Definitions of Square Dance Calls and Concepts -- Quadruple formation Concept [C3B]

Quadruple formations consist of four adjacent formation some of which may have positions occupied by phantoms. The given formation is usually a 4-dancer formation such as a Box, Column, Diamond, Line, or Wave. Work with the dancers and phantoms within your formation. Keep track of the phantoms and allow spaces for them upon completion of the call. When formation is a 4-dancer formation, there should be a total of 16 dancer | phantom positions before and after each call. EN: 10

Quadruple Box


Quadruple Line		Quadruple Column

Notes:

Quadruple formation is analogous to Triple formation except that there are 4 occurrences of the given formations instead of 3. EN: 20
When doing a call in Quadruple formation, work only with the dancers and phantoms within your formation. Shape-changing calls are allowed and will end in a different set of Quadruple formations. EN: 30
Quadruple formation is clearer for dancers than Split Phantom formation, as dancers only need to track their 4 spots, rather than the 8 spots for Split Phantom. EN: 40
Typically, a long axis traverses through the entire set of 4 formations. Visualize surrounding each formation within an imaginary bubble. The long axis is the line that traverses the 4 formations, connecting the four bubbles in a linear fashion. Dancers work within their bubble to do the given call, which may be a shape changer. Upon completion of the call, the new formation (including any phantoms) is still enclosed in a bubble shaped to enclose the new formation, and the bubbles must still be connected in a linear fashion. Stay within your formation and adjust the four bubbles as necessary to line up side-by-side along the original long axis. EN: 50
Assume that phantoms are facing in whatever direction is needed to do the given call. For Quadruple Wave, phantoms must be facing such that each formation is a Wave. The caller can optionally be more specific and give the exact name of the formation (e.g., Quadruple R-H Two-Faced Line). EN: 60

(End-to-End) Quadruple Column|Line|Wave EN: 65

(Infrequently used) EN: 67

Quadruple Diamond


before Quadruple Wave Swing Thru		after 1/2 by the Right		after 1/2 by the Left (done)


before Quadruple Column Pass & Roll		after


before Quadruple Column Dixie Diamond		after


before Quadruple Wave Turn The Key		after

Note: Quadruple Wave Turn The Key is not the same as Split Phantom Waves Turn The Key. EN: 68

In the former case, dancers work within their Wave of 4, and the Counter Rotate 1/4 is a Lockit;

whereas in the latter case, the Counter Rotate 1/4 is an 8-dancer (Parallel Lines) movement.

EN: 69

Sometimes, the outside formations can be at a 90° angle to the inside formations. For example, EN: 75

Quadruple Wave

The formation may occasionally be a non-4-dancer formation. For example, EN: 70

Quadruple Wave of 3

Also possible, but rarely seen, are 6- or 8-dancer Quadruple formations (e.g., Quadruple Tall Six, Quadruple Hourglass, etc.). EN: 80