CALLS FROM WEEK 7

The definitions of the calls are taken from this web site: www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~noriks/ENGLISH/514000BSe.html If you have a computer, you may enjoy the animated clear demonstrations of each call.

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

LEAD RIGHT/ LEFT: Directed couple(s) take a step forward, and as a unit turn to the right (or left) 90｡ and move forward.

ROLL AWAY WITH A HALF SASHAY: This figure starts with the lady on the gent's left. With the lady's right hand holding the gent's left hand, she turns to her right and stands facing the gent. At the same time, he slides to his left to meet her. The gent then takes the lady's left hand in his right hand, and slides again to his left. The lady now turns away from the gent, moving to his right. At the end of the figure, the lady and gent have exchanged places.

RUN FAMILY: GENERAL RULE: The directed (active) dancer moves forward in a semi-circle (180｡) around an adjacent (inactive) dancer to end in the adjacent dancer's starting position. Meanwhile, the inactive dancer, who may be facing in any direction, adjusts by stepping (without changing facing direction) into the vacated starting position of the active dancer. The active dancer doing the run has reversed his original facing direction. If the direction to run is not specified (right or left) and if the active dancer has an inactive dancer on each side, then centers run around ends and ends run around centers. Runs from an alamo circle are to the right unless otherwise directed.

(a) BOYS RUN, (b) GIRLS RUN, (c) ENDS RUN, (d) CENTERS RUN: The directed (active) dancers run around the inactive dancers using the general rule.

(e) CROSS RUN: Starting formation -line, two-faced line, or wave. Each of the two directed (active) dancers, who must both be either centers or ends, run into the spot vacated by the farthest inactive dancer. If the inactive dancers are centers, they sidestep to become ends; if they are ends, they sidestep to become centers. When the active dancers are both facing the same direction, they move forward in a semi-circle, pass each other and then run into the vacated spot on the far side.

ALAMO STYLE WAVE: A formation of an even number of dancers in a circle holding adjacent hands and with each dancer facing in an opposite direction to that of the adjoining danceers.

BALANCE: Step forward touch, step back touch.

GENTS OR LADIES BACKTRACK: The dancer does a U turn back by stepping out and turning away from partner or the center of the set.