Calls from Jerry and Joe's Weekend

Jerry Story called and Joe Saltel called.

1. 1/2 Chase Right and Roll. It appears that all dancers can roll: sequence diagram.
2. After a Veer Right, all dancers would turn right on a U-Turn Back instead of turning toward their partner: sequence diagram.
3. Examination of the infamous back flip and a half twist which seem to be called when a mini-wave needs to converted into a couple. This sequence also calls lead right and lead left from unusual positions.

   s/sq4
   tq
   ws
   r/l
   "finish a ferris wheel
   sq3
   l/tq
   ws
   l/l
   "finish a ferris wheel
   c/tq
   "box circulate twice
   "with a back flip and a half twist
   

   sequence diagram.
4. Spin Chain Thru from alamo ring

   l/a " alamo style
   "I want you to squeeze the right hand, we are going to start with the right and do a spin chain thru from here.
   "Everybody turn half by the right
   "With the left hand cast off 3/4
   

   sequence diagram.
5. The following demonstrates the importance of remembering who your partner is: sequence diagram.
6. Called a Wrong-Way Left Allemande: sequence diagram. A regular Left Allemande ends with the men ready to do a Right and Left Grand or a Promenade (counterclockwise direction). A Wrong-Way Left Allemande ends with the men in position to do a Wrong-Way Right and Left Grand or a Wrong-Way Promenade (clockwise direction).
7. The A2 level has a section on All 4 couples and all 8 versions of other calls. These were called by Jerry and Joe
   1. All 4 couples Swing Thru
   2. All 4 couples Single Circle to a Wave
   3. All 8 Fan the Top. Like All 8 Spin the Top except initial trade is not done
   4. 4 couples Right and Left Thru
   5. All 4 couples Ping Pong Circulate. When starting from a static square, the couples get into a Wrong-Way Thar like that of All 4 couples Swing Thru. When starting from a Wrong-Way Thar, original partners step straight forward out of the Wrong-Way Thar and Trade.
8. An All 8 Spin the Top was preceded by a Box the Gnat: sequence diagram.
9. From a static square

   heads Star Thru
   Sides Face
   Grand Square (initially everybody backs up)
   

10. 
    Explode and face your partner
    left bg and roll
    

    Here is the definition of Box the Gnat

    Dancers step forward, join and then raise their right hands. The lady steps forward and does a left-face U-Turn Back under the raised joined hands, as the man walks forward and around the lady while doing a right-face U-Turn Back. Each dancer ends in the other’s starting position.

    With suitable modifications left Box the Gnat is

    Dancers step forward, join and then raise their left hands. The lady steps forward and does a right-face U-Turn Back under the raised joined hands, as the man walks forward and around the lady while doing a left-face U-Turn Back. Each dancer ends in the other’s starting position.

    Unless Roll is called afterwards, you can ignore the handedness of the call without breaking the square since dancers end in the same positions either way. sequence diagram.
11. Had girls Zoom, boys Ping Pong Circulate: sequence diagram.
12. sides face, Right and Left Grand (not Grand Square!) from static square.
13. Man #1 promenade, swing your partner. Rare example of when an individual dancer is named.
14. Explode and roll.
15. Called a Coordinate with no trades. I think the boys (who moved to ends) missed the flow more than the girls.
16. Half Sashay while promending half way. I guess you can do it anywhere along the way.
17. Wrong way sides promenade half way. I wonder how Vernon would do this?
18. Called Acey Deucey from diamonds.
19. Put centers out. Gets you every time.
20. Called Crossfire from t-bones: sequence diagram.
21. Called "R I in" instead of "Run"
22. Since a Bend the Line results in a line it can be called multiple times in a row. This sometimes causes bending fatigue in the dancers.

23. side ladies chain to the right
    this means that the side lady goes to the head lady on her right
    pulls by and does a courtesy turn
    sides right and left thru
    side ladies lead dixie style
    ping pong circulate
    center two boys hinge
    those in the head position, you are going to work long and pass the ocean
    so pass all the way thru the diamond
    and then face and step and join right hands
    so girls you have a medium diamond, a distorted one, but its medium
    girls diamond circulate to the next spot
    those in the big wave grand swing thru
    the centers cut the diamond
    and the others hinge and roll
    centers explode the wave
    centers run around the ends
    dance forward and come on back
    box the gnat
    girls get ready with the left and fan the top
    linear cycle
    pass thru
    wheel and deal
    girls zoom
    centers veer left
    centers bend the line
    

    sequence diagram.
24. Called Load the Boat from a tidal wave.
25. From a static square called

    heads rollaway
    sides are normal
    head boys center Teacup Chain
    

    So both the head boys and the side girls will be starring in the center but never with each other.