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By Craig Shucker
Vic once again demonstrated his remarkable creativity: (1) from facing same-sex couples -- Swap The Top (2) from a tidal inverted line -- Spin Chain The Line Twice (3) from parallel left-hand two-faced lines -- Finally Triple Box, Wheel The Sea (4) from an eight chain thru -- Split Phantom Lines Plan Ahead (5) from parallel single file eight chain columns separated by and parallel to two phantom columns -- Split Phantom Column Grand Chain 8 (6) from an as couples tidal wave (1x16) with the real dancers as the outermost two-faced lines -- As Couples Relay The Shadow (7) from parallelogram ocean waves with the outermost dancers facing in -- Parallelogram 3/4 The Deucey (8) from a formation formed from a right-hand 1/4 tag formation and having the Outside Belles Quarter Left -- in the center six, those facing start Split Dixie Style To A Wave (9) from a formation formed from parallel right-hand single-file columns and having the Centers Peel To A Diamond -- Interlocked Plenty (10) from a formation formed from parallel left-hand single-file columns and having the Centers Trail To A Diamond -- Release Lockit (11) from a formation formed from a static square and having the Sides Pass The Ocean and The Side Boys Press Ahead as the Heads Trade -- Boys Work As Couples, Outside Six Rally (12) sequence: from a formation formed from parallel single-file columns with the sides as centers and having all but the #4 dancers Press Ahead -- (a) Reshape The 3 By 1 Triangle -- (b) Sides Work As Couples, All Unwrap
The Triangles
Vic taught the C-1 call "Switch The Line" (same definition as Switch The Wave) from outfacing lines and parallel 3-and-1 lines. Other calls reviewed included the following: (1) from double pass thru -- Left Track 2 (2) from a static square -- All 4 Couples Square Thru 3 (3) from a right-hand tidal wave -- Partner Tag (4) from a trade by -- Finish Pass & Roll (5) from infacing lines -- Half Sashay 1 & 1/2 (6) from a double pass thru, completed double pass thru, parallel single-file columns, parallel ocean waves, and T-bone boxes -- Trail Off (7) from parallel single-file columns -- Peel & Trail Twice (8) from parallel single-file columns and parallel ocean waves -- Peel The Top Vic also used quite a few interesting
asymmetric sequences at this and the following sessions throughout the
rest of the weekend.
Vic used some of the calls from the workshop session, but had plenty of additional interesting material: (1) from a tidal wave and tidal two-faced line -- Quarter In (2) from a facing diamond with right-hand centers -- 1/4 Thru (3) from a facing diamond with right-hand centers -- Remake (4) from an as couples facing diamond with left-hand centers -- As Couples Left Remake (5) from facing twin diamonds with left-hand centers -- 6 by 2 Acey Deucey (6) from a static square -- All 4 Couples Swing Thru (7) from a static square -- All 4 Couples Double Star Thru (8) from a mini-wave static square -- All 8 Box Circulate (9) from a mini-wave static square -- All 8 Peel & Trail (10) from infacing lines -- As Couples 1/2 Beaus Run (11) from parallel two-faced lines offset
such that the outfacers form a back-to-back center box -- As Couples Step
& Slide
This session proved particularly challenging especially since some of the starting formations were unfamiliar to many of the dancers: (1) from parallel ocean waves -- Split Circulate 1 & 1/2 Chain Thru (2) from a formation formed from a tidal line and having the Very Ends U-Turn Back -- Ah So (3) from T-bones formed from infacing lines and having the Ends Quarter In -- All Swap Around (4) from T-bones formed from parallel right-hand two-faced lines and having the Leaders Quarter Out -- Triple Box Wheel Thru (5) from T-bones formed from parallel right-hand two-faced lines and having the Trailers Quarter Out -- Triple Box Follow Thru (6) from various T-bone blocks - Blocks Counter Rotate (7) from infacing lines, parallel inverted lines with ends facing out, and from a formation formed from parallel two-faced lines and having everyone Circulate & Roll and the new centers Circulate -- Percolate (8) from parallel inverted lines with ends facing out -- Any Hand Swing The Fractions (9) from parallel inverted lines with ends facing in -- Tally Ho (10) from parallel two-faced lines -- Concentric 1/2 Walk & Dodge (11) from magic columns -- Magic Grand Follow Thru (12) from a triple box formation formed from parallel ocean waves and having everyone Triple Box Partner Trade -- Triple Box Scoot & Weave (13) from T-bones formed from infacing lines and having the Belles Quarter Right -- Scatter Scoot Chain Thru (14) from a formation formed from a right-hand 3/4 tag and having the Centers Switch To A Diamond -- Plenty (15) from an "I" consisting of a center right-hand ocean wave and back-to-back end dancers -- Regroup (16) from an "I" consisting of a center right-hand ocean wave and outfacing end couples -- Linear Action (17) from an "I" consisting of a center right-hand ocean wave and outfacing end couples -- Little (18) from an "I" consisting of a center single eight chain thru and outfacing end couples -- Trade By (19) sequence: from a formation formed from an "H" with girls in a center left hand wave and boys as infacing ends of the outside columns and having the Very Center Two Partner Tag -- (a) Triple Star Thru -- (b) Some Work As Couples, All Acey
Deucey 1 & 1/2
This session, likewise, proved to be difficult for many of the dancers: (1) from parallel left-hand ocean waves with boys as the ends -- Do Paso (2) from parallel ocean waves -- Ends Cross Kick Off (3) from infacing lines -- Cross Concentric Pair Off (4) from a thar -- Cross The K (5) from a formation formed from a tidal wave and having the Very Ends U-Turn Back -- Stretched Line Cycle & Wheel (6) from a formation formed from an eight chain thru and having the Outside Beaus Quarter Right -- Funny Pass In 4 (7) from a formation formed from a 3/4 tag and having Everyone Partner Tag -- Right Roll To A Wave, Centers Twice (8) from a triple column completed double pass thru with the outermost dancers as beaus -- Triple Column Tandem Right Roll To A Wave (9) from parallel single-file columns with boys as the leaders in each box -- Once Removed In Tandem Boys Run (10) from a formation formed from parallel
two-faced lines and having the Center Leaders Cross Fold and the Center
Trailers 1/2 Press Ahead -- Some Work Tandem, Tandem-Based Triangles Peel
& Trail
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