Definitions of Square Dance Calls and Concepts
 
Definitions of Square Dance Calls and Concepts
 
 
Single is a way to take an 8-dancer call and make it a 4-dancer call; or to take a 4-dancer call and make it a 2-dancer call.

In the Single version of a call, each dancer executes the movement that would normally be done by a set of two dancers within the normal version of the call. Hence, for a call to have a Single version, it must be possible to group all dancers into sets of two, in which the dancers in each set are always facing the same direction thoughout the given call. The dancers in each set are usually dancing their portion of the call As Couples, In Tandem, Once Removed, or Twosome (or some combination of these concepts).

You can think of Single as replacing each set of two dancers with a single dancer located exactly half-way between the two dancers. This single dancer then executes the given call always staying on a path located exactly half-way between where the two dancers would be in the normal version of the call.

Here is a partial list of calls that might be done Single at C3B:

Bounce anyone Checkmate Circle By
Cross Chain & Roll Cross Chain Thru Divide The Ocean | Sea
Ferris Wheel Flare Out To A Line Polly Wally
Rotary Spin | anything Shakedown Shake & Rattle
Sidetrack Slant anything Split Swap
Strut Left | Right Travel Thru Turn & Deal
Turn To A Line Veer Left | Right  

In 1996, callers voted to restrict the usage of the Single CONCEPT at C3A to the following calls:

In 2000, callers voted to drop the generalized Single CONCEPT from C3B.


Single Ferris Wheel [C3A] (Walt Wentworth 1974): Aus einer Mini-Wave Box. Leaders machen ihren Teil vom Single Wheel, während Trailers Extend & Single Wheel. Endet in einer Zero-Tag (Single Starting Double Pass Thru Formation). Enspricht einem Follow Thru & Roll.

 
vor
Single Ferris Wheel
 nach

Single Rotary Spin [C3A]: Aus einer Single Eight Chain Thru. Right Pull By; die Outsides tanzen Single Courtesy Turn (U-Turn Back nach links) & Roll, während die Centers Step To A L-H Mini-Wave & Cast Off 3/4 tanzen. Endet in einer R-H Wave.

   
vor
Single Rotary Spin
 nach
Right Pull By
und Centers Step To A L-H Wave
 nach
Outsides Single Courtesy Turn & Roll
während Centers Cast Off 3/4
(fertig)

Single Shakedown [C4] (Lee Kopman 1979): Aus Back-to-Back Dancers. Tanze in einer Bewegung Right Roll To A Wave &emp; Roll. Endet in Facing Dancers.

 
vor
Single Shakedown
 nach

Single Turn & Deal [C4]: Aus einem Couple oder einer Mini-Wave. In einer Bewegung, 1/4 In, Touch und drehe 1/4 in Richtung der anfänglichen Drehrichtung. Ein Couple endet als Tandem Tänzer; eine R-H Mini-Wave endet als in Facing Tänzer; eine L-H Mini-Wave endet als Back-to-Back Tänzer. Aus einem Couple oder einer R-H Mini-Wave, Single Turn & Deal ist das gleich wie Single Wheel [A2]; aus einer L-H Mini-Wave, Single Turn & Deal endet mit Back-to-Back Tänzern, wobei Single Wheel mit Facing Tänzern endet.

Aus einer R-H Mini-Wave:

 
 
vor
Single Turn & Deal
 nach
Aus einer L-H Mini-Wave:

 
 
vor
Single Turn & Deal
 nach
Aus einer Couple:

 
 
vor
Single Turn & Deal
 nach

Hinweise:

Single Turn To A Line [C3A]: Aus einem Generalized Tandem. In einer Bewegung: Tanze Zig-Zag, Step Thru und drehe Dich 1/4 in Deine ursprüngliche Drehrichtung. Endet in einem Couple oder einer Mini-Wave.

Aus Tandem Dancers:

 
 
vor
Single Turn To A Line
 nach
Aus Back-to-Back Dancers:

 
 
vor
Single Turn To A Line
 nach
Aus Facing Dancers:

 
 
vor
Single Turn To A Line
 nach

There are several calls that contain the word 'Single' but that do not follow the 'Single' definition. For example:

For more information on Single, please read The Single Concept by J. Eric Brosius.

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