Definitions of Square Dance Calls and Concepts -- Cross Ramble [C2]

From a 3/4 Tag or other applicable formations. EN: 10

Outsides Cross Cast Back as Centers do an Everybody Cross Fold (danced as a Step Thru & Partner Trade); all Slide Thru. EN: 20

A 3/4 Tag ends in generalized Columns. EN: 30

Cross Ramble is a 2-part call. EN: 40

In the following diagrams,

= Boy and

= Girl. EN: 50


before Cross Ramble		after Outsides Cross Cast Back as (all) Centers Cross Fold (1/2)		after Slide Thru (done)

Notes:

Cross Ramble is a sex-dependent call since it involves a Slide Thru. EN: 60
The Centers do not Trade The Wave. They do a Cross Fold to face. This movement is best danced as a Step Thru and Partner Trade. EN: 70
Those doing the Cross Cast Back [C1] pass Left shoulders. EN: 80
Some glossaries define the Outside's part of Cross Ramble as a Cross Divide (Partner Tag & Ends Bend) instead of a Cross Cast Back (or Trail Off), hence you might encounter a caller calling Cross Ramble from a setup in which some of the Outsides start facing in. EN: 90

Scoot & Cross Ramble [C2] (Norm Poisson):

From a 1/4 Tag. Scoot Back; Cross Ramble. Ends in Generalized Columns. Scoot & Cross Ramble is a 3-part call. EN: 706

See also Cross Cast Back [C1] and Ramble [C1].