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Fractal CONCEPT
What is the Fractal Concept?

Fractal is a concept that I authored in which 1/4 turns are replaced by 3/4 turns and vice-versa.

For example, from Parallel Waves, Fractal Tally-Ho would be: 1/2 Circulate; Center Wave Cast Off 3/4 & 1/2 Box Circulate as Outsides Trade; Those who meet Arm Turn 1/4 as Others move up.

The problem with the concept is that dancers have a problem determining what is a 1/4 turn, and what isn't. For example, from a Tidal wave, on a Counter Rotate 1/4, do the very centers do a 1/4 Arm turn or not?

The original definition of Fractal said that any call in which dancers hold on to each other and turn 1/4 or 3/4 will have the fraction switched. This allowed Split Counter Rotate 1/4 to be changed to Split Counter Rotate 3/4, which did strange things to calls such as Recycle.

I need to resolve issues such as these before I start calling it again.

I once wrote up a handout on Fractal, but it isn't on the web. Sorry.


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