Definitions of Square Dance Calls and Concepts -- Follow Your Neighbor [Plus]

From a Mini-Wave Box or applicable T-Bone 2 x 2. EN: 10

Leaders as one movement 1/2 Box Circulate & U-Turn Back while Trailers Extend & Arm Turn 3/4. EN: 20

A Mini-Wave Box ends in an opposite-handed Wave. EN: 30

From a R-H Mini-Wave Box:


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From a L-H Mini-Wave Box:


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From a T-Bone 2 x 2:


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It is generally not appropriate to call Follow Your Neighbor
from a T-Bone setup below the C1-level. EN: 40

Notes:

Do not add a Spread unless the caller explicitly says so. EN: 50
The Leaders' part is sometimes also described as a Fold & Roll. EN: 60
Follow Your Neighbor is similar to a Scoot Back except that EN: 70
1. Everyone does a 3/4 turn instead of a 1/2 turn EN: 80
2. Those doing the Arm Turn hold on to each other EN: 90
Those doing the Arm Turn 3/4 usually start with a forearm grip and blend into a normal handhold upon completion of the call. EN: 100

Questionable usage of Follow Your Neighbor: EN: 110

I've seen Follow Your Neighbor used by callers in the following questionable situation: EN: 120

This example is illustrated here so that callers can hopefully avoid calling it. EN: 130

From a Single 1/4 Tag:


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From this position, all dancers do the Trailers' part of Follow Your Neighbor (i.e., Extend & Arm Turn 3/4). EN: 140

I believe this to be a reasonable extension of Follow Your Neighbor, since we regularly do Scoot Back from both a Mini-Wave Box and a Single 1/4 Tag. EN: 150

Grand Follow Your Neighbor [A1]:

From Columns or other applicable formations. Out-Facing Ends 1/2 Split Circulate & U-Turn Back as the others 1/2 Circulate & Arm Turn 3/4. Columns end in a Tidal Wave. EN: 6


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Cross Your Neighbor [C1] (Gus Greene 1969):

From a Mini-Wave Box or applicable T-Bone 2 x 2. Leaders 1/2 Box Circulate & U-Turn Back as Trailers Cross Extend & Arm Turn 3/4. A Mini-Wave Box ends in an opposite-handed Two-Faced Line. EN: 434

Criss Cross Your Neighbor [C2]:

From a Mini-Wave Box or applicable T-Bone 2 x 2. Trailers Cross Extend and Arm Turn 3/4 (Cross Your Neighbor) & Spread as Leaders 1/2 Box Circulate & Cross Run. A Mini-Wave Box ends in an opposite-handed Wave. EN: 435

any Tagging Call Your Neighbor [C2]:

Do the any Tagging call to the 1/2 Tag position; Follow Your Neighbor. Ends in a Wave. For example, a Tag Your Neighbor is a 1/2 Tag; Follow Your Neighbor. EN: 436