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Square Dance Calls authored by Frank Seidelman

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  1. Break The Line Jay King
  2. Explode The Clover Jay King
  3. Giant Hinge And Spin Jay King

This may not be a complete list of all calls authored by Frank Seidelman.
 Break The Line
 Jay King  -  page 223
 

Definition:
 

Version #1 (author unknown). From lines of four: Ends pivot, centers walk forward 1/4. Finishes with lines facing out.

COMMENT: Use "Cast Off 1/4." This movement was once called Retreat The Line which also should be called as "Cast Off 1/4."

Version #2 (Frank Seidelman - 1970). From lines of four: End people turn 1/4 individually to face down the line; center people turn 1/4 individually to face own end of the line. Finishes in eight chain thru formation.

COMMENT: Use Quarter In (which means "Face Partner"). See also Split The Line.

Frank Seidelman 1970

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.
 Explode The Clover
 Jay King  -  page 230
 

Definition:
 

Version #1

From lines facing out: Ends "Clover" (Round Off) while the centers do a Partner Trade and Roll. Finishes in double pass thru formation. (Frank Seidelman 1969)

Version #2 -- A modification of Version #1

From completed double pass thru or Trade By formation: Those facing out Clover as the center dancers Partner Trade and a Quarter More. Finishes in double pass thru formation. (Bob Norton 1970)

COMMENT: Usable move but different interpretations. The "Explode" term does not have its usual meaning.

Frank Seidelman and Bob Norton 1969-70

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.

Explode The Clover
 Giant Hinge And Spin
 Jay King  -  page 141
 

Definition:
 

NOTE: No relation to Hinge And Spin. From parallel two faced lines or regular lines: Couples Hinge. Center couples turn their two faced line 3/4 around as the outside couples move up a quarter (as in Fan the Top) to the ends. Finishes in a line of eight with couples alternately facing.

Frank Seidelman 1971

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.
It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.

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