From Facing dancers of opposite sex (or a R-H Mini-Wave).
Using Right hands, the lady places the back of her hand into the man's raised palm: Touch; man does his
part Right Arm Turn 1/4 as lady Left-face 3/4 Turn to end in
the man's original starting position.
Ends in a R-H Mini-Wave.
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Notes:
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Boys turn right 1/4, Girls turn left 3/4.
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Curlique is equivalent to Touch 1/4.
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Curlique is a sex-dependent call.
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Curlique was often confused with Box The Gnat. In Curlique, the Boy turns 1/4 to the right as the Girl turns 3/4 to the left, to end in a R-H Mini-Wave. In Box The Gnat, the Boy still turns to the right and the Girl turns to the left, but both dancers turn 1/2, to end in Facing Dancers.
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On Curlique & Roll, dancers end in Tandem with the man
facing the lady's back.
Curli-Cross [C4] (Lee Kopman 1968):
From Facing Couples or a R-H Wave.
Curlique
(Touch; Boy does his part Right Arm Turn 1/4 as
Girl Left-face 3/4 Turn to end in the Boy's original starting position);
Trailers diagonal L-H (outside hand) pull by.
Ends in Back-to-Back Couples.
This is a 2-part call.
Curli-Cross, which was once on the A1 list,
was the inspiration for anything & Cross.
Curli-Pass [C4] (Lee Kopman 1976):
From applicable formations.
Those designated (or those facing) Curlique; those facing Pass Thru. This is a
2-part call. The Pass Thru usually involves an inactive dancer(s).