LEFT-HANDED
WAVE
FORMATIONS
******* Mainstream Calls ******* U-TURN BACK CHAIN DOWN THE LINE MEN U-TURN BACK LADIES RUN CENTERS CROSS- RUN DIXIE STYLE TO A WAVE ******* Plus Calls ******* ANYTHING & SPREAD EXPLODE FOLLOW YOUR NEIGHBOR TRADE THE WAVE **************
12.1 CALLS THAT HAVE LEFT-HANDED WAVES The LEFT HAND WAVE calls given in this section are unavoidable. Left hand calls in general require the caller and dancer to learn the abstract definition of a call as it is done from different formations. Many dancers may be incapable or unwilling to learn the definitions, which would in turn limit the wide acceptance of square dancing. It is assumed in this course that the students, both callers and dancers, will only be required to learn (reflexively respond to) a pattern corresponding to a particular call. There are 2 variations of the LEFT-HAND WAVE. One has MAN dancers on the end. The other has LADY dancers on the end. The main concerns in this section are: 1) When does the LEFT HAND WAVE occur? 2) How does the caller get back to a right hand formation as quickly as possible? Figure 12-1. A left-hand WAVE with MAN dancers on the end. Figure 12-2. A left-hand WAVE with LADY dancers on the end. NOTE: Many of the right-hand wave calls previously described can be done from a left-handed formaton, such as STEP TO A LEFT-HAND WAVE. Descriptions of these calls are not duplicated here. 12.1.1 U-TURN BACK
Figure 12-3. U-TURN BACK from a WAVE to form a LEFT-HANDED WAVE. 12.1.2 MEN U-TURN BACK
Figure 12-4. ENDS U-TURN BACK from a LINE to form a WAVE. 12.1.3 LADIES RUN
Figure 12-5. LADIESMEN RUN. 12.1.2 TRADE THE WAVE
Figure 12-6. TRADE THE WAVE. 12.1.3 CENTERS CROSS-RUN
Figure 12-7. CENTERS CROSS-RUN. 12.1.4 DIXIE STYLE TO A WAVE
Figure 12-8. DIXIE STYLE TO A WAVE. 12.1.5 FOLLOW YOUR NEIGHBOR
Figure 12-9. FOLLOWY YOUR NEIGHBOR. 12.1.6 AND SPREAD
Figure 12-10. FOLLOWY YOUR NEIGHBOR AND SPREAD. 12.1.6 EXPLODE AND Figure 12-11. EXPLODE 12.1.6 CHAIN DOWN THE LINE
Figure 12-12 CHAIN DOWN THE LINE 12.2 SUMMARY of some LEFT-HANDED calls · U-TURN BACK (015) . MEN U-TURN BACK (015) . CHAIN DOWN THE LINE (018) . LADIES RUN (041) · CENTER CROSS- RUN (041) · DIXIE STYLE TO A WAVE (064) · ANYTHING & SPREAD (072) EXPLODE AND (080) · FOLLOW YOUR NEIGHBOR (085) · TRADE THE WAVE (100) CALLER’S NOTE: When the calls DIXIE STYLE TO A WAVE and FOLLOW YOUR NEIGHBOR are called such that left-handed waves are formed, it would be wise to soon restore right-handed waves by calling either one of these calls again, or by calling calls like AND SPREAD, LADIES RUN, TRADE THE WAVE, or CENTERS CROSS-RUN. 12.3 PRACTICE CALL SEQUENCES MUSIC FOR TYRING THE EXERCISES 12.3.1 EXERCISE 12.1 – FOLLOW YOUR NEIGHBOR AND SPREAD · SQUARE YOUR SET · TOUCH A QUARTER · CIRCULATE · FOLLOW YOUR NEIGHBOR · & SPREAD · BEAUS RUN · WHEEL & DEAL (home) 12.3.2 EXERCISE 12.2 – FOLLOW YOUR NEIGNBOR, TRADE THE WAVE · SQUARE YOUR SET · TOUCH A QUARTER · CIRCULATE · FOLLOW YOUR NEIGHBOR · TRADE THE WAVE · BELLES U-TURN BACK · WHEEL & DEAL (home) 12.3.3 EXERCISE 12.3 – DIXIE STYLE TO A WAVE · SQUARE YOUR SET · DIXIE STYLE TO A WAVE · CENTERS CROSS RUN · LINEAR CYCLE (home) |
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