The {anything} call does not have to start with an Arm Turn; E.g., on a Generous
Square Chain Thru (from Facing Lines): do a Right Pull By and 1/4 In; Left Arm
Turn 3/4 (instead of 1/2); Centers Right Arm Turn 1/2; Left Arm Turn 1/2; Step
Thru. Ends in a Trade By formation. EN: 70
Stingy and Generous apply to the first Arm Turn in the call, which is not necessarily the
first arm turn that a dancer executes. Some dancers may never execute an Arm Turn;
others may execute an Arm Turn after other dancers previously executed a different
Arm Turn. After the first Arm Turn is completed, any subsequent Arm Turns are not
affected by Stingy or Generous. EN: 80
The C3A call Hinge The Lock is a Hinge followed by a Lockit. A Generous Hinge
The Lock can be done from (at least) two formations: a Wave or Tandem Couples. EN: 92
From Tandem Couples, a Hinge is a Partner Hinge (from a Couple), and Generous
does not apply. However, the Centers part of Lockit is an Arm Turn 1/4. Hence,
from Tandem Couples, a Generous Lock The Hinge is a Partner Hinge followed by
a Centers Arm Turn 1/2 as the Ends move up 1/4, to end in a Facing Diamond. EN: 96
If the first Arm Turn of the call might be ambiguous, the caller should use extra words
to disambiguate the call: i.e., Points work Stingy: all Strip the Diamond. The caller
may use concepts such as Secondly, Thirdly, etc. to explicitly state to which part of the call
Stingy or Generous applies. EN: 100
(from a L-H Wave):
Although one might argue that the
Centers part of the call is a Turn Thru (and hence an Arm Turn), the use of Stingy
and Generous should be avoided, because the call is a variation of Swap Around (a
no-hands call). We believe that Swap The Wave from either a R-H or a L-H Wave has
the tagging dancers doing the same action. The Turn Thru used by dancers is just a
convenience. EN: 210
(from Facing Couples:)
Even though the Belles' part strongly
feels like a Left Arm Turn 1/4, and is frequently danced that way, the definition of
Pass The Ocean does not contain an Arm Turn. EN: 220
As for combining Generous and Stingy (e.g., Generous Stingy 1/4 Thru)...
There are two cases to consider. For example, a Generous Stingy 1/4 Thru: EN: 230
Generous and Stingy cancel each other out. A 1/4 is subtracted from the first
Hinge (to make it Stingy), then added back (to make it Generous). A Stingy Arm
Turn 1/4 is still an Arm Turn, even though the fraction is 0/4. EN: 250
A Stingy 1/4 Thru is a Left Arm Turn 3/4 (you leave off the first Arm
Turn, then apply Generous to the Left Arm Turn 1/2 giving a Left Arm Turn 3/4). EN: 270
Case 2 was tried several years ago, and was not well received by the dancers. Hence,
the current consensus is Case 1: Stingy and Generous both apply to the first part, and
they cancel each other out. Moral of the story: don't combine Stingy and Generous. EN: 280
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