Calls - Week 14

The definitions of the calls are taken from this web site. . If you have a computer, you may enjoy the animated clear demonstrations of each call, illustrated on this page.

Each week a couple of new calls will be added. Referring to these weekly sheets may help to clarify the calls for you.

Dixie Style to an Ocean Wave

From Facing Couples: The right hand dancer steps forward andto the left to become the lead dancer in a tandem. Lead dancers join righthands 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.

Spin Chain Thru

From 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.

Tag the Line

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.

Scoot Back

From Box: 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.

Recycle (waves 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.