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Stretch Horseshoe Turn

One of our dancers told us another caller had called Stretch Horseshoe Turn and argued that such usage was OK and that the centers had to back up to complete the call - and further that they didn't do the partner tag after backing up. He indicated that it was called from a completed DPT formation. I question this usage - have you ever heard it called?

The above usage (Stretch Horseshoe Turn) is incorrect.

A "Stretch" call must have two groups of four doing the call, then two dancers from each group of four "stretch" past the line dividing the two groups to end on the other side.

Horseshoe Turn requires 4 Outsides and 2 or more Centers -- Horseshoe Turn is generally an 8-dancer call. An 8-dancer call can not be "Stretch"-ed.

Ceder Chest Definition of Stretch

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