Basic Part 2
Ferris Wheel
Links: Define – Standard – Analyze – Module – Other – Extend
Choreography for Patter Teaching with Singing Call Options:
Teaching Tips:
Ferris Wheel
A.) Couples looking out will do a standard Wheel and Deal.
B.) Couples looking in will do half couples circulate then Wheel and Deal with the ones they meet in the middle to face.
C.) Two couples looking in on diagonal must step forward to Wheel and Deal with each other.
D.) All couples reverse facing directions.
E.) Some nickname this action the “Big Wheel” because all four couples are working, as oppose to the “Little Wheel” referencing Wheel and Deal, an action done with only two couples.
More teaching suggestions:
— Starting from Left-Handed Two-Faced Lines is a Standard Application. Make sure to include this in your teaching.
Quick quote: “Couples big half turn inward, in-facers go to far center”
Teaching Standard Applications:
Adjustable Singer:
Heads Square Thru Four, [ Dosado to a Wave ],
Swing Thru, Boys Run,
Ferris Wheel, { Centers Pass Thru },
or { Centers Veer Left and Veer Right },
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing and Promenade
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Short Singer:
Heads Pass the Ocean, Extend,
Swing Thru, Boys Run, Ferris Wheel,
Centers Square Thru Three,
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing and Promenade
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Classic, but tightly timed:
Heads Promenade Half way,
Down the Middle Square Thru Four,
Swing Thru, Boys Run,
Ferris Wheel,
Centers Square Thru Three,
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Heads Lead Right, Veer Left,
Ferris Wheel, Double Pass Thru,
First Couple Go Left, Next Couple Go Right,
Forward and Back, Pass the Ocean,
Patter: Boys Run, Promenade
Singer: Girls Circulate, Swing and Promenade
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From Left Two-Faced Lines:
Heads Pass the Ocean, Extend,
Girls Cross Run (to the left end), Boys U-Turn Back,
Ferris Wheel, Centers Square Thru Three,
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: [Swing Thru, Boys Trade ] Swing and Promenade
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With Left Swing Thru, Girls Run:
Heads Star Thru and Pass Thru,
Left Swing Thru, Girls Run,
Ferris Wheel,
Centers Square Thru Three {or Centers Wheel Around},
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing and Promenade