Mainstream Definitions Quiz
Parts of definitions from the Mainstream programme – Callerlab 2008
- Dancers walk forward, passing right shoulders, slide sideways to the right, walk backwards, passing left shoulders
- Dancer on the right side steps to the left while the dancer on the left steps back, side steps to the right, then steps forward
- Dancers join hands with those next to them, walk forward 3 steps, pause . . .
- In facing couple form a momentary Two-Faced Line in the centre and without stopping Wheel and Deal
- Move forward into the square (4 steps), turning one quarter on the fourth step
- The couples facing each other pass thru, the couples facing out do a partner trade
- Dancers continue the circling movement one quarter in the direction of their body flow
- Pass thru and men face right and women face left
- Centres turn ¾ while the ends move forward in a quarter circle around the formation
- Working as a unit, each couple does half of a couples trade
- Pass thru, those looking out of the square partner trade
- Directed couple(s), working as a unit, move forward along a 90 degree arc to face the couple (or wall) to their right
- The dancer does an individual about-face turn (180 degrees) in place, turning towards partner unless the body flow dictates otherwise
- Dancers raise joined hands to form an arch and exchange places with each other by having the woman walk forward and under the arch along a tight left-turning semi-circle
- The active or directed dancers move forward between the two inactive dancers. The inactive dancers move apart to let them through then move back together
- Dancers holding left arms or facing dancers arm turn by the left at least 180 degrees until the men are facing promenade direction and the women are facing wrong way promenade direction, then step thru
- Dancers move forward, passing right shoulders with two other dancers to finish facing away from the centre of the set
- Dancers, with each couple working as a unit, walk forward in an arc in the indicated direction. The centre couple walks forward before taking the second direction given
- The directed (active) dancer moves forward in a semi-circle around an adjacent (inactive) dancer to end in the adjacent dancer’s starting position. Meanwhile the inactive dancer, who may be facing in any direction, adjusts by stepping (without changing facing direction) into the vacated starting position of the active dancer
- The outside dancers step apart as the centre dancers step forward and between them to form a line
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Tie breakers
- The Couple whose back is to the caller is Couple #1
- Directed dancers step forward and move in a small semi-circle to end facing towards an adjacent dancer or position