Fold – Cross Fold – Analysis

Mainstream
Fold – Cross Fold

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Call Analysis:

Hands needed at the start: Neither
Hands held at the end: Just the handholds of the ending formation

Body flow at the start: Clockwise or Counter-clockwise
Body flow at the end: Same as at the start.

Good preceding calls:
— Pass Thru
— Touch 1/4
— Split Circulate
— Swing Thru
— Single Hinge

Good following calls:
— Swing
— Allemande Left
— Right and Left Grand
— Pass Thru
— Double Pass Thru
— Star Thru

Ending Formations for Standard starting Formation and Arrangements:

a) Parallel Waves (Right or Left-Handed), Boys on ends, Girls in center: Boys Fold
Ends in a Left or Right-Handed Z with Boys behind the Girls (often followed by Girls U-Turn Back, Swing)

b) Parallel Two-Faced Lines (Right or Left-Handed), Boys on ends, Girls in center: Boys Fold
Ends in a Right or Left-Handed Z with Boys facing the Girls

c) Lines Facing Out, Boys on ends, Girls in center: Boys Fold
Ends in Eight Chain Thru with Boys on the outside facing the Girls

In a, b and c above Boys Fold is interchangeable with Ends Fold.
In a, b and c above interchange Girls for Boys for the case when Girls Fold

d) Right-Hand Parallel Waves, “2” (Boys facing out): Boys Fold
Ends in an offset Double Pass Thru with the Girls as Leaders (often followed by Double Pass Thru)

e) Right-Hand Parallel Waves, “1” (Girls facing out): Girls Fold
Ends in an offset Double Pass Thru with the Boys as Leaders (often followed by Double Pass Thru)

f) Right-Hand Parallel Waves, “0” (Girls in the center): Boys Cross Fold
Ends in a Z with Boys facing the Girls

g) Left-Hand Parallel Waves, Boys in the center: Boys Cross Fold
Ends in an expanded Z with Boys facing the Girls and vacated space between each pair.

Some Extended Applications:

a) Ends Out Inverted Lines, “3” (GGBB with Normal Couples facing in), Ends Fold
Ends Double Pass Thru, “0” (Normal Couples)

b) Ends Out Inverted Lines, “0” (BGBG with Normal Couples facing in), Ends Cross Fold
Ends Double Pass Thru, “0” (Normal Couples)

ARC Rulings (Applications Review Committee of CALLERLAB):

Fold Family
(September/October 2004)
Q: From a #1 or #2 arrangement line (same sexes together), the call was “Boys/Girls, Cross Fold.”
A: Improper. This action does not comply with the current published definition that states that the cross-folders must both be either centers or ends.