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Pass The Ocean & Roll
In the past I have had a lot of discussions about pass the ocean and roll. First it was said, this is not possible (because the last call is "step to a weave) without turning!). Then I read somewhere (but i don't know where (perhaps by callerlab)) that it's possible, because of the dancing movement, the dancers dance around the center of there formation an don't really do the step forward).
I looked up in the definitions of callerlab, and I can't find it anymore, even no note that it was ok and isn't anymore.
Can you help me out? Do you know something about these definition changes, if any?

In Challenge dancing, it's well established that Pass The Ocean is a 3-part call:
  1. Pass Thru;
  2. 1/4 In;
  3. Step to a Right-Hand Wave.
As such, nobody can Roll.

Whether or not you can Roll, of course, depends upon the definition. If Pass The Ocean were defined as 1) Step to a Wave; then 2) Centers Arm Turn 1/4 as the Ends move up, then everyone could Roll. It's somewhat arbitrary how Pass The Ocean was defined.

Some callers get their dancers to do the 'Roll' action by using other words. For example, "Pass The Ocean, and Roll as if you could", or "Pass The Ocean, Roll Anyway".

You could also get a similar action (from Facing Couples) by calling "Fan The Top & Roll".


last modified: 26-March-2007   
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