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There are four different versions of Spread (only the first two are used at Plus):
- From Columns: Centers spread apart as ends move in.
- From a Line: Ends and adjacent Centers exchange places
by sidestepping into each other's position.
- If adjacent dancers are in a Mini-Wave, slide nose-to-nose;
- If adjacent dancers are a Couple, do a Half Sashay
(Belle slides in front of Beau).
- Designated dancers Spread (e.g., from Columns: Ends Spread, check a Butterfly)
- The call Wheel & Spread.
From a One-Faced Line. Wheel & Deal;
Leaders sidestep apart from one another (and backup slightly) as Trailers move in between.
From Columns:
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| before Spread | | after
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From a Line:
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| before Spread | | after
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From a "Z":
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| before Spread | | after
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From a Diamond:
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| before Spread | | after
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Girls Trade & Spread:
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| before Girls Trade & Spread | | after
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Designated Dancers Spread:
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| before Boys Spread | | after
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This instance of Spread is usually only used at C1 and above. |
Wheel & Spread [C4]: Wheel & Spread, the basis for Spread, was once on the Plus list.
Today, Wheel & Spread is no longer considered legal at Plus. |
Diagram from T-Bone Lines. (e.g., Generalized Lines after Centers CR1)
Diagram from a Thar.
Diagram from a Wave Of 6.
Diagram from 8ChTh after Outsides Single Shuffle.
Notes:
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Nobody changes their facing direction on a Spread.
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Spread is usually used as a suffix to another call
(e.g., Follow Your Neighbor & Spread).
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Because there are different versions of Spread, sometimes there is an ambiguity.
For instance, from R-H Columns: Centers Trade & Spread. Do the Centers
Trade then all Spread, or do the Centers Trade then Centers only Spread?
The caller should use helper words to disambiguate.
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From Back-to-Back Lines, Wheel & Deal & Spread is the same
as Wheel & Spread. However, from a Tidal setup (e.g., from an
As Couples Two-Faced Line), they are quite different.
Is it okay for someone to backup for a Spread? (e.g., from Trade By?)
Calls commonly used at Plus that can be followed by Spread:
Slide [A2] (Lee Kopman 1966):
From a Wave or other applicable 4-dancer formation.
Ends and adjacent Centers slide nose-to-nose past one another to exchange places.
Slim Down [C4]:
From any 2 x 4 or other applicable formation.
Without turning, Centers move one position toward the nearest
unoccupied outside position as Outsides move one position toward the center.
Everyone does either a sidestep right, sidestep left, step forward, or step backward.
From Columns, Slim Down is the same as Spread.