the circulate path shown below

Formation: GalaxyA Galaxy is composed of a center box and an outsidediamond.

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Square the BasesStarting formation: Facing linesDefinition: The centers Square Thru 3 while the endsPass Thru, Ends Bend and start a Split Square Thru 2(finishing with the centers). Now, all Trade By.Ending formation: 8 Chain Thru

Start After CentersSquare Thru 3 WhileEnds Pass Thru andEnds Bend

One tricky place in Squarethe Bases is when the EndsPass Thru, they often wantto do a right pull by, whenthen makes them want tostart with the left for theSplit Square Thru 2. Someend dancers remindthemselves not to usehands by saying “Don’ttouch me!” to the firstdancer they pass. They thensay “Touch me!” to thesecond dancer they meet(the one they start theSplit Square Thru 2 with)and “Don’t touch me!” tothe dancer they pass on theTrade By (who happens tobe the same dancer theydidn’t touch the first time!

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Footprints? When youmove to someone’sfootprints, you can facethe same direction or theopposite direction (butnot crossways!).For these footprints:

You can face this way:

Or this way:

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Note: An hourglass iscomposed of a centerdiamond and an outside box.


RambleStarting Formation: 1/4 Tag or 3/4 TagDefinition: The outsides separate and Slide Thru witheach other, while the centers Single Wheel and Slide Thru.Ending Formation: Depends on the gender arrangementof the beginning formation

Start After Divide andSingle Wheel After Slide Thru

Tag Back to a WaveStarting Formation: Any line or waveDefinition: 1/2 Tag and Scoot Back. This call cannot befractionalized.Ending formation: Right Hand Mini-wave Box

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Gay Alert! Ramblecontains the dreadedslide thru! Remember, ifyou are dancing boy, youwill always quarter right(after passing thru),which means that yourright hand will be towardsthe other person. If youare dancing girl, you willalways quarter left, whichmeans that your lefthand will be towards theother person. If two boysslide thru, they will be ina right-hand mini-wave. Iftwo girls slide thru, theywill be in a left-hand mini-wave. If a boy and a girlslide thru, they will alwaysend in a normal (boy onthe left, girl on the right)couple.

Scoot and RambleStarting Formation: 1/4 TagDefinition: Scoot Back, then RambleEnding Formation: Depends on the gender arrangementof the beginning formation

Here we have two callsusing scoot back (andthere are more to come).In one, the first part is aScoot Back (and the calluses the first word(“Scoot”). In the other, thelast part is a Scoot Back,and the call name usesthe second word (“Back”).Is this significant? Unlikely,but maybe it will help as amnemonic.

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Formation: BlocksA block is a 4x4 matrix in which no 2 real bodies have areal body between them. There is 1 space between allbodies in a block: in front, in back, left and right.

Identifier: Beau/BelleIn a couple, the dancer on the left is the “Beau” and thedancer on the right is the “Belle”. In other formations,each dancer whose partner is to his right is a Beau, andeach dancer whose partner is to his left is a Belle.

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What’s hard aboutBlocks? For the firsttime, you’re working“disconnected”, in asomewhat abstractformation. The trickyparts are keeping trackof who’s in your Block(remember, there arefolks in the other Blockdancing at the sametime) and re-establishingyour Block when the callis completed.Experienced dancers doa lot of pointing (it’s notrude here!) and make alot of eye contact. Assoon as the callerindicates that you’re ina Block, use both handsand point at the twopeople who are nearestto you in your Block. Don’tturn your body (you don’twant to forget yourfacing direction); ifsomeone is behind you,hold your hand behindyour back to point.

If you’re partner is to yourRight, you’re a Beau; ifyour partner is to yourLeft, you’re a Belle.

If you’re in a RH mini-wave,you’re both Beaus. Ifyou’re in a LH mini-wave,you’re both Belles.

In blocks you can do only 4-person calls (or sequencesof calls) that start and end in a 2x2 formation. e.g. PartnerTrade, Partner Tag, Pass Thru, Touch 1⁄4, Star Thru,Square Thru, Wheel Thru, etc. When doing a call in ablock, each dancer works only with the dancers in hisblock; all block calls start and end on the same 4 spotson the floor.

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In summary:• Only 4 person calls can bedone in Blocks.• Only calls that start andend in a 2x2 formation canbe done in Blocks.• You never work with thedancers in the other Block.• At the end of each call (or,sometimes, a combinationof calls), you will end up onone of the original spots inyour original Block. However,you could be facing any wall.

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For some calls, e.g., In Your Block, Square Chain Thru,the dancers are working in a wave during the call’saction. In that case, the waves are slightly offset fromeach other, just as the blocks are slightly offset.

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This is a hard one. On thenext page, we’ll examine thisa little more thoroughly.


C1 Notes:6More on BlocksFor simple calls, you can stay in the block footprints asyou execute each part of the call. Simple calls (like Touch1/4 or Square Thru) do not require that dancers interactwith more than one dancer at a time.For more complex calls, start the call on the footprintsof the block. When it becomes necessary to interact withmore than one dancer at a time, the dancers closest tothe center should move outside to join the other dancersin their block. After completing the call, the appropriatedancers must move to reestablish the block footprints.In other words, when necessary, remove the interlockedaspect of the Block formation, complete the call, andthen re-create the interlocking blocks.The hardest part is re-establishing your Block formationafter you’ve taken it apart. As the caller says “In yourBlocks,” notice the DIAGONAL. This is a 4-persondiagonal line that cuts through both Blocks and containstwo dancers from each Block.

At the ASDC, you couldthink about the diagonalgoing towards the dividerwall or the outside door.

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This diagonal will always slant in one of the twodirections shown above and that slant will remain thesame once the Blocks are established. So, notice thediagonal’s slant when you form Blocks, and then makesure that the diagonal has the same slant when you re-establish the Blocks after a complicated call. Not alldancers will need to move to re-establish the blocks;typically four or six dancers need to move.


Formation: Interlocked DiamondsThe footprints are the same as regular diamonds. Thedifference is that each centermost dancer works with the3 dancers in the far diamond.

Interlocked Diamond CirculateDiamond circulate to the next position in your InterlockedDiamond

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C1 Notes:7In Your Block, Square Chain Thru (revisited)

Start after Right Hand pullBy and Quarter In

after step to a Left-Hand Wave (takeout the interlock)

After Left SwingThru and LeftTurn Thru

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Cut the Interlocked DiamondStarting Formation: Twin DiamondsDefinition: Points Cut the Diamond while the centersInterlocked Diamond Circulate

New Call: Ah SoStarting Formation: Wave (usually) or LineDefinition: With each half of the wave/line working asa unit, the ends Cross Fold and the centers follow alongso as to keep each mini-wave or couple intact. If the endsstart out facing the same way, they pass right shouldersas they go.Ending Formation: Box of 4 (generalized 2x2)

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Ah So is a generalizedWheel and Deal. If the endsand adjacent centers areas couples, it’s exactly likea Wheel and Deal.Otherwise, the centersjust have to remember tohold on and let themselvesbe dragged along.

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C1 Notes:8Flip the Interlocked DiamondStarting Formation: Twin DiamondsDefinition: Points Flip the Diamond while the centersInterlocked Diamond Circulate

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The very center 2 have toremember to do aninterlocked diamondcirculate; for everyone else,the call is the same as aregular Flip the Diamond.


C1 Notes:9Pass the AxleStarting Formation: Eight Chain Thru, Parallel R-HWaves, or other applicable formationsDefinition: Pass Thru; Centers Pass Thru as the Endsdo their part of a Trail Off to stand beside the Centers,all Partner Trade; Centers Trade. Pass the Axle is a 4-part call.Ending Formation: Facing LinesNote: the Ends Trail Off part is formally a Cross CastBack. We’ll look at Cross Cast Back by itself later on.

Start after PassThru

after Centers Pass Thru as theEnds Trail Off and standbeside the centers

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SqueezeStarting Formation: Any appropriate 2-dancer formation(mini-wave or couple)Definition: If side by side, the designated dancers Tradeand slide apart. If far apart, they slide together andTrade. In case of conflict, the centers move before theends.

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Left shoulder, right shoulder,who cares?

When you do a Trail Off, theBelle should sashay in frontof the Beau. This will resultin the dancers passing leftshoulders as they Trail Off.

So, the end dancers shouldpass left shoulders duringthe second part of Pass TheAxle. End of story.

However, you will find dancers(even in the Wilde Bunch…)who want to pass rightshoulders (so that the movefeels like a partner trade).Should you stop the flow ofthe dance to correct them?Should you run into them? Orshould you go ahead andpass right shoulders, whileinternally patting yourself onthe back because you knowthat left is right?

If, perchance, you get into thehabit of passing rightshoulders, and you seesomeone coming at you witha hand on his/her leftshoulder, it means they feelstrongly about the issue andyou’d be well-advised to passleft shoulders.

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C1 Notes:10Squeeze the Hourglass / GalaxyStarting Formation: Hourglass or GalaxyDefinition: The center six Squeeze. Squeezing anhourglass results in a galaxy and vice versaEnding Formation: Galaxy or Hourglass

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Note: Only 6 dancers do theSqueeze on Squeeze theHourglass and Squeeze theGalaxy. Later, we’ll Squeezesome other formationswhere all the dancersSqueeze.

ShakedownStarting Formation: Couples Back to BackDefinition: As one continuous move, the beaus Runand Roll while the belles Quarter Out and Box Circulate.Ending Formation: Facing CouplesAlternative Definition: As one movement, Quarter Right,Box Counter Rotate 1/4 and Roll.

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We’re going to use thealternative definition to learnthis call. I checked with someChallenge callers andteachers, and many are usingthis definition. I like it betterbecause it doesn’t force youto remember two separateparts of the call dependingon whether you’re a beau ora belle.

The important things toremember about thealternative definition is that(a) Shakedown doesn’t havefractionalizable parts and (b)you do the call “no-hands.”That way, you can do the callwith anybody, regardless ofwhich definition they’re using.

Left ShakedownStarting Formation: Couples Back to BackDefinition: As one continuous move, the belles Runand Roll while the beaus Quarter Out and Box Circulate.Ending Formation: Facing CouplesAlternative Definition: As one movement, Quarter Left,Box Counter Rotate 1/4 and Roll.

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C1 Notes:11Formation/Concept: Triple BoxesA Triple Box formation consists of 3 adjacent 2x2 setups.

Some typical places phantoms might appear:

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If you do your math (3 setups, each consisting of 4spots), or count the spots, you’ll realize that thisformation requires 12 dancers. Poof! As soon as thecaller says “Triple Boxes,” 4 phantom dancers appearout of nowhere. As soon as the caller neglects to prefixa call with the Triple Box incantation, the phantomsdisappear into the ether from which they came.

When the caller tells you you’re in Triple Boxes, youshould immediately identify the group of 4 (dancers orphantoms) you’re in. Just as with Blocks, you’ll workwith only the dancers/phantoms in that group. If you’rein the center group, you can breathe a sight of reliefbecause usually (but not always) the phantoms are inthe outer 2 groups of 4.Do the call in your 2x2 formation, working with thereal dancer(s) and phantom(s) as necessary.

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And then the caller says “TripleBox…” and your formationchanges to this.

Dancing with phantoms: Ithelps to make the phantomsas real as you can. If you’resupposed to touch a quarterwith a phantom, reach outand pretend to touchsomeone. It looks silly, but I’vefound that using the correctarm and hand moves helpsmy body move correctly.

Be sure to remember to leavespaces for the phantoms.Dancing with phantomsrequires precise positioning;you can’t rely on a friendlyphantom hand to reach outand put you in the right place,but you’ll definitely be in thewrong place if you don’t allowfor those pesky ephemeralphantom bodies.


C1 Notes:12

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Step and FoldStarting Formations: Wave, Inverted Line, DiamondDefinition: Centers step forward as the ends FoldEnding formations: Wave -> Box Circulate; InvertedLine -> Tandem Couples; Diamond -> T-Bone Step and Fold is a quick

reaction time call: You needto quickly recognize whetheryou’re an end or a center. Ifyou’re a center, the hard partis to not turn around…allyou do is step straight ahead.If you’re an end, you need toturn around (part of the Fold)and tuck yourself in behindthe adjacent center.

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Alter the WaveStarting Formation: Wave or Facing CouplesDefinition: All Swing, then the centers Cast Off 3/4while the ends U-Turn Back. All [Box] Counter Rotatethe diamond 1/2 (called “turning the star 1/2”), andFlip the Diamond.Ending Formation: Wave (of opposite-handedness).

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after Flip theDiamond(Finish)

The tricky part of Alter theWave is the DiamondCounter Rotate 1/2. Tips:Points: Keep pointing. Donot put your hands into the“star”. Centers: Keep yourhand-hold. You don’t wantto forget who are the“flippers” (the points) onthe Flip the Diamond.

Possible variations: Callerswill vary this call by askingyou to “turn the star 1/4” or“turn the star 3/4”. Callersmight also ask you toreplace the Flip the Diamondwith a Cut the Diamond, orto interrupt before the Flipthe Diamond with anothercall. It’s all part of the game!

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Hint: The dancers making thestar end up facing the samewall they started facing.

Possible variations: “Turn thestar 3/4” or “Turn the star afull turn”. Needless to say,the above hint does not apply.

Cross Chain ThruStarting Formation: Eight Chain ThruDefinition: All Right Pull By, then the ends CourtesyTurn while the centers Left Hand Star 1/2 to end inanother eight chain thru formation. The star ends asthough the centers had done a Cross Trail Thru.Ending Formation: Eight Chain Thru

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PercolateStarting Formation: Appropriate parallel waves orlines, or eight chain thruDefinition: Circulate 1 1/2. The center 4 (those in thewave) Hinge and those centers facing in Pull By on thediagonal, using the outside hand. Meanwhile, the endsTurn Thru or Left Turn Thru as appropriate. From mostplaces (e.g., waves) this ends in lines back to back. Itcan be done from anywhere the Circulate 1 1/2 givesa definite center wave.Ending Formation: (Usually) lines facing out

C1 Notes:15

Dancers sometimes get“lost” on the Circulate 1-1/2.As you finish the firstcirculate, take a quick glancearound and make sureeveryone has finished thecirculate before you jumpinto your 1/2 circulate.

Remember, square dancingis a team sport; squarebreakdowns can be causedby dancers moving tooquickly into position as wellas by dancers hesitating.

Start After Circulate1-1/2

After centers hingeand cross while theends turn thru

Percolate can start from awide variety of formations:waves (any-handed), eightchain thru, lines (infacing oroutfacing), and various t-boned formations. You reallyneed to be sharp on yourcirculates and 1/2 circulates!

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Don’t worry; we haven’tlearned Split (or Box)Recycle yet.

In this call, the centersbecome ends and the endsbecome centers.

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All 8 RecycleStarting Formation: Quarter Tag, or wave betweenparallel mini-wavesDefinition: The centers do a Recycle, working widerthan normal, and moving outside the others. Meanwhile,the outsides move forward and do a facing couplesRecycle or Split Recycle, as appropriate.Ending Formation: Quarter Tag

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Circle By m By nStarting Formation: Facing CouplesDefinition: This call requires that two fractions, m andn, be called as part of its name, e.g., “Circle By 1/4 and1/2.” All join hands and Circle Left m. Then Touch andCast Off n. If n is “Nothing”, you just step to the wave.The second fraction (n), may be replaced by anothercall, as in “Circle by 1/2 and Recycle.” In that case, theCast Off is replaced by the call specified. In this example,the dancers would Circle Left 1/2, Touch, then Recycle,ending in facing couples.Ending Formation: Depends

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This is the first call we’ve hadwhere variations are built intothe call. You’ll need to listencarefully for both parts ofthe call: both the initialfraction, and the secondpart, which can be a fractionor another call.

All of the definitions in thesenotes are official CALLERLABdefinitions, straight off theWWW. Frankly, I sometimesthink they leave a little to bedesired. In this call, forexample, its wording makes itseem like the step to a waveis part of the second part ofthe call; it makes more senseto think about it as part ofthe first part. That’s becausethe second call must be onethat starts from a wave andif the call can be done from awave or facing couples (likeRecycle), you do the WAVEversion

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In a Split or Box CounterRotate, you rotate aroundthe center of your box of 4dancers. In Counter Rotate,you rotate around theflagpole center of theformation as a whole.

In a Counter Rotate, theoriginal outsides finish asoutsides and the originalcenters finish as centers.

Counter RotateStarting Formation: Any formation with no dancersfacing directly toward or away from the flagpole centerDefinition: Each dancer moves forward the designatednumber of quarters (1/4 unless otherwise specified)around the flagpole center of the formation, staying thesame distance from that center as though he were ona wheel turning about that center. With each quarterhe Counter Rotates, the dancer faces a new wall (i.e.,he turns 90˚).Ending Formation: Depends on starting formation

Start Finish When the dancers are inparallel ocean waves, they willoften shout “Big One!” forCounter Rotate, to remindthemselves not to do a SplitCounter Rotate. Also, it’s agood idea for the centers tomaintain their handhold.

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Flip the Line is the basis forseveral other calls.

Notice that this is not aright-handed call (as opposedto Tag Back to a Wave, whichis).

Start Flip theLine 1/4

Flip the LineStarting Formation: From waves only.Definition: Centers Run and all Any-Shoulder Tag theLine the given fraction (1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full). AnyShoulder means: From right-hand waves, use a rightshoulder pass; from left-hand waves, use a left shoulderpass.Ending Formation: The appropriate tag: 1/4 Tag,Parallel Waves, 3/4 Tag or Double Pass Thru

Cross Roll to a Wave/LineStarting Formation: Any line of 4Definition: The centers Cross Run while the ends Run.The centers pass outside of the ends as they Cross Run.Ending Formation: A 2-Faced Line ends in a wave; awave ends in a 2-Faced Line.

This call is almost alwaysdone from 2-Faced Lines.

Flip theLine 1/2

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Plenty is a call that gets“interrupted” and “modified”a lot. Usually, the splitcirculates (star turns) getreplaced or interrupted(before or after or evenduring). The tricky part isto remember to finish thePlenty after you’ve done allthe interrupting or replacingcalls.We’ll do the call vanilla for awhile; then we’ll start mixingthings up.

PlentyStarting Formation: 3/4 Tag or Twin DiamondsDefinition: From a three-quarter tag: Outsides QuarterRight, or as directed. They then Counter Rotate 1/4while the centers Step and Fold. Without stopping,everyone “Star 1/2” (by in fact doing 2 Split Circulates).Then the ends Counter Rotate 1/4 and Roll, while thecenters 1/2 Zoom to form a wave. The quarteringdirection for the outsides may be specified, as in “LeftPlenty” or “Right Plenty” [outsides go left or right,respectively.]Ending Formation: 1/4 Tag

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C1 Notes:20Scoot and PlentyStarting Formation: Quarter Tag.Definition: Scoot Back, then Right Plenty or Left Plenty,depending on the hand with which the Scoot Back wasdone; the outsides can also take a direction, as in “Scootand Plenty, Out on the outside.”Left Scoot and Plenty: From left-hand quarter tag only:[This usage is to be avoided, except when helping thedancers -- since this call is no different from Scoot andPlenty from this formation.] Scoot Back, then Left Plenty:the outsides always go to the left.Ending Formation: Quarter Tag

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Dixie DiamondStarting Formation: Facing couples or facing tandemsDefinition: All Dixie Style to a Wave. Then the centersHinge while the ends U-Turn Back (turning towardeach other).Ending Formation: Right-hand diamond

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With the Phantom concept,we have interlocking groups(as with Blocks), where eachdancer works only with theother dancers in her group.The difference is that withBlocks, all the dancers arereal. With the Phantomconcept, we work with 8-person groups, but only 4 outof the 8 are real, live dancers;the rest are those alwaysperfect phantoms.

So now you have to bothignore (yet not run into) thereal dancers who aren't inyour group and work with theunreal dancers who are inyour group.

Concept: PhantomA Phantom is a non-existent dancer with whom youmay be asked to work. A Phantom formation (e.g., afterHeads Wheel Thru, Swing Thru, Heads Hinge) has thedancers arranged as shown below. Some of the dancersare in lines at the head, and some are in lines at theside. Each dancer acts as though he or she were inparallel waves or lines with all the Phantom positionsoccupied by real dancers.

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It helps to be aware ofwhether you’re the center orthe end of the line or wave.It helps to know the callswell enough to know whetheryou’re going to stay a centeror become an end. Forinstance, in circulates andacey deuceys, centers staycenters and ends stay ends.But in cross over circulate,trade circulate, and tradethe wave, centers becomeends and ends becomecenters.


C1 Notes:22

Start After PhantomCouplesCirculate

After PhantomTag the Line

Start After PhantomTrade Circulate

After PhantomFerris Wheel

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Phantoms conveniently arealways facing the rightdirection and are the rightgender to do any call given.Phantoms inconveniently willnever reach out a helpinghand to ever-so-gently drag(I mean help) you into place.They do their own thingperfectly, but they’re justnot team players.

Chase Your NeighborStarting Formation: Back to back couplesDefinition: Start a Chase Right, blending into a FollowYour Neighbor: The original beaus begin the ChaseRight, meet each other, and Cast Off 3/4. The originalbelles begin the Zoom action, but after passing eachother, they “Fold and Roll” to finish as the ends of awave.Ending Formation: Left Hand Wave

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Finish (AfterFollow YourNeighbor)

A definition I prefer for ChaseYour Neighbor: Belles Right-face u-turn back and all BoxCirculate; Follow YourNeighbor.

The original beaus do thearm-turn part. The originalbelles do the fold and rollpart.

Remember: Don’t spreadunless I say so.

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C1 Notes:23Formation/Concept: Butterfly

Any call which can be done from parallel generalcolumns (columns, double pass thru, etc.), and whichends in general lines or columns, can be done from abutterfly. The dancers act as though the ends were closetogether; however, they end on the original 8 spots onthe floor. The ending formation is always the same asthough the ends stepped together, everyone did thecall, and the ends slid apart again -- the same eightspots on the floor are occupied at the end of the call aswhen it began.

Start After ButterflyCirculate

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A Butterfly is a distortedformation, in that you docalls as if you were in anormal column-typeformation, but move todistorted footprints.

For simple calls, just movedirectly to the distortedfootprints. For morecomplicated calls, it’s a goodidea to take the distortionout, do the call, and thenmove to the Butterflyfootprints.

A butterfly is a column formation with the ends of thecolumn separated by 2 positions

Butterfly CirculateStarting Formation: ButterflyDefinition: All dancers move forward one positionalong the path below:


C1 Notes:24Formation/Concept: “O”

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Any call which can be done from parallel generalcolumns (columns, double pass thru, etc.), and whichends in parallel general lines or columns, can be donefrom an O. The dancers act as though the centers wereclose together; however, they end on the same 8 spotson the floor. The effect of an O call is exactly the sameas having the centers slide together, doing the call, andhaving the new centers slide apart so that the original8 spots on the floor are again occupied.

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An "O" is a column formation with the centers spreadapart (2 spaces between them).

“O” CirculateStarting Formation: “O”Definition: All dancers move forward one positionalong the path below:

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C1 Notes:25

Squeeze the ButterflyStarting Formation: ButterflyDefinition: All SqueezeEnding Formation: “O”

Squeeze the “O”Starting Formation: “O”Definition: All SqueezeEnding Formation: Butterfly

O Swing Thru

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That last one is an O Magic Column. There is no suchthing as an "O Wave". The O Swing Thru above onlyworks because the O looks like a distorted eight chainthru formation.


Square Chain the Top isexactly like Square ChainThru except that you do aLeft Spin the Top instead ofa Left Swing Thru. Andthat’s what makes this calla little tricky: rememberingthat it’s a Spin the Top.

Square Chain the TopStarting Formation: Facing CouplesDefinition: Right Pull By, Quarter In, Left Spin TheTop, and Left Turn Thru to end as couples back to back.Ending Formation: Back to Back Couples

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After LeftSpin the Top

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Rotary SpinStarting Formation: 8 Chain ThruDefinition: Everyone does a Right Pull By, then thecenters step to a left-hand wave and Cast Off 3/4 whilethe ends Courtesy Turn and Roll.Ending Formation: Right hand Wave

A nice easy little call…

There is a sound effect forthis one: “bzzzzzz” (don’task me why!)

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Start After Right PullBy and CentersStep to a LeftHand Wave

After EndsCourtesy Turnand Roll andCenters CastOff 3/4

C1 Notes:26


CALLERLAB says: “Wherenot otherwise ambiguous, itis permissible to call simply,‘Recycle’ when you mean‘Split Recycle.’ For example,from columns, you could call‘Outsides Divide while thecenters Recycle’ and themeaning is clear. Fromparallel waves, though,‘Recycle’ and ‘Split Recycle’are different, and one mustnot be called when the otheris meant.”

C1 Notes:27New Call: Box / Split RecycleStarting Formation: Box Circulate (Mini-wave Box)Definition: Without letting go hands with the leads,the trailers Extend and U-Turn Back, to end with theiroriginal outside hands joined. The leads follow along,becoming the ends of the resulting wave.Ending Formation: Wave (same handedness as originalmini-waves)Starting Formation: 2x2 formations where half the boxis a couple and the other is a right-hand mini-waveDefinition: Those in the couple do a facing-couplesRecycle, and those in the mini-wave do a Split RecycleEnding Formation: Right hand wave

Split vs. Box: When the calleris directing the call to 4dancers (for example, thecenters in a column), sheshould use “box”. When thecaller is directing the call toeach side of a 2x4 formation(like waves or columns), sheshould use “split”.

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C1 Notes:28

Start Column dancers’circulate path

Wave dancers’circulate paths

Formation: T-BoneA T-Bone formation is one where some people are inlines and some are in columns

The gray dancers act as if they'rein parallel waves. The blackdancers act as if they're incolumns.

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CALLERLAB says: “The callerdoes not actually say thewords ‘T-Bone.’ Dancers areexpected to recognize theformation and do the callaccordingly.”

To do a call “T-Bone,” do your part of the call, regardlessof how the other people are facing. For example:

Start T-Bones require carefulpositioning, particularly onyour facing direction. This isprobably hardest on callsthat involve 3/4 turns (likeFollow Your Neighbor); we’reused to having helping handswaiting for us, but whenyou’re T-Boned, they won’tbe there.

It may help to know thatwhen you’re T-Boned, callsthat take a 2x2 and changeit to a line often end indiamonds.

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C1 Notes:29

After Hinge After Centers BoxCirculate 1-1/2while the OutsidesTrade

After CentersCast Off 3/4while theothers moveup (finish likea ChainReaction)

Linear Action is yet anothercall that “finishes like aChain Reaction.” (And yes,there are still more that wehaven’t seen yet!) Mymnemonic for Linear Actionis that it’s the only one thatstarts with a Hinge(remember Linear Cycle:“hinge, fold, follow, peel!”)

Linear ActionStarting Formation: Quarter or three-quarter tag, wavebetween parallel mini-waves, quarter or three-quarterline, or two-faced line between parallel mini-wavesDefinition: All Hinge. Centers Box Circulate 1-1/2, asoutsides Trade. Those who meet Cast Off 3/4, as othersmove up (as in Hourglass Circulate) to form parallelwaves or linesEnding Formation: Parallel waves or offset lines (ifoutside dancers move to the same spot)

Linear Action starts with aHinge, and Hinge can be donefrom Left- and Right-handedmini-waves and from couples.Implication: Linear Action canstart from a variety offormations. But all of theformations are some kind ofgeneralized quarter tag, with4 people in a line or wavebetween couples or mini-waves.

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After HingeAfter Centers BoxCirculate 1-1/2while the OutsidesTrade

After Centers CastOff 3/4 while theothers move up(finish like a ChainReaction)

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C1 Notes:30Switch to an Interlocked DiamondStarting Formation: Parallel waves/linesDefinition: Centers Run, while the ends do their partof Interlocked Diamond Circulate.Ending Formation: Interlocked Diamonds

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The in-facing ends (Nos. 1and 8 in the diagram) havethe hard part—they have toremember to circulate to thefar center spot. Everyoneelse just does a normalSwitch to a Diamond.

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Scatter ScootStarting Formation: Waves and certain T-BonesDefinition: Those facing out All Eight Circulate whilethe others Scoot Back or Triple Scoot, as appropriate

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Circulaters: repeat after me:“Centers stay centers, endsstay ends…”

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C1 Notes:31Concept: TandemSimilar to the “As Couples” concept, but the two dancersthat work as a unit are a tandem. Nobody ever comesbetween the dancers in a tandem.

TandemDancers

After turn 1/2by right

After turn 1/2by left

As soon as you hear“tandem,” move closertogether vertically. Thetrailing dancer may touchthe shoulder or back of thelead dancer, so that the twoare physically joinedtogether. At least, thetrailing dancer should tapthe lead dancer’s shoulderso the lead dancer knowsthe tandem is ready to move.

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The tricky part with Trianglesis identifying your workinggroup. When you spot yourTriangle, you can stick yourhand into the center of theTriangle or point or make eye-contact with the othermembers of your Triangle—anything to identify yourgroup of 3.Since there are 8 dancers,but only 6 who can be involvedin a given pair of Triangles, itsometimes helps if the 2 whoaren’t in the Triangles dosomething to indicate theirnon-involvement.

Since formations caninclude both tandem- andwave-based Triangles, it'simportant to be able toquickly spot those set-ups.Also note that the 2dancers in the Triangle’sbase don’t need to be closetogether

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C1 Notes:33

Hint: Every dancer has oneshoulder toward the insideof the triangle. After TriangleCirculate, that sameshoulder is still toward thecenter.

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Cross and TurnStarting Formation: Facing CouplesDefinition: The beaus Right Pull By with each other asthe belles U-Turn Back (turning toward the beaus).Ending Formation: Couples back-to-back

Instead of doing a Right PullBy, a lot of beaus point ateach other, shout “Bang!’,and do a diagonal pass thru.

This is a quick reaction timecall; the beaus have toquickly recognize thatthey’re beaus and do theirBang thing.

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C1 Notes:34

After Swing After Centers Tradewhile the outside 6 moveone position Clockwise(End of Swing and Circle1/4)

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Swing and CircleStarting Formation: Quarter tag, three-quarter tag,diamonds (but not facing diamonds), or a wave betweenparallel mini-wavesDefinition: The dancers in the wave Swing. Now thevery center dancers Trade while the outer six move asshown in the diagrams below. Then the outside dancersturn, if need be, to end in a quarter tag. This endsSwing and Circle 1/4.Repeat the entire above action, if necessary: Once more,for Swing and Circle 1/2, twice more, for Swing andCircle 3/4, three more times, for a full Swing and CircleEnding Formation: Quarter Tag

After Swing After Centers Trade whilethe outside 6 move oneposition Counter-clockwise(End of Swing and Circle1/4)

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The circling movement isClockwise if the center waveis Right-handed andCounter-clockwise if thecenter wave is Left-handed.The outsides should look tosee which way the ends ofthe wave are facing and movein that direction.

Swing and Circle is almostalways fractionalized. Forone thing, a full Swing andCircle is a zero, meaning thedancers end up where theystarted. So, for Challengedancers, there’s almost nopoint in calling it, unless thecaller has something else inmind (like “Swing and Circle,but interrupt after eachpart with a Ping PongCirculate” or something funlike that).

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New Call: ZingStarting Formation: Any formation with leaders andtrailers, and nobody on a center-lineDefinition: Each leader does 3/4 of a Zoom (endingon the spot of the dancer behind him, but not facinghis original position). Meanwhile, the trailers Circulateand Quarter In.Ending Formation: Usually, facing couples

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Vic Ceder defines theLeaders’ part as “as onemovement, Quarter Out andRun”

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Zing sounds like “sing”.Guess what the soundeffect for a zing is…

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Relay the ShadowStarting Formation: Tidal Wave or Facing LinesDefinition: In each wave, Swing. The center six Cast3/4, while the ends Counter Rotate 1/4, meet the verycenters, Single Hinge & Spread. The other four do thecenters’ part of a Cast a Shadow (i.e., leaders “shadow,”trailers Extend, Hinge, and Extend).Ending Formation: Parallel Waves

After Center 6Cast Off 3/4 as theends CounterRotate 1/4

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to whoop and holler

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Dancer styling: The hingeand spreaders usually justlightly tap hands as they goby each other on their wayto their ending spots.

The confusing part of thiscall is for the Cast aShadowers. When they startto figure out what they’redoing, the hinge andspreaders are in the way.This sometimes confusesthe dancers who are goingto come into the middle anddo the whooping andhollering.


C1 Notes:36Swing the FractionsStarting Formation: Parallel Waves, Facing Diamonds,Thar, Alamo Ring or other applicable formationsDefinition:Those who can Turn 1/4 by the Right, thosewho can Turn 1/2 by the Left, those who can Turn 3/4by the Right, those who can Turn 1/2 by the Left, andthose who can Turn 1/4 by the Right. This is a 5-partcall, with each arm turn being one part. “Swing theFractions 4/5” is common.Ending Formation: Depends on starting formation

Start After Right1/4 (1/5)

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After Right1/4 (done)

Swing the Fractions is a“handed” call: it alwaysstarts with a Right Hand. Ifthe caller wants you to startwith the Left Hand, shemust say “Left Swing theFractions”Swing the Fractions is a“those who can” call. Onlythose who have the nextneeded hand joined can dothe next part of the call.

I don’t know how useful it isto know this, but Vic Cederpoints out that Swing theFractions is a palindrome.

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Left Swing the FractionsBegin with an Arm Turn 1/4 by the Left, and alternateright and left Arm Turns through the rest of the call.

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C1 Notes:37Concept: StretchThe modifier “Stretch” is used as a prefix, applied totwo- or four-person calls only. Do the 2- or 4-personcall as usual, but the people who end in the center moveto the center spots farthest from the dancers they hadbeen working with (by moving along the long axis ofthe formation).Stretch Recycle

These dancers doa normal recycle

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Traffic Pattern: Each side do anormal recycle; the centers of theresulting lines do a half Sashay.

Stretch ShakedownThese dancers do anormal shakedown

These dancers do a“long” shakedowndirectly into the farcenter spots

Traffic Pattern: Each side do a normalTouch 1/4; the centers of the resulting linesblend into a slither to get to the far center.

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The tricky part of theStretch concept is dancingit. You can always do the callin your own group of 4 andthen have the centers dowhat they need to do to moveaway from the people theydid the call with. But thiswould often involve backingup and possibly backing intoother dancers who are alsobacking up. So it’s usuallybetter for the centers to goto the far center spot atsome point during the call,when it can be done relativelysmoothly. Unfortunately, theoptimal time for doing thisvaries depending on theparticular call (although it’susually toward the end of thecall).So right now, it’s importantto get the concept; you’ll getthe traffic patterns as youget more floor time.

What’s a ferris wheel? It’sjust a Stretch Wheel andDeal!

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C1 Notes:38Stretch Concept, cont.

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Stretch Explode the Wave

Traffic Pattern: Leaders doa normal Explode the Wave.Trailers Extend to a Waveand then Explode that Wave

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Traffic Pattern: Do a normalExplode the Wave; resultingcenters Pass Thru

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If the centers cannot move along the long axis of theformation to get away from the ends they’d beenworking with, then the call is improper. For example,Stretch Swing Thru is not proper from here:

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Start FinishTraffic Pattern: Start a Linear Cycle on eachside, but the dancers coming into the centerpass the other dancers coming into the center

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Tally HoStarting Formation: Parallel waves or linesDefinition: All 1/2 Circulate. The centers Hinge and1/2 Box Circulate, while the outsides Trade. Those whomeet Cast 3/4 while the other four Hourglass Circulate.Ending Formation: Parallel waves or lines, or aparallelogram

C1 Notes:39Stretch Concept, cont.

because after the Swing Thru, the centers would haveto move along the short axis of the formation to getaway from the ends.

Similarly, one may not call Centers Stretch Touch 1/4from here:

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Oh boy! Yet another call thatfinishes like a Chain Reaction.What distinguishes this callfor me is the “quick start.”That 1/2 Circulate goes fast!

The sound effect for this callis “yoicks!” and for me, thatexclamation helps triggerthat fast 1/2 Circulate.


C1 Notes:40Tally Ho, cont.

After 1/2 CirculateStart

After Centers Cast Off3/4 while the othersmove up (finish like achain reaction)

After outsides Trade while theCenters Hinge and 1/2 Box Circulate

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Tally Ho is one of those calls(like Percolate) where thedefinition allows all sorts offlexibility.• a 1/2 Circulate can be donefrom almost formation• a Trade can be either a mini-wave trade (Arm Turn 1/2) ora Partner Trade• a Hinge can be either aSingle Hinge (Arm Turn 1/4)or a Partner Hinge• a Cast Off 3/4 can be eitheran Arm Turn 3/4 or a PushCast 3/4

Cross Chain and RollStarting Formation: Eight Chain ThruDefinition:All Right Pull By. The outsides CourtesyTurn and Roll while the centers Left Hand Star 1/2EndingFormation: Parallel Waves

Start After RightPull By After Outsides

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You’re probably all wonderingwhat’s the relationshipbetween Cross Chain and Rolland Cross Chain Thru.Here’s the scoop: The rolldirection for Cross ChainThru has been arbitrarilydefined to be left so thatCross Chain Thru and Rolland Cross Chain and Roll are(by definition) identical.

What’s the sound effect forCross Chain and Roll?“Bagels!”. (“Roll”...get it?)Andfor Cross Chain Thru? “Nobagels!”


C1 Notes:41Vertical TagStarting Formation: any non-T-Bone 2x2Definition: Dancers in a trailing couple have the bellestep in front of the beau, forming a tandem [SingleShuffle]. Dancers in a leading couple Single Wheel.Dancers in a mini-wave have the leads Fold. Then allfinish a Tag The Line (i.e., walk forward for as manytag positions as indicated).

Vertical Tag the Line

Vertical 1/2 Tag

These dancers do1/2 of a Half Sashay

The idea in “vertical” is totake something that lookslike this:

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The tricky part on a verticalis identifying your workinggroup, particularly if you’refacing out.

First, identify your partner(the person who’s beside youin your 2x2). Then decide onwhich action to take,depending on which way youand your partner are facing:• if you’re both facing out, doa Single Wheel• if you’re both facing in, do1/2 of a Half Sashay. (If you’rethe belle, you end up in front.If you’re the beau, you end upbehind.)• if you’re facing in and yourpartner is facing out, adjusta little towards yourpartner’s space as yourpartner does an adjustingFold behind you.• if you’re facing out and yourpartner is facing in, do an“adjusting” Fold: (fold into aspot between you and yourpartner. Your partner willadjust also, so you end upbehind your partner.


LittleStarting Formation: 1/4 Tag or 3/4 TagDefinition: Outsides Quarter Right, or as directed. Theythen Counter Rotate 1/4 while the centers Step andFold. The quartering direction for the outsides may bespecified, as in “Left Little” or “Right Little” [outsidesgo left or right, respectively.]Ending Formation: Parallel Waves or Lines

Does the definition of thiscall sound familiar?

It should…it’s just the firstpart of a Plenty!

So you already know this call;you just need to know whento stop.

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C1 Notes:43Scoot and LittleStarting Formation: 1/4 TagDefinition: Scoot Back, then Little or Left Little,according to the hand with which the Scoot Back wasdone, or outsides go as directed, as in “Scoot and Little,Out on the outside.”Ending Formation: Parallel Waves

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<Anything> Chain ThruStarting Formation: Usually a twin diamond setupDefinition: All do the “anything” call, then the verycenters Trade and the center 4 Cast Off 3/4.Ending Formation: Usually parallel lines

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C1 Notes:44RegroupStarting Formation: Parallel Lines, Waves, or T-boneswith the ends in lines, onlyDefinition:The centers Trade and Roll while the endsQuarter Out, Trade with each other, and “O” Circulateto become the ends of lines facingEnding Formation: Parallel lines end in Facing Lines

Start After CentersTrade andEnds QuarterOut and Trade

After Centers Rolland the Ends “O”Circulate

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Regroup is almost alwaysdone from formations withthe ends facing out. You’ll seewhy if you ever dance it asan end facing in: the bodyflow from the Quarter Out tothe Trade is lousy.

If you’re the center in aRegroup, just think “Tradeand Roll” and breathe a sighof relief.

Formation: Magic ColumnA Magic Column consists of the ends of one columnand the centers of the other column. The dancers act asthough they were in a column together, beginning andending on those four spots.

The gray dancers act as if they’re in the samecolumn and the white dancers act as if they’re inthe same column.

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Note that if the centerdancers are holding righthands, the outside dancersare holding left hands (andvice versa)


C1 Notes:45Magic Column CirculateStarting Formation: Magic ColumnDefinition: Each dancer moves forward along one ofthe circulate paths shown below:Ending Formation: Magic Column

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Hint: follow a back. Thatworks as long as you’re doinga Magic Column Circulatefrom a Magic Column (whichis most of the time at C1).

If an end and a center are facing each other, they passusing the end’s inside shoulder (the center dancer movesfirst). This takes the place of the right-shoulder rule. SoMagic Column Circulate 1-1/2 would end like so:

Start After MagicColumn Circulate

After 1/2 MagicColumnCirculate

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C1 Notes:46

Concept: Magic Column ConceptFrom any column-type formation: Do the call as usual,but if you move from end to center or center to end,follow the Magic Column Circulate path. Note that asingle magic column is neither right- nor left-handed.You must follow the Magic traffic pattern, and performany action using the hand appropriate to your positionat that point in the call. If you leave the circulate path(e.g., in Magic Column Transfer, shown below), justfinish the call as usual.

StartAfter Magic Transferand Nothing

After centers CastOff 3/4 and Extend

The #4 dancers in each Magic Column (dancers 1 and 8) havethe hard part: they have remember to follow the MagicCirculate path as they change from an End to a Center. Butthe #2 dancers in each column (7 and 2) are zipping in frontof them as they follow the #1 dancers (4 and 5) out of theMagic Column, so the #4’s sometimes get a little lost. The#3 dancers (3 and 6) can help by doing their part rock-solidly. They remain a Center, so they don’t have to worryabout the Magic stuff.The Center dancers also have to be sure to establish thecorrect handhold with the outside dancers (whichever handthey did the Cast Off 3/4 with).

In the case of Magic Column Walk and Dodge, the rulesare the same: Those who are doing the Walk follow thecirculate path, and those doing the Dodge (and thusleaving the circulate path) just slide sideways as usual:

Start After Magic ColumnWalk and Dodge

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To me, the Magic Columnconcept encompasses twoideas:

• the first (and the one we’remost likely to use at C1) isto take calls that we’re usedto doing in a regular columnand do them in a MagicColumn: Magic Transfer theColumn, Magic Walk andDodge, etc.

• the second is to do callsfollowing the Magic Circulatepath even if we don’t startin a Magic Column. Thisaffects centers as theybecome ends, and ends asthey become centers. Forexample, consider a MagicPass Thru from a regularEight Chain Thru formation.(Did you get it? It’s the sameas a Cross Trail Thru.) Thisuse of the Magic Columnconcept is not commonlyseen at C1.

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C1 Notes:47

First, did you know thatRecycle (from a Wave) has acompletely differentdefinition in Challengedancing? Yup: Take thedefinition of 2/3 Recycle andadd a Quarter In.

Second, if you actually do aCenters Fold and adjust toa Box and then everybodyBox Counter Rotate, it’s anawkward move. So the partsare blended into onemovement.

Third, there’s a cheatdefinition that’s much easierto recite and dance: Hinge,Box Circulate. Out in the realworld, I’ve found that mostdancers seem to dance thecall this way. But it is acheat!

Fourth, but if you dance thecall this way (and I do), youneed to remember the officialdefinition in case a callercalls a 1/3 Recycle or doessomething else that requiresknowing the official definitionof Recycle.

2/3 RecycleStarting Formation: WaveDefinition: Do the first two parts of Recycle, i.e., CentersFold (and all adjust to a box circulate formation), thenBox Counter Rotate 1/4.Ending Formation: Mini-wave box

Start After CentersFold andAdjust(1/3 Recycle)

After BoxCounterRotate(2/3 Recycle)

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3-2 Acey DeuceyStarting Formation: anywhere there are two groups ofthree that can Triangle Circulate, and a center two thatcan Trade (e.g., twin diamonds, or an hourglass)Definition: The very center two dancers Trade whilethe two triangles Circulate.Ending Formation: Same as Starting

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Twist the LineStarting Formation: From a line, centers facing the sameway, and sexes arranged appropriatelyDefinition: The centers step forward and Partner Tradewhile the ends face, move in, and Star Thru. This is asex dependent call (because of the the Star Thru).Ending Formation: Depends on starting arrangement

Note that this call uses aStar Thru (almost as badfor us as a Slide Thru, butat least we know that wehave to end up facing thesame direction as ourpartner (and we should endup as a normal couple)…soall we have to do is rememberif we’re a boy or a girl).

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Twist and <Anything>Starting Formation: Line, centers facing the same wayDefinition:The centers step forward and Partner Tradewhile the ends face, move in, and do the Anything call,which will involve only the original ends unlessotherwise specified.Ending Formation: Depends on the call

Start After Centers StepAhead and Trade whilethe Ends Quarter In andStep Ahead

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Twist and Touch 1/4

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C1 Notes:49


After the original EndsSplit Square Thru 2

Twist and Split Square Thru 2

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I’ll try to avoid calling Twistand Shout, although I’vealways been tempted…

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Guess what, gang…it’s ourold friend, “finish like a chainreaction.” In fact, you couldremember this call as“Starts like a Relay theDeucey, finishes like a ChainReaction.”

This is a nice, smooth dancingcall. Callers may vary it byasking you to turn the star1/2 or 3/4 or to not turn thestar.

Relay the TopStarting Formation: Parallel Waves or Eight Chain ThruDefinition: All Swing. The centers Arm Turn 3/4 whilethe ends do their part of an Hourglass Circulate. Thecenter 4-hand star Turns 1/4, while the others Trade.The center four dancers in the 6-person wave now CastOff 3/4, while the others Hourglass Circulate.Ending Formation: Parallel Waves

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After Centers Arm Turn3/4 while the EndsHourglass Circulate

After Center Star Turns1/4 while the othersTrade

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Start Lead two startCheckmating while theTrailing two Circulate

CheckoverStarting Formation: ColumnsDefinition: #1 and #2 dancers Checkmate while dancers#3 and #4 Circulate, Cast Off 3/4, Slither, and AsCouples Extend.Ending Formation: Parallel Two-Faced Lines

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You learned this call at A2,but it was limited to Waves.Now we can do it from anyline of 4 dancers, no matterwhich way they’re facing.

Switch the LineStarting Formation: General LineDefinition: Centers Run, while the ends Cross Run. Incases where dancers would collide, those doing theCross Run move outside of those doing the Run;otherwise, all the usual shoulder passing rules apply.Ending Formation: General Line

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C1 Notes:51Flip BackStarting Formation: WaveDefinition: Flip The Line 1/2, then Scoot Back. Thiscall cannot be fractionalized.Ending Formation: Mini-wave Box

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New Call: Follow ThruStarting Formation: box circulate, T-bone, or singlequarter tagDefinition: All 1/2 Scoot Back.Ending Formation: Two-Faced Line, Diamond, or Wave

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Remember, the Trailers’ partin a Scoot Back is to Extendand Arm Turn 1/2. So inFollow Thru, the Trailers’ partis to Extend and Arm Turn1/4. In a Quarter Tag set-up,everyone is a Trailer.

The Leaders’ part in a ScootBack is to Box Circulate. Soin a Follow Thru, the Leadersdo a 1/2 Box Circulate.

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C1 Notes:52Concept: ConcentricStarting Formation: Any appropriate (half the dancersmust be centers and half must be outsides)Definition: The centers do the call in their group, whilethe outsides work with each other and do the call aroundthe outside. The following diagrams show who workswith whom on a Concentric call:

This is probably the mostcomplex C1 concept. Butdon’t let that scareyou…half the time, you’ll bein the center and you won’teven have to worry about it(except to avoid gettingmixed up with those poorbeleaguered ends).

Okay, outside dancers:everybody agrees you havethe hard part. First, you haveto figure out who you’reworking with. That’s usuallyfairly obvious. Then you haveto do the call. You’ve hadpractice doing calls withdancers who are notadjacent (rememberBlocks?) so that’s not toobad. Then you have to figureout where to end up. That’swhere things getcomplicated, and you’llactually need to memorizesome rules. Aaargh!!

The last two formations shown are really the same; theone on the left is used if the caller only says“Concentric...” or the Concentric call doesn’t start indiamonds. The one on the right is used when the callersays “Concentric Diamond, ...” or when the Concentriccall can only be done from diamonds (e.g., ConcentricDiamond Circulate).


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This is the Lines-to-Lines,Columns-to-Columns rule.It applies only when the callbeing done concentricallyboth starts and ends in a2x2 box.

Note that the overallformation may not beparallel lines or columnsbecause the Centers may beT-Boned to the Ends.Start

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If the Concentric call is being done from general linesor general columns, and the call starts and ends in a2x2 box (e.g., Concentric Star Thru), the following ruleapplies: If the ends begin as though in columns, theyfinish as though in columns; if they begin in lines, theyfinish in lines. e.g., Concentric Star Thru:

Here the endsare in columns

So they muststay incolumns

Here theends are inlines

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Here theends are inlines, eventhough thecenters arein columns

So the endsmust adjustso that theyremain inlines.

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This is the “change the longaxis” rule. It applies only whena call starts from somethingother than a 2x2 (like a tidalwave, for example) and endsin a 2x2 box.

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Concentric, cont.If the Concentric call ends in a 2x2 box but startselsewhere (e.g., Concentric Recycle from a tidal wave),the following rule applies: The outside dancers adjustso that the long axis of the ending formation is at rightangles to the long axis of the starting formation.

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Concentric Recycle

Concentric Single Hinge

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This might feel morenatural, but it’swrong because thelong axis hasn’tchanged!

Concentric Reverse Explode

This might feel morenatural, but it’swrong because thelong axis hasn’tchanged!

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Joe Uebelacker has anotherrule when going from a tidalset-up to a 2x2. First, henotes that after changingto a 2x2, the dancers caneither be in lines or columns.Then he gives a rule todetermine whether youshould be in a line or acolumn:

Before starting the call, notewhether you’re facing a headwall or a side wall. If you’refacing the same kind of wallwhen you finish the call, youshould be in a column-typeof formation. If you’re facinga different kind of wall, youshould be in a line-type offormation.

This actually gives the sameresult as the “change thelong axis” rule, but it may bea little more concrete forsome people.

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The hardest problem I havewith this call is rememberingwhich way to promenade.Promenades are counter-clockwise, which means youhave your left shouldertowards the center of thesquare.

Wheel and <Anything>Starting Formation: Any formation with exactly twocouples as outsides and facing outDefinition: The outside couples As Couples Promenade1/4 and As Couples Face In, while the other dancersdo the “anything” call.Ending Formation: Depends on starting formation

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Reverse Wheel and <Anything>Starting Formation: Any formation with exactly twocouples as outsides and facing outDefinition: The outside couples As Couples Wrong-way Promenade 1/4 and As Couples Face In, while theother dancers do the “anything” call.Ending Formation: Depends on starting formation

Once again, the issue iswhich way do those outsidedancers go. I usuallyremember it by “Reversestarts with ‘R’ which standsfor Right, which means putyour right shoulder towardsthe center of the square.”

Or you can always look tosee which way the othercouples are going (but theymight be relying on you…).Start

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C1 Notes56

Move up to the next dancerto join the opposite hand.Cross By changes a Right-handed setup to a Left-handed one (and vice-versa,of course).

Vic Ceder gives an alternatedefinition as “As onemovement, Slip the Clutchand Spread.”

Remember that endsbecome centers and centersbecome ends.

Cross ByStarting Formation: Thar, Wrong-way Thar, or ParallelWavesDefinition: Do 1/2 a Circulate, Sashaying as you go,and joining opposite hands from initial handhold.Ending Formation: Wrong-way Thar, Thar, or Wave

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POOF! That’s the soundeffect for Make Magic. Also,the dancers who are movingusually point at each other.

Center dancers who aredoing the diagonal pull byusually just do a diagonalpass thru and don’t usetheir hands.

Make MagicStarting Formation: General ColumnsDefinition: Any center and outside dancers who arefacing each other do a Pass Thru, as any center who isfacing in, does a pull by with the diagonally oppositedancer, using outside hands. If all four centers are facingin, they Cross Trail Thru.Ending Formation: General Columns

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This is a pretty obviouscombination of ScatterScoot and Scoot Chain Thru.In fact, it’s so obvious, I’mnot even going to do adiagram.

Scatter Scoot Chain ThruStarting Formation: Parallel WavesDefinition: The leads All Eight Circulate while thetrailers Scoot Chain Thru.Ending Formation: Parallel Waves

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My problem on this one isturning to promenadedirection: remember to stickthat left shoulder towardsthe center

RotateStarting Formation: Static Square, or a Static Squarewith some couples facing out (e.g., after Heads PassThru)Definition: Working As Couples, the designated outsidedancers turn 1/4 in place to face promenade directionand Counter Rotate the designated fraction (or 1/4, ifnone is specified) around the outside of the square,while the other dancers step forward into the middle.This is a restricted definition, covering only the startingformation permitted at C-1.

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Reverse RotateStarting Formation: Static Square, or a Static Squarewith some couples facing out (e.g., after Heads PassThru)Definition: Working As Couples, the designated outsidedancers turn 1/4 in place to face reverse promenadedirection and Counter Rotate the designated fraction(or 1/4, if none is specified) around the outside of thesquare, while the other dancers step forward into themiddle.

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C1 Notes:58Single RotateStarting Formation: Same as RotateDefinition: Working individually, the designatedoutside dancers turn 1/4 in place to face promenadedirection and Counter Rotate the designated fraction(or 1/4, if none is specified) around the outside of thesquare, while the other dancers step forward into themiddle.

Reverse Single RotateStarting Formation: Same as RotateDefinition: Working individually, the designatedoutside dancers turn 1/4 in place to face reversepromenade direction and Counter Rotate the designatedfraction (or 1/4, if none is specified) around the outsideof the square, while the other dancers step forward intothe middle.

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1) Single or not. Remember,the default is to do it ascouples unless you hear theword “single”. However, SingleRotate is more commonlycalled, so be careful that youdon’t automatically do asingle when you hear Rotate.

2) Reverse or not. Which waydo I go? Use whichever worksfor you: Promenade orReverse Promenade, or Leftor Right shoulders towardsthe center.

3) How far. The default is1/4, but listen for a differentfraction.


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Now you can think about theA2 call Spin the Windmill asa “Swing and Slip theWindmill”.

There’s nothing really trickyabout this call except theCast Off 3/4 can be eitheran Arm Turn 3/4 or a PushCast.

<Anything> the WindmillStarting Formation: VariousDefinition: The centers (or everyone, if the call is an 8-person call) do the “Anything” call. Then the centersCast Off 3/4 while the ends face as directed andCirculate twice (or as directed).Ending Formation: Various

Start After Centers Switchthe Wave while theEnds 1/4 In

After Centers CastOff 3/4 while theEnds Circulate twice

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Vic Ceder would allow ReverseExplode from Inverted Linesat C1, even thought theCALLERLAB definitionseems to limit the call toWaves only.

Reverse ExplodeStarting Formation: WaveDefinition: From a wave: All Step Thru and QuarterOut. From a line with the ends facing the same way [AtC-1, this call is used from waves only.]: The ends stepforward, everybody does a Quarter Out and the originalcenters Extend to stand beside the original ends.Ending Formation: Couples Back to Back

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C1 Notes:60

The out-facers do a normalFollow Your Neighbor. The in-facers do a Follow YourNeighbor using the outsidehand.

Cross Your NeighborStarting Formation: Mini-wave box or applicable T-Bone 2x2Definition: Those facing in Cross Extend and Cast Off3/4, while those facing out Fold and Roll.Ending Formation: From Mini-wave box: 2-Faced Line.

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WeaveStarting Formation: Mini-wave Box, single Eight ChainThru, Single Trade By.Definition: From box circulate: The leads do 1/2 a BoxCirculate while the trailers Cross Extend and Hinge.From single eight chain thru: All Pass Thru, and theends Quarter Right while the centers Left Touch 1/4(this is like Touch and Weave). From single trade by:The ends Quarter Right while the centers Left Touch1/4.Ending Formation: Wave

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Both Cross and Turn and ReverseCross and Turn use a Right PullBy. No wonder most dancersforget the Pull By all togetherand do a diagonal Pass Thru whilepointing at each other andshouting “Bang!”

Reverse Cross and TurnStarting Formation: Facing CouplesDefinition: The belles Right Pull By with each other asthe beaus U-Turn Back (turning toward the belles).Ending Formation: Couples Back-to-Back

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I think Chain Reaction wasdesigned to torture C1 dancers.You’re comfortable dancing itfrom one formation and now it’sno longer a “comfort” call—it’sone where you have to danceprecisely and pay strict attentionto the definition.

Teamwork is important on thiscall. If you’re the outside dancerwho is not involved in the firstPass Thru, don’t move untilsomeone shows up next to youfor the Hinge. Many breakdownsare caused by that outsidedancer moving too soon and

Old Call: Chain ReactionStarting Formation: Generalized Quarter TagDefinition: The very centers Pass Thru with the dancersthey are facing, while the ends of the center line/wavePromenade 1/4 around the outside of the set. Theoriginal very centers and the dancers they are next toHinge. The centers star (or Diamond Circulate) onespot, while the outsides Trade. Those who meet nowCast Off 3/4, while the others move up (as in HourglassCirculate) to become the ends of parallel waves.Ending Formation: Parallel Waves/Lines

By now, you should be alert tothose “flexible” calls that indicatea call that can be done frommany different formations:

Hinge: can be an Arm Turn 1/4 ora Partner HingeTrade: can be an Arm Turn 1/2 ora Partner TradeCast Off 3/4: Can be an ArmTurn 3/4 or a Push Cast.

In addition, “turning the star” atC1 can also mean a facingdiamond circulate.

Note that Chain Reactioncontains all four of these calls,so be prepared for lots o’ variety.

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After the original verycenters and the dancersthey are next to Hinge

After the centers star 1/4while the outsides Trade(Notice that it’s a partnertrade)

After those who meet Cast Off 3/4while the others move up (as inHourglass Circulate) (Notice thatit’s a push cast 3/4)

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C1 Notes:62Wheel Fan ThruStarting Formation: Facing CouplesDefinition: Start a Wheel Thru, but as the the beausmeet, they Trade (by the right) and then all finish theWheel Thru.Ending Formation: Couples Back-to-Back

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You can think about this callas a Wheel Thru but thosemoving through the centerdo an Arm Turn with eachother.

Another way to think aboutit is the Belles do a regularWheel Thru while the BeausExtend, Arm Turn 3/4 andExtendLeft Wheel Fan Thru

Starting Formation: Facing CouplesDefinition: Start a Left Wheel Thru, but as the the bellesmeet, they Trade (by the left) and then all finish the LeftWheel Thru.Ending Formation: Couples Back-to-Back

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Concept: SiameseStarting Formation: Any composed of 2 tandems and2 couplesDefinition: Same as “In Tandem or As Couples:” Thosewho are in the tandems work in tandem, and those inthe couples work as couples, and everyone does the 2- or 4-dancer call specified.Ending Formation: Various

The only tricky part aboutthe Siamese concept isquickly identifying theCouples and the Tandems,particularly in a formationlike this:

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The centers are theTandems and the outsidesare the Couples. Butdancers 2 and 7 will oftenthink that they’re in tandemwith Dancers 4 and 5.Start

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Note that Split Dixie Styleto a Wave doesn’tnecessarily end in a wave.You could be in Columns orParallel Waves.

Concept: Split <Any Square Thru Type ofCall>Starting Formation: T-BoneDefinition: Those facing do the first part of the 4-personcall, face the others if necessary, and finish the call asusual.

Split Dixie DiamondStarting Formation: 2 Appropriate T-Bones.Definition: Those facing Right Pull By and Quarter In,then all Left Touch 1/4 to form parallel waves. Nowthe new centers Hinge, while the ends U-Turn Back.Ending Formation: Diamonds

Start After Right PullBy and turn 1/4to face

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Split Dixie Style to a WaveStarting Formation: T-Bone.Definition: Those facing Right Pull By and Quarter In,then all Left Touch 1/4.Ending Formation: L-H Mini-Box

Split Square Chain the TopStarting Formation: 2 Appropriate T-Bones.Definition: Those facing Right Pull By and Quarter In,then all step to a L-H wave, Spin the Top, Left TurnThru.Ending Formation: Back to Back Couples

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The sound effect for TripleCross is “Bang, Bang, Bang!”

Triple CrossStarting Formation: 1/4 Box or Mini-Wave ColumnsDefinition: Six dancers on the diagonal Pull By withoutside hands.Ending Formation: 1/4 Box: Mini-Wave Columns. Mini-Wave Columns: 3/4 Box

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At C1, don’t expect to hear“Don’t Spread!” after aFollow Your Neighbor orGrand Follow Your Neighbor.At this point, you shouldn’tSpread unless the callertells you to.

In a Jaywalk, you can befacing directly (like with aPass Thru), on the diagonal,or with a 90 degreedifference. Always pass rightshoulders. Move to thefootprints of the danceryou’re working with and facethe opposite of thatdancer’s original facingdirection.

Point (or at least make eyecontact) with the danceryou’re Jaywalking with (youdon’t want to Jaywalk withsomeone who’s notJaywalking with you!)

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Grand Follow Your NeighborStarting Formation: ColumnsDefinition:The #1 dancer in each column does theleads’ part of Follow Your Neighbor (“Fold and Roll”).The #2, 3, and 4 dancers do the trailers’ part of FollowYour Neighbor (Extend and Cast Off 3/4).Ending Formation: Tidal Wave

Start After the #1 dancersRoll and the othersCast Off 3/4

JaywalkStarting Formation: VariousDefinition:Like a Pass Thru, except the dancers don'thave to be facing directly. Each dancer finishes on theother dancer’s starting spot, facing opposite the waythat dancer was facing.Ending Formation: Various

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An important feature of thiscall is that the inactivedancers don’t move. This isnot a 1/2 zoom.

Cast BackStarting Formation: Any formation with definite leads,who must not be facing directly toward or away fromthe flagpole centerDefinition: Starting in a tandem, the lead dancer alwaysdoes the call; elsewhere, the caller must designate adancer. The designated dancer Peel Off and step forwardto stand beside the other dancer. The other dancer doesnot move. This call cannot be fractionalized.Ending Formation: Varies

Cross Cast BackStarting Formation: A 2x2 with one couple facing outDefinition: Starting in tandem couples, the lead dancersalways do the call; elsewhere, the dancers must bedesignated. The designated dancers Trail Off and stepforward to stand beside the other dancers. The othersdon't move. This call cannot be fractionalized.Ending Formation: Varies

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You’re already used to doingthis call; it’s part of The Axle.

And, as with The Axle, somedancers want to pass rightshoulders and others wantto pass left shoulders. Leftis correct, but I wouldn’tbreak down a square forcinganother dancer to do it“right”.

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Step and FlipStarting Formation: LinesDefinition: Centers Step Ahead as the Ends Run intothe adjacent Center position.Ending Formation: Varies

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This call is similar to Stepand Fold. Vic Ceder pointsout that in this call, theFlippers always end upholding hands with eachother. From a wave, Step andFold results in a Mini-wavebox, while Step and Flip endsin a Z.

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Start After DixieStyle to a Wave

Dixie SashayStarting Formation: Facing Couples or facing TandemsDefinition: As a single smooth motion, Dixie Style toA Wave and Slither, to form a 2-faced line. This callcannot be fractionalized.Ending Formation: L-H 2-Faced Line

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Since you can do a Split DixieStyle to a Wave, you mightguess that you can also doa Split Dixie Sashay. You’reright; you can.

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<Anything> to a WaveStarting Formation: Any appropriate for the <AnythingCall>Definition: The “Anything” call must have as its finalaction, the dancers stepping from a wave into couplesback to back. Do all of the “Anything” call, except forthat final step forward—i.e., hold onto the final wave,ending there. For example, in Square Chain Thru to awave, the dancers would do all of the call except forstepping forward on the final Turn Thru.Ending Formation: Wave

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2/3 Recycle, 503-2 Acey Deucey, 50Ah So, 10All 8 Recycle, 18Alter the Wave, 15<Anything> Chain Thru, 46< Anything> the Windmill, 62<Anything> To A Wave, 69Beau/Belle Identifier, 5Block Formation, 5Box/Split Recycle, 30Butterfly Circulate, 25Butterfly Formation, 25Cast Back / Cross Cast Back, 68Chain Reaction, 64Chase Your Neighbor, 24Checkover, 53Circle By m By anything, 18Circle By m By n, 18Concentric Concept, 55Counter Rotate, 19Cross and Turn, 36Cross By, 59Cross Chain and Roll, 43Cross Chain Thru, 16Cross Roll to a Wave/Line, 20Cross Your Neighbor, 63Cut the Interlocked Diamond, 10Dixie Diamond, 22Dixie Sashay, 69Flip Back, 54Flip the Interlocked Diamond, 9Flip the Line, 20Follow Thru, 54Galaxy Circulate, 3Galaxy Formation, 3Grand Follow Your Neighbor, 67

Interlocked Diamond Circulate,8

Interlocked Diamond Formation,8

Jay Walk, 67Left Shakedown, 12Left Wheel Fan Thru, 65Linear Action, 32Little, 45Magic Column Circulate, 48Magic Column Concept, 49Magic Column Formation, 47Make Magic, 59O Circulate, 26O Formation, 26Pass the Axle, 11Percolate, 17Phantom Concept, 23Plenty, 21Ramble, 4Regroup, 47Relay the Shadow, 38Relay the Top, 52Reverse Cross and Turn, 64Reverse Explode, 62Reverse Rotate, 60Reverse Single Rotate, 61Reverse Wheel and <Anything>,

58Rotary Spin, 29Rotate, 60Scatter Scoot, 33Scatter Scoot Chain Thru, 59Scoot and Little, 46Scoot and Plenty, 22Scoot and Ramble, 4Shakedown, 12

Siamese, 65Single Rotate, 61Split Dixie Diamond, 66Split Dixie Style to a Wave, 66Split Square Chain The Top, 66Square Chain the Top, 28Square the Bases, 3Squeeze, 11Squeeze the Butterfly, 27Squeeze the Hourglass/Galaxy,

12Squeeze the O, 27Step and Flip, 69Step and Fold, 15Stretch Concept, 40Swing and Circle, 37Swing the Fractions, 39Switch the Line, 53Switch to an Interlocked

Diamond, 33T-Bone Concept, 31Tag Back to a Wave, 4Tally Ho, 42Tandem Concept, 34Triangle Circulate, 36Triangle Formation /

Identification, 35Triple Box Formation, 13Triple Cross, 67Twist and Anything, 51Twist the Line, 51Vertical Tag, 44Weave, 63Wheel and <Anything>, 58Wheel Fan Thru, 65Zing, 37

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