Side-by-side adjacent dancers (those in a Mini-Wave or a Couple) Trade & Slide
apart (allowing for two dancer-sized positions of space between them) while far
apart dancers slide together & Trade.
Squeeze is a 2-part call.
Squeeze The Butterfly [C1]:
From a Butterfly. All Squeeze. Ends in an "O".
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Squeeze The "O" [C1] (Norm Poisson):
From an "O". All Squeeze. Ends in a Butterfly.
Squeeze The Galaxy [C1] (Dave Hodson 1976):
From a Galaxy.
Everyone except the Apex of the Wave-Based Triangle Squeeze.
Ends in an Hourglass.
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Squeeze The Hourglass [C1] (Dave Hodson 1976):
From an Hourglass.
Points slide together and Trade as Very Centers Trade and slide apart.
The Point of the Center Diamond does not move.
Ends in a Galaxy.
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Notes:
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On Squeeze The Butterfly or Squeeze The "O", all 8 dancers are active.
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But, on Squeeze The Galaxy or Squeeze The Hourglass only
6 dancers are active!
On Squeeze, sometimes dancers must wait before moving until the
other dancers have completed their part.
anything Like A Squeeze [C4] (Dave Hodson 1979):
Do the anything call (usually a 2-dancer call) but end such that those who
started close together end far apart (allowing for two dancer-sized positions of space).
Choreography for Squeeze
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