Basic Part 1
Backtrack
Links: Define – Standard – Module – Teach – Other – Extend
Call Analysis:
Hands needed at the start: Neither
Hands held at the end: Neither
Body flow at the start: For those doing the Backtrack it is a tight CW or CCW half turn
Body flow at the end: Forward in a large CW or CCW circle
Good preceding calls:
— Promenade Go Single File
— Four Boys Star Right, Pick up Partner Star Promenade
Good following calls:
— When you meet your partner Dosado
— To your corner Allemande Left
Ending Formations for Standard Starting Formations and Arrangements:
a) Single File Promenade moving CCW, BGBG: Girls Backtrack
Ends with Boys Promenading CCW inside and Girls Promenading CW outside
b) Right-Hand Star Promenade, Boys in the Center: Girls Backtrack
Ends with Boys still in the Right-Hand Star and Girls in an outer CCW Single File Promenade
Some Extended Applications:
ARC Rulings (Applications Review Committee of CALLERLAB): (none)