| BASIC MOVEMENT LIST NO.2 | |
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| 7. Allemande Family a. Allemande Left b. Left Arm Turn c. Right Arm Turn |
8. Arm Turns |
| 9. Right and Left Grand Family a. Right & Left Grand. b. Weave the Ring c. Wrong Way Grand |
10. Star Family a. Left Hand Star b. Right Hand Star |
| 11. Pass Thru | NEXT PAGE |
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Starting formation -
any position where dancers can conveniently turn 90E or less to face their
corner. (a) ALLEMANDE LEFT: Dancers face their corners and turn by the left forearm. Releasing armholds and stepping forward, each dancer ends facing his partner. (b) LEFT ARM TURN: Starting formation - facing dancers. Dancers join left forearms and walk forward around each other the distance specified; e.g. half (180), three quarters (270E), full (360E), etc. (c) RIGHT ARM TURN: Like left arm turn except dancers turn with the right forearm. Styling: The arms are held past the wrist but not past the elbow joint. Each dancer places his hand on the inside of the arm of the person with whom he is to work. The fingers and thumb are held in close. The center of the turn will be at the joined arms, so, while turning, each dancer is moving equally around the other. Timing: Full around, 8; three quarters, 6; one half, 4; one quarter, 2. |
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LEFT ARM
TURN Starting formation - facing dancers. Dancers join left forearms and walk forward around each other the distance specified; e.g. half (180), three quarters (270), full (360), etc. RIGHT ARM TURN Like left arm turn except dancers turn with the right forearm. Styling: The arms are held past the wrist but not past the elbow joint. Each dancer places his hand on the inside of the arm of the person with whom he is to work. The fingers and thumb are held in close. The center of the turn will be at the joined arms, so, while turning, each dancer is moving equally around the other. Timing: Full around, 8; three quarters, 6; one half, 4; one quarter, 2. |
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Starting formation - square or
circle or any position where dancers may conveniently turn 90 or less (if
necessary) to face opposite sex, men facing counterclockwise, ladies
clockwise. (a) RIGHT AND LEFT GRAND If necessary, dancers turn 90 or less to face opposite sex (men counter-clockwise, ladies clockwise) join right hands, if not already joined, and pull by. Each moves ahead, around the circle, and gives the left hand to the next, a right to the next and a left to the next until each dancer meets the person with whom he started. (b) WEAVE THE RING A right and left grand without touching hands. (c) WRONG WAY GRAND Like right and left grand, but men move clockwise and ladies move counterclockwise. Styling: In the right and left grand for all dancers, hands are involved with alternating pull-by movements, no twirls. Arms should be held in natural dance position and the handhold position should be released as dancers pass each other. Men particularly should stand tall and resist the temptation to lean over and stretch out their hand to the next person. Just a comfortable extension of the arm and hand is all that is necessary. In the weave the ring, ladies will work their skirt with both hands as they move around the square, not exaggerated but with both hands on skirt. Men hold hands in natural dance position. The motion is one with the circle not too large and with the dancers leading with their right shoulder as they pass the dancer on the right, then with the left shoulder as they pass the dancer on the left. Brief eye contact should be made as they meet each dancer. Timing: Until you meet your partner on the other side, 10 steps. |
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(a) LEFT HAND STAR,
(b) RIGHT HAND STAR. Starting formation - facing dancers, facing couples, square, circle. (a) LEFT HAND STAR, (b) RIGHT HAND STAR. The directed dancers step forward and extend designated hands to form a left or right hand star. Dancers turn the star by walking forward in a circle around the center of the star. Turning distance of the star may be specified in fractions of one quarter, one half, three quarters, or a complete revolution. Styling: In a forward moving star inside hands should be joined in a "palm star" position (hands of those making the star at about average eye level - palms touching), arms bent at elbow. Men's outside arms in natural dance position, ladies' outside hands work skirt. Timing: 4 people, full around, 8; three quarters, 6; one half, 4; one quarter, 2. 8 people, full around, 16; three quarters, 12; one half, 8; one quarter, 4. |
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Starting formation -
facing dancers. Dancers move forward, passing right shoulders with each
other. Each ends in the other's starting position but neither dancer
changes facing direction. Styling: Man's right shoulder slightly forward as right shoulders pass. Arms in natural dance position. Ladies work skirts with hands, right hand leading as right shoulders pass. Timing: From a static square (SS), heads or sides passing thru across the set, 4; Box, 2. |
| 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 ) |
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