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By Craig Shucker
Ben Rubright started the new year for Trailblazers. At this dance session, he presented a good dance with interesting applications of concepts: (1) from split phantom right-hand ocean waves with all the dancers in the outermost waves -- Split Phantom Waves 1/4 Mix. (2) from a formation formed from parallel two-faced lines and having the centers Counter Rotate -- Own The Centers, Reach Out by Follow Thru. (3) from a formation formed from a double pass thru and having the centers Touch 1/4 -- Own The Centers, Drift Apart by Circle To A Wave. (4) from a formation formed from parallel ocean waves and having the centers Counter Rotate -- Own The Ends, Flip Back by Walk Out To A Wave. (5) from a double pass thru -- Initially Cross Concentric, Spin Chain The Line. (6) from a 3/4 box -- Initially Centers, Scoot & Counter. (7) from parallel ocean waves -- Initially Checkerbox, Catch Mix 3. (8) from a formation formed from parallel right-hand two-faced lines and having everyone 1/2 Press Back -- Initially Triple Lines, Tag Back To A Wave. (9) from a formation formed from infacing lines and having the ends slide out one position -- Initially Triple Boxes, Catch Mix 3. (10) from a double pass thru -- Initially Centers, Catch Scoot The Diamond 3. (11) from a formation formed from infacing lines and having the ends Face In -- Initially Centers, Catch Follow Thru 2. (12) from a completed double pass thru -- Initially Beaus Stable, Turn To A Line Motivate. (13) from a left-hand tidal line -- Finally Once Removed, 1/4 Wheel The Sea. (14) from an eight chain thru with sashayed couples as centers and normal couples as ends -- Finally Girls, Catch Inlet 3. (15) from a tidal wave with boys as
the very ends and with boys as ends of the center wave of 4 -- Finally
Boys, Flip Your Neighbor.
Ben presented our dancers with a challenging program. First, he reviewed replacing the last Cast Off 3/4 of a call with another call (to save space, most will be presented here in abbreviated form): (1) from parallel ocean waves -- Relay The Deucey But (Replace The Last Cast Off 3/4 With) Mix. (2) from parallel ocean waves -- Spin Chain The Gears But Mix. (3) from parallel ocean waves -- Spin Chain The Gears But Switch To A Diamond. (4) from parallel right-hand ocean waves -- Motivate But Turn & Deal. (5) from a right-hand 1/4 Tag - - Chain Reaction But Turn & Deal. (6) from twin diamonds -- Diamond Chain Thru But Spin The Top. The material that caused the most discussion
was Ben's review of Cloverleaf as a 4-dancer call working from a box consisting
of two single-file columns of two. The leaders roll back in a 270 degree
arc to end up facing and the trailers follow the their
Other calls used during this session included: (1) from parallel ocean waves -- Follow Your Neighbor & Spread & Slither. (2) from twin diamonds with all outfacing points -- Cut The Diamond (3) from outfacing lines -- As Couples Chase Right. (4) from a right-hand tidal lines --
As Couples 1/2 Tag.
This was primarily a straightforward fast- paced dance, but Ben included a few unusual calls: (1) from a formation formed from a completed double pass thru and having the center beau Run (3/4 box) -- Clover & Peel The Top. (2) from a formation formed from a right-hand 3/4 tag and having the centers of the wave Run (3/4 line) -- Clover & Chain Down The Line. (3) from a static square -- All 4 Couples Step To A Wave. (4) from a static square -- All 4 Couples Spin The Top. (5) from an ocean wave -- Step Thru
(this call is in the glossary).
This was primarily a dance session. Some of the more challenging calls included: (1) from parallel single-file columns -- Tandem Peel The Top. (2) from an eight chain thru with the same sex facing -- Boys Start Pass The Ocean. (3) from a tidal two-faced line -- Stretch Crossfire. (4) from a formation formed from parallel two-faced lines and having the leaders Face Out -- Transfer & Crossfire. (5) from parallel ocean waves with boys as the outfacing ends and the adjacent centers -- Do Your Part, Boys 2/3 Recycle, Girls Stretch Ah So. (6) from a formation formed from parallel right-hand twofaced lines and having the leaders Single Wheel -- Siamese Circle By 1/4 By 1/4. (7) from a formation formed from a completed
double pass thru and having the belle
(8) from a formation formed from parallel inverted lines and having two of the diagonally opposite mini-waves Hinge -- Phantom Counter Rotate or Phantom Flip The Line. (9) from parallel single-file columns -- Replace The First Part With Split Transfer, Relay The Top. (10) from a tidal wave -- Replace The First Part With Ah So, Relay The Top. (11) from parallel single-file columns -- Replace The First Part With Split Recycle, Relay The Top. (12) from parallel single-file columns -- Replace The First Part With Split Counter Rotate, Relay The Top. (13) from a two-faced line with boys
in the center -- Replace The First Part With Boys
(14) from a right-hand 1/4 Tag -- Replace The First Part With Follow Thru, Remake. (15) from parallel ocean waves -- Replace The First Part With Split Recycle, Relay The Shadow. (16) from parallel ocean waves -- Replace The First Part With Scoot Chain Thru, Spin The Top. (17) from any parallel lines -- Replace
The First Part With Vertical Tag, Pass The Ocean.
This was also primarily a dance session. Some of the more interesting calls included: (1) from a tidal two-faced lines -- Cross Roll To A Wave Along. (2) from a formation formed from facing lines and having the ends Face In -- Circle To A Wave. (3) from facing twin diamonds -- Centers Start Ah So Motivate. (4) from an eight chain thru -- Magic Cross Chain & Roll. (5) from parallel single file columns -- Turn To A Line. (6) from magic columns -- Turn To A Line. (7) from a completed double pass thru
-- Cross Conentric Turn To A Line.
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