Definitions of Square Dance Calls and Concepts
 
Definitions of Square Dance Calls and Concepts
 
 

Right Wing anything:
Do the anything call as if you started as a Beau. That is, if you are a Belle, do the anything call as if you had first side-stepped to the left to become a Beau (i.e., assume that the starting formation is a Right-handed setup).

Left Wing anything:
Do the anything call as if you started as a Belle.

Hinweise:

Standard applications:

Right Wing Follow Thru:

 
   
vor
Right Wing Follow Thru
 imagine you are here
(everyone is a Beau)
 nach

Beaus dance the call normally; The Trailing Belle does a Cross Extend & Hinge; The Lead Belle does a Step Thru & 1/4 Right.

Right Wing Follow Your Neighbor:

 
 
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Right Wing Follow Your Neighbor
 nach

Beaus dance the call normally, as Belles pretend that they are Beaus and do the call. The Trailing Belle does a Cross Extend & Cast Off 3/4, as the Lead Belle does a Step Thru & (in place) Right-face 3/4 turn.

Right Wing Transfer The Column:

 
   
vor
Right Wing Transfer The Column
 nach
Right Wing Transfer And Nothing
 nach
Centers Cast Off 3/4 & all Extend
(fertig)

Harder applications:

Left Wing Circulate:

 
 
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Left Wing Circulate
 nach

Same as Beaus work Crossover: all Circulate.

Left Wing Spin The Top:

 
   
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Left Wing Spin The Top
 nach
Left Wing Arm Turn 1/2
 nach
Fan The Top
(fertig)

From here, pretend that the starting formation is a Left-Hand Wave (i.e., everyone is a Belle). On the first part of the call, the Belles do a normal Left Arm Turn 1/2 whereas the Beaus do a Left-face U-Turn Back. The Beaus turn to the Left because they imagine that the starting formation is a Left-hand wave.


Examples where the cheat of 'Slide then do the call' doesn't work:

Right Wing Follow To A Diamond:

 
 
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Right Wing Follow To A Diamond
 nach
Leaders work Right Wing: all Follow Your Neighbor:

 
 
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Leaders work Right Wing:
all Follow Your Neighbor
 nach

Since only the Leaders are working Right Wing, the Leaders can't cheat by doing a Slide because the adjacent spot is occupied by another dancer.

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