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Ceder Square Dance System (CSDS) ==> Choreography

Those Who Can

I came across a possible problem in the choreo part of CSDS.

From a 1/4 Tag formation (with center 4 in a RH wave the outsides in standard couples). The command "Those who can, Pass Thru" works but rather than leaving the center 4 in a 2 face line it put a phantom or extra space between the 2 very centers and the ends of the center 2 face line so that the next command like Center 4 Wheel & Deal does not work.

The arrangement seems to work OK from a 1/4 tag if the command is "those facing, Jay walk" or "designated dancers" pass thru. Then the center 4 end up in a 2 face line.

Is this a bug or is there a better command I can use at Mainstream or Plus that would have the right effect?

Use "Those Facing Pass Thru" instead.

"Those Who Can Pass Thru" is problematic for the CSDS program, since

Those in the center R-H wave can do the degenerative version of a Pass Thru (i.e., applying the ocean-wave/facing-couple rule from a R-H wave, a Pass Thru is just a Step Thru).

CSDS can easily recognize Those Facing (it's an intrinsic identifier), whereas Those Who Can depends upon the call (e.g., Those Who Can Partner Tag, Those Who Can Jaywalk, etc.)