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Starting formation -
facing couples or facing tandems. From facing couples, the right hand
dancer steps forward and to the left to become the lead dancer in a
tandem. Lead dancers join right hands and pull by. Moving to the other
trailing dancer, each extends a left hand and touches to a left hand mini
wave and turns one quarter (90). New center dancers join right hands and
form a left hand ocean wave. Styling: Lead dancers initially pulling by in the center should use handshake hold as in right and left grand. When forming mini waves with trailing dancers, dancers must adjust to the right, using hands-up position and same styling as in swing thru. Timing: SS, heads or sides to the wave, 6; all 4 couples to the wave, 8. |
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Starting formation -
parallel waves. Each end and the adjacent center dancer turn one half
(180). The new centers of each ocean wave turn three quarters (270) to
make a new ocean wave across the set. The two centers of this wave turn
one half (180) to reform the wave across the set. The two outside pairs of
dancers of the center wave now turn three quarters (270) to join the
waiting ends and form parallel ocean waves. Styling: Hands up as in swing thru. It is important that the waiting ends remain in static position with hands ready to assume appropriate position for the next call. Timing: Box, 16. |
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(a) TAG THE
LINE Starting formation - any line with an even number of dancers. FULL: Each dancer turns to face the center of the line. Taking a short side step to the left, each dancer walks forward passing right shoulders with oncoming dancers until he has walked past all of the dancers from the other half of the line. The call may be followed by any one of the directions In, Out, Right or Left. When this happens, dancers turn in place one quarter (90) in the direction indicated. Styling: Arms in natural dance position, hands ready to assume appropriate position for the next call. A flowing type of movement can be achieved by taking a slight step forward before turning toward the center of the line, thus avoiding the abrupt military type pivot. Timing: Facing lines with pass thru, tag the line full, 8 steps. Two-faced line tag the line full, 6 steps, |
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Starting formation -
any line with an even number of dancers. Like tag the line, except the
dancers stop walking forward when the original center from each side of
the line meets the original end from the other side. If started from a
four person line, the ending is a right hand box circulate formation; from
longer lines the ending is a right hand column formation. Styling: Arms in natural dance position, hands ready to assume appropriate position for the next call. A flowing type of movement can be achieved by taking a slight step forward before turning toward the center of the line, thus avoiding the abrupt military type pivot. Timing: Facing lines with pass thru, 6 steps: two-faced line 4 steps. |
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Starting formation -
box circulate or quarter tag. From box circulate, dancers facing in step
straight forward to join adjacent forearms, turn half (180) and step
forward to end in the position vacated by the dancer who was facing out.
Meanwhile, each dancer facing out runs into the position vacated by the
dancer who is doing the forearm turn. When done from right hand boxes, the
dancers facing in turn by the right and the dancers facing out run right.
When done from left hand boxes, the dancers facing in turn by the left and
the dancers facing out run left. Finishes in a box circulate
formation. From quarter tag, dancers step ahead, join forearms (right if center wave was right handed or left if center wave was left handed), turn half (180) and step straight forward. Those returning to the center step to a wave (using same hands as original wave); the others finish as a couple facing out. Ending formation is a 3/4 tag. Styling: Similar to that of turn thru and fold. Timing: 6 steps. |
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A hinge is a half of
a trade. Any two adjacent couples or dancers who can trade can also
hinge. (a) COUPLES HINGE Starting formation - line or two-faced line. Working as a unit, each couple does half of a couples trade to end in a two-faced line at right angles to the original line. (b) SINGLE HINGE Starting formation - mini wave. Dancers do half of a trade with each other to end in a mini wave at right angles to the original mini wave. Styling: Couples use couple handhold and styling similar to wheel and deal. Single hinge use hands up position. Timing: Couples hinge, 3 steps; single hinge, 2 steps. |
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Starting formation -
ocean wave only. The ends of the wave cross fold as the centers of the
wave fold in behind the ends and follow them around, then face in to end
as two facing couples. Styling: All dancers, arms in natural dance position, hands ready to adjust for next call as quickly as possible. Timing: 4 steps. |
| Basic Program | |
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| LIST NO.1 (BASIC) | 1. Dancer Naming 2. Circle Left/Circle Right 3. Fowerd & Back 4. Do Sa Do/Dosado to a Wave 5. Swing 6. Promenade/Single File Promenade |
| LIST NO.2 (BASIC) | 7. Allemande Left 8. Arm Turns 9. Right and Left Grand Family 10. Left-Hand Star/Right-Hand Star 11. Pass Thru |
| LIST NO.3 (BASIC) | 12. Split Two 13. Half Sashay Family 14. Turn Back Family 15. Separete Around 1 or 2 16. Courtesy Turn 17. Ladies Chain Family |
| LIST NO.4 (BASIC) | 18. Do Pa So 19. Lead Right 20. Right And Left Thru 21. Grand Square 22. Star Thru 23. Circle to a Line |
| LIST NO.5 (BASIC) | 24. Bend the Line 25. All Around The Corner 26. See Saw 27. Square Thru ( 1,2,3,4 )/Left Square thru ( 1,2,3,4 ) 28. California Twirl 29. Dive Thru |
| LIST NO.6 (BASIC) | 30. Wheel Around 31. Thar Family 32. Shoot the Star/Shoot the Star Full Around 33. Slip the Clutch 34. Box the Gnat 35. Ocean Wave Family |
| LIST NO.7 (BASIC) | 36. Alamo Ring Formation 37. Pass The Ocean 38. Extend ( from 1/4 tag only ) 39. Swing Thru/Left Swing Thru 40. Run/Cross Run 41. Trade Family |
| LIST NO.8 (BASIC) | 42. Wheel And Deal 43. Double Pass Thru 44. First Go Left/Right Next Go Left/Right 45. Zoom 46. Fluteter Wheel/Revers Flutter Wheel 47. Sweep a Quarter |
| LIST NO.9 (BASIC) | 48. Veer Left/Veer Right 49. Trade By 50. Touch 1/4 51. Circulate Famly 52. Ferris Wheel |
| Mainstream Program | |
| LIST NO.10 (MS) | 53. Cloverleaf 54. Turn Thru 55. Eight Chain Thru 56. Pass to the Center 57. Spin the Top |
| LIST NO.11 (MS) | 58. Centers In 59. Cast Off 3/4 60. Walk & Dodge 61. Slide Thru 62. Fold/Cross Fold |
| LIST NO.12 (MS) | 63. Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave 64. Spin Chain Thru 65. Tag the Line 66. Half Tag 67. Scoot Back 68. Single Hinge/Couples Hinge 69. Recycle ( from a wave only ) |
| Plus Program | |
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