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Week 09

Notes

Limestone dancers had their clothing sale this night. Lots of absolutely great bargains.

Welcome to new dancer, Heather -- who not only survived her first night, but now has to make room in her closet for the boat-load of clothes she bought :-).

Moves this week - Nov 14

Square Thru 1 (2,3,4 ...)
Start: Facing Couples
Timing: depends on number of hands to go: 1 to perhaps 6. 
Typically:
- Square Thru 1 is a gimmick
- Square Thru 2, 3, or 4 are most common

It's like doing a Right and Left Grand with 4 people but with sharp 90-degree turns before the 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc hands. 

Everyone starts with their right hand and pulls by with the person in front of them. At each stage you end up with a person beside you (who is a temporary partner until the last hand - at which time the person beside you becomes your "current" partner, ready for the next move).

To go to the next stage, you face the person beside you and pull by with the other hand, alternating hands as you go.

Square Thru 1
- pull straight by with the Right Hand
Square Thru 2
- pull by with the Right Hand (RH)
- face person beside you; pull by with the LH
Square Thru 3
- pull by with the Right Hand (RH)
- face person beside you; pull by with the LH
- face person beside you; pull by with the RH
Square Thru 4
- pull by with the Right Hand (RH)
- face person beside you; pull by with the LH
- face person beside you; pull by with the RH
- face person beside you; pull by with the LH

NOTE: there are NO turns any time you are pulling by with the LAST hand.

Note that Square Thru without giving a number is the same as Square Thru 4.

Typical Use

Heads/Sides
  • Square Thru 4
  • (to your corner)
  • Dosado
  • Star Thru
  • (makes a line facing in)
  • Square Thru 3
  • (you're all facing out) (Your corner is beside you)
  • Allemande Left
  • Song Choreo Heads/Sides
  • Square Thru 4
  • (to your corner)
  • Split two, Around 1
  • (to a line) do a
  • Half Sashay
  • (boy goes in front of girl)
  • 2 Ladies Chain
  • Chain them back
  • Keep her,
  • Promenade
  • home
    Heads/Sides
  • Promenade 1/2 way
  • (walk in and)
  • Square Thru 2
  • (or 6) (You are facing your corner)
  • Right and Left Thru
  • Veer Left
  • (2-face line)
  • Chain Down the Line
  • (Ladies Trade, Boys reach out and courtesy turn them) (we have lines facing in)
  • Star Thru
  • Allemande Left
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