Definitions of Square Dance Calls and Concepts
 
Definitions of Square Dance Calls and Concepts
 
 
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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Follow Your Neighbor
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From a L-H Mini-Wave Box:

 
 
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Follow Your Neighbor
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From a T-Bone 2 x 2:

 
 
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Follow Your Neighbor
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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:


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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Follow Your Neighbor
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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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Grand Follow Your Neighbor
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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

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