Definitions of Square Dance Calls and Concepts -- Siamese CONCEPT [C1]

Siamese means 'As Couples or In Tandem'. That is, those who are a Couple work As Couples, and the others work In Tandem to do the given call. EN: 10

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Siamese Touch 1/4 之前		Siamese Touch 之后		Siamese Arm Turn 1/4 之后 (完成)


Siamese Explode The Wave 之前		Siamese Explode 之后		Siamese Right Pull By 之后 (完成)

Sometimes it is difficult to determine who is paired with whom within the Siamese unit. From a 1/4 Box (see the left-most diagram below), dancers EN: 20

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and EN: 30

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are often tricked into thinking they are part of a Tandem unit when in fact they are part of an As Couples unit. Also, the dancers EN: 40

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and EN: 30

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are often tricked into thinking they are working in a Tandem unit with dancers EN: 50

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and EN: 60

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(respectively). EN: 70

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Siamese Follow Thru 之前		Siamese Extend 之后		Siamese Arm Turn 1/4 之后 (完成)

As Couples CONCEPT [A1]:

Dancers side-by-side and facing the same direction (i.e., a Couple) work as a single dancer to do the given call. EN: 31

参见 Tandem CONCEPT [C1] 并做 Solid CONCEPT [C2].

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