Within the given call, replace each 1/4 turn with a
3/4 turn and vice-versa.
Swapping 1/4 turns with 3/4 turns only occurs for portions of the call in which dancers doing the 1/4 or 3/4 turn are holding hands throughout that portion of the call.
Hence, only the following movements are modified:
- Arm Turns
- Cast Offs
- Stars (including Facing Stars)
- Single Hinges (From a Mini-Wave only. Partner Hinges (from a Couple) do not apply since dancers temporarily release handholds.)
Examples (italics show the differences from the normal version of the call):
- Fractal Spin The Top: From a Wave or Facing Couples.
Arm Turn 1/2; Centers Arm Turn 1/4 as Ends move
up (Lockit).
- Fractal Transfer The Column: From Mini-Wave Columns.
First Two Transfer as Second Two Step Forward To A Box and
Arm Turn 1/4; all Extend.
- Fractal Linear Cycle: From a Wave. Arm Turn
3/4; Leaders Fold; Any Shoulder Double Pass Thru;
Any Shoulder Peel Off.
- Fractal Snap The Lock: From Parallel Lines.
Partner Tag;
Outsides Partner Tag as Centers Step To A Wave, Fan The Top,
and Step Thru.
Examples of calls with both 1/4 turns and 3/4 turns:
- Fractal Swing The Fractions: Right Arm Turn
3/4; Left Arm Turn 1/2; Right Arm Turn
1/4; Left Arm Turn 1/2; Right Arm Turn 3/4.
- Fractal Locker's Choice: From Parallel Waves.
Fan
The Top; Centers Fan The Top and Cast Off
3/4 as Outsides Trade and Step & Fold.
- Fractal Relay The Top: From Parallel Waves or Eight Chain
Thru. Arm Turn 1/2; Centers Arm Turn 1/4 as Ends
1/2 Circulate; Center Star Turn 3/4 as
Outsides Trade; Those who meet Arm Turn 1/4 as Others
move up.
- Fractal Cast A Shadow: From Parallel Waves or Two-Faced Lines.
Ends 1/2 Zoom, Arm Turn 1/4 and Spread as Out-Facing
Centers Cloverleaf as In-Facing Centers Extend, Cast Off
3/4 and Extend.
Notes:
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The timing of calls may be different when dancing Fractal,
especially when a Cast Off 3/4 is replaced
with a Cast Off 1/4. For example, on a Fractal Follow
Your Leader, Trailers Extend, Arm Turn 1/4 and wait a
couple of beats for the Others to Tandem Cross Fold.
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The Outsides' part of Linear Action, starts with a Hinge and
Trade. Hence (assuming the Outsides start in a
Mini-Wave), a Fractal Linear Action would have the Outsides
starting with an Arm Turn 3/4 followed by a Trade.
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The original definition of Fractal included Box Counter
Rotates as one of the modified turns. I no longer believe this
should be allowed.
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The following are examples of portions of calls not applicable to
Fractal (I briefly considered 'legalizing' these
movements within the definition, but ultimately decided against it):
