Leaders or those designated, as one movement,
Peel Off
& Step Ahead to end
adjacent to the dancer (or the position) that was immediately behind them.
Trailers and non-designated dancers do not move.
Cross Cast Back:
Leaders or those designated, as one movement,
Trail Off and Step
Ahead to end adjacent to the position that is diagonally opposite in
their Box.
before (Leads) Cast Back
after
before (Leads) Cast Back
after
before (Leads) Cross Cast Back
after
before (Leads) Cross Cast Back
after
Notes:
Cast Back can also be done by an individual dancer if the caller also
specifies a direction.
Cast Back and Cross Cast Back are positional calls in which
normal square breathing (expanding and contracting formations as the
long and short axes vary) does not apply. The inactive dancers do
not move or adjust in any manner.
On Cross Cast Back, if active dancers start side-by-side (as a
Couple), they pass Left shoulders. Historically, dancers
have always passed Left-shoulders since this is a 'Cross' movement;
however, CALLERLAB once 'simplified' the shoulder-passing rules,
and many dancers were henceforth taught to pass Right shoulders. The
current CALLERLAB definition of Trail Off (from Tandem Couples)
states that dancers do a Half Sashay (Belle in front of Beau) &
Peel Off, hence a Left shoulder pass. Please be careful when
dancing Cross Cast Back as you may encounter some dancers who
will insist on passing Left shoulders and other dancers who will
insist on passing Right shoulders.
