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There are four different versions of Spread (only the first two are used at Plus):

1. From Columns: Centers spread apart as ends move in.
2. 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).
3. Designated dancers Spread (e.g., from Columns: Ends Spread, check a Butterfly)
4. 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:     before Spread   after	From a Line:     before Spread   after
From a "Z":     before Spread   after	From a Diamond:     before Spread   after
Girls Trade & Spread:     before Girls Trade & Spread   after	Designated Dancers Spread:     before Boys Spread   after This instance of Spread is usually only used at C1 and above.
Wheel & Spread [C4]:       before Wheel & Spread   after Wheel & Deal   after Leaders Spread as Trailers move in (done) 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.

• Nobody changes their facing direction on a Spread.
• Spread is usually used as a suffix to another call (e.g., Follow Your Neighbor & Spread).
• 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.
• 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:

• All 8 Spin The Top
• Coordinate
• Fan The Top
• Ferris Wheel
• Follow Your Neighbor
• Spin The Top
• Star Thru (from appropriate Facing Lines)
• Swing Thru
• Touch 1/4 (e.g. from a Static Set: Heads Touch 1/4 & Spread)
• Wheel & Deal
• Zoom

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.