CALLS FROM WEEK 8

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.

SINGLE FILE PROMENADE: Dancers move forward in single file counterclockwise or clockwise around the circle, as directed.

CIRCULATE FAMILY: GENERAL RULE: Directed (active) dancers move forward along the circulate path to the next position. The circulate paths for various formations are indicated by the dotted lines in the diagrams.

(a) BOYS CIRCULATE, (b) GIRLS CIRCULATE, (c) ALL EIGHT CIRCULATE, (d) ENDS CIRCULATE, (e) CENTERS CIRCULATE: Directed dancers circulate using the general rule.

(f) COUPLES CIRCULATE: Starting formation -lines or two-faced lines. Each couple, working as a unit, moves forward along the circulate path to the next position, using the general rule.

(g) BOX CIRCULATE: Starting formation -box circulate. Each dancer moves forward along the circulate path to the next position, using the general rule.

(h) SINGLE FILE CIRCULATE (COLUMN): Starting formation -columns. Each dancer moves forward along the circulate path to the next position, using the general rule.

(i) SPLIT CIRCULATE: Starting formation -lines, waves or columns. The formations divide into two separate boxes and dancers circulate within their own foursome, using the general rule.

PASS THE OCEAN: Dancers pass thru, turn in to face their partners and step into a right hand ocean wave.