A-2 (ADVANCED) CALLS
47. All 4 Couples/All 8 Concept --- From the general versions of static square, circle, and Thar: These concepts are applied to 4-dancer calls, and allow all eight dancers to do the call at once. Each group of 4 dancers work with themselves as though the other group wasn't there. Such as; All 4 Couples Right & Left Thru, Star Thru, Chase Right, etc. All 8 Swing Thru, Switch the Wave, Walk and Dodge, Mix
48. Checkmate the Column --- From columns: Numbers 1 and 2 in each column Circulate 4 spots and Face In, while numbers 3 and 4 Circulate twice, Face In, and as a couple Circulate. Ends in parallel two-faced lines.
49. Cut the Hourglass --- From an Hourglass: The points slide together and Trade, while the others Hourglass Circulate. Ends in parallel lines or waves.
50. Diamond Chain Thru --- From diamonds: All Diamond Circulate, the very centers Trade, and Cast Off ¾ with the adjacent ends of the wave. Ends in parallel waves or lines
51. Flip the Hourglass --- From an hourglass: The points Run to the nearest center (Flip in as for Flip the Diamond), while the others Hourglass Circulate.
52. Hourglass Circulate --- From an hourglass: Each dancer does a Circulate by moving forward one position in the hourglass, to take that dancer's place. Points become centers, and centers become points. Also, the diamond dancers move to the box, and the box dancers move to the diamond.
53. In Roll Circulate --- From general lines, with the ends forming a tandem: In each line, the end facing in Circulates. Meanwhile, each of the other dancers (in a single, smooth motion) faces the vacated spot, steps forward, and turns another ¼ the same way he first turned. Ends back in parallel lines or waves.
54. Mini-Busy --- From parallel two-faced lines: The trailing couples Extend, have the center two Hinge, and Flip the Diamond. Meanwhile, the lead couples (working around the outside) Face In, step forward one spot, and Face In. Ends in a quarter-tag formation.
55. Motivate --- From waves: All Circulate, the centers of each wave Cast Off ¾ while the ends Circulate ½, to create a star between two mini-waves. The star turns half, while those in the mini-waves Trade. Those who meet Cast Off ¾, while the others move up (as in Hourglass Circulate) to become the ends of parallel waves.
56. Out Roll Circulate --- From general lines, with the ends forming a tandem: In each line, the end facing out Circulates. Meanwhile, each of the other dancers, in a single, smooth motion, faces the vacated spot, takes a step forward, and turns another ¼ in the same direction he first turned. Ends back in parallel waves or lines.
57. Pass and Roll --- From single eight chain thru: All Pass Thru; the centers Turn Thru, while the outsides do a right-face U-Turn Back. All Pass Thru, and the centers Pass Thru as the outsides do a Right Roll to a Wave to meet the centers. Ends in parallel mini-waves.
58. Pass and Roll Your Neighbor --- From single eight chain thru: All Pass Thru. The centers Turn Thru while the outsides do a right-face U-Turn Back. All Pass Thru, and the centers Touch ¾ while the outsides finish as in Follow Your Neighbor (Fold right, Roll, and step slightly forward). Ends in a left-hand wave.
59. Peel and Trail --- From anywhere a Peel Off is possible (e.g., completed double pass thru, columns): The leads do their part of Peel Off as the trailers do their part of Trail Off. Note that for the trailers in a box circulate formation, the Trail Off is a Step Forward and Arm Turn Half with each other; for the trailers in a Z, it is Step Forward (if necessary) and Arm Turn Half.
60. Recycle (from facing couples) --- The beaus step forward until they are side-by-side, while doing a U-Turn Back, turning toward each other. Meanwhile, the belles Veer Left and join right hands with the original beaus. Ends in a right-hand wave; the beaus finish as centers of the wave, and the belles finish as ends.
61. Remake Family --- From a right hand mini-wave box, or a facing diamond with the centers holding right hands, those who can Cast Off ¼ by the right, those who can Trade by the left, and those who can Cast Off ¾ by the right. There must be dancers who can do each part -- the call is not legal from say, a right-hand tidal wave. The left-hand version of Remake is called "Left Remake". The name of the formation may be added at the end of the call (e.g., Remake The Wave) as a help to the dancers but doing so is optional. If there are two side-by-side formations, each of which can do the call, dancers don't move from one to the other. From parallel columns, for example, each of the two box circulate formations does the call independently. The 8-dancer version is called "Grand Remake" or "Grand Remake The Column". The exception to the remake rules is "Remake The Thar".
62. Remake The Thar --- From a Thar or Wrong-Way Thar, end and adjacent center Arm Turn one-quarter (90 degrees) to form a momentary Alamo ring. In a continuously flowing movement, everyone releases holds with the dancer they just turned, and with the other hand, turn the next dancer one-half (180 degrees) to form another momentary Alamo ring. Without stopping, they release holds at the completion of the half turn and, with the other arm, turn the next dancer three-quarters (270 degrees) to form another Thar or Wrong-Way Thar.
63. Scoot and Weave --- From right-(left-)hand box circulate only: Scoot Back. Those facing in Left (Right) Touch ¼ with each other, while those facing out Quarter Right (Left). Ends in wave.
64. Scoot Chain Thru --- From waves: Those facing out do a Scoot Back, while those facing in Extend, Swing, Slip, Swing, and Extend. Ends in waves.
From quarter tag: All Extend, Swing, Slip, Swing, and Extend. Ends in three quarter tag.
65. Single Wheel --- From a couple or mini-wave only: With each dancer taking the part of an entire couple, do a Wheel and Deal. This call cannot be fractionalized.
66. Slide --- From a general line in which each end and the adjacent center form a mini-wave only: Each end and the adjacent center slide nose-to-nose to take each other's place.
67. Slip --- From a general line with the centers forming a mini-wave only: Centers Arm Turn ½ by the hand they have joined.
68. Slither --- From a general line with centers in a mini-wave only: The centers slide past each other nose-to-nose, to take each other's place.
69. Spin the Windmill --- From anywhere with a center wave or center facing couples (e.g., ¾ Tag, Trade By): Centers Swing, Slip, and Cast Off ¾, while the outsides face as directed and Circulate two positions. If the centers start in facing couples, they first Touch, then finish the call. Left Spin the Windmill is the same, except that: It may only be used with the centers in facing couples or a left-hand wave. If the centers are in facing couples, they Left Touch before doing the Swing, Slip, and Cast Off ¾.
70. Split/Box Counter Rotate --- Box Counter Rotate: From any 4-dancer formation with no dancers facing the flagpole center [At Advanced, this call is used only from box circulate, and certain T-bone formations.]: This call may have a fraction after it, such as Box Counter Rotate ¾. If no fraction is given, it means Box Counter Rotate ¼. For each ¼ in the fraction: Each dancer moves his position in the formation forward around the center of the formation 90, by walking forward in a smooth arc to reach that spot. Each dancer works independently of the other 3 dancers in his formation. Every dancer can Roll at the end of this call.
Split Counter Rotate: From any applicable formation [At Advanced, this call may be used from the following formations only: Any 2x4 formation, e.g., parallel waves, parallel columns.]: Each half of the square does a Box Counter Rotate, e.g., Split Counter Rotate ¼.
71. Split/Box Transfer --- Box Transfer: From box circulate formation, or any symmetric 2x2 formation with 2 leaders and 2 trailers: Leads Box Circulate Twice and Quarter In, while the trailers Extend, Arm Turn ¾, and Extend.
Split Transfer: From waves or columns: Divide the whole formation into two side-by-side box circulate formations. Each of them Box Transfer.
72. Split Square Chain Thru --- From a static square, or T-bone. (From a static square, those designated step forward, to form two side-by-side T-bones.): Those facing Right Pull By, Quarter In (to face those who didn't pull by), all Left Swing Thru, and Left Turn Thru. Finishes in couples back-to-back.
73. Swing --- From a general line with each end and the adjacent center in a mini-wave only: Each end and the adjacent center Arm Turn ½ by the hand they have joined.
74. Switch the Wave --- From a wave: Centers Run, while the ends Cross Run.
75. Switch to a Diamond --- From a wave: Centers Run, while the ends do their part of Diamond Circulate.
76. Switch to an Hourglass --- From a wave: Centers Run, while the ends do their part of Hourglass Circulate.
77. Trade Circulate --- From waves: Leads Trade, while the trailing center Circulates to nearest end of the other wave, and the trailing end Circulates to the nearest center of the other wave.
From two-faced lines: The Leads Partner Trade, while the trailers Diagonal Pass Thru with each other.
78. Trail Off --- From anywhere Peel Off is possible (e.g., a Z, tandem couples (double pass thru, completed double pass thru or box circulate formations): This is a Cross Peel Off. Each lead walks in a wide half circle around the center of the formation, and steps forward (if needed) to become one end of the forming line or wave. Meanwhile, the trailers step forward (if needed), Half Sashay with each other (belle passing in front of beau) and do a U-Turn Back (turning away from the center), to become the centers of the forming line or wave. If the leads begin the call next to each other, they Half Sashay as they move, with the belle passing in front of the beau. This call always ends in a line, centered on the same line the starting formation was centered on.
79. Transfer and (Anything) --- From columns: The #1 and #2 dancers in each column Transfer The Column (to end as a couple on the outside, facing in), while the #3 and #4 dancers Circulate (forming a box circulate formation in the center) and do the Anything call. A Transfer The Column could be defined as a Transfer and Cast Off ¾ and all Extend.
80. Zig Zag/Zag Zig --- From anywhere there are leads and trailers: Zig means Face Right, and Zag means Face Left. When given in a pair, as in Tag the Line Zig Zag, the call applies to a group of two dancers; each leader does the first (Zig in this case), and each trailer does the second (Zag in this case). If only one is given, it is directed to the leaders, and the trailers do nothing. In ¾ Tag the Line, Zig, only the outsides would Face Right: