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Cloverleaf
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Choreography for Patter Teaching with Singing Call Options:
Teaching Tips:
Cloverleaf
A.) Leaders separate and go around the outside until you meet the opposite leader, take near hands and move forward as a couple to the center.
B.) Trailers must move forward following the leaders, taking near hands with the opposite trailer and as a couple stand behind the leaders.
C.) Picture a four leaf clover or the off and on ramps of an interstate often called a cloverleaf.
D.) One lane only, single file – no passing! In other words, trailers should stay behind leaders.
E.) From a standard completed Double Pass Thru, can show the boys first then girls.
F.) Can have the trailers touch shoulders of leaders to assure they follow.
More teaching suggestions:
— Stay in your quarter of the square.
— When all are active, the Leaders will loop around in 8 steps to end in the location where the person behind them was standing.
— If you begin facing Head walls you will end facing Side walls and vice versa.
— Release your inside hand to begin the loop and be ready to take a new handhold with the same hand.
Quick quote: “Leader and Trailer loop out on the ramp and around onto the crossing road.”
Teaching Standard Applications:
Two Couples Active:
Heads Pass Thru and Cloverleaf,
Sides Star Thru, Pass Thru and Cloverleaf,
Centers Pass Thru (Corner Box),
[ Swing Thru, Boys Run, Ferris Wheel, Centers Pass Thru ]
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing Thru, Boys Trade, Swing and Promenade
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Heads Pass Thru and Cloverleaf,
Sides Square Thru Two and Cloverleaf,
Heads Square Thru Two and Cloverleaf,
Sides Square Thru Two and Cloverleaf,
Patter: Heads Star Thru, Home
Singer: Heads Pass Thru, Swing and Promenade
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All Active:
Heads Star Thru, all Double Pass Thru,
Cloverleaf,
Double Pass Thru, all Cloverleaf (again),
Centers Square Thru Three (Corner Box),
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: [ Swing Thru, Boys Trade, ] Swing and Promenade (halfway)
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Heads Star Thru, all Double Pass Thru,
Cloverleaf,
Centers Pass Thru, Touch 1/4,
Split Circulate, Boys Run,
Reverse the Flutterwheel,
Patter: Square Thru 3, Left Allemande, home
Singer: into a Promenade
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Two Couples Active then All Active:
Heads Pass Thru and Cloverleaf,
All Double Pass Thru, all Cloverleaf,
Centers Pass Thru (Corner Box),
[ Right and Left Thru, Veer Left,
Ferris Wheel, Centers Pass Thru ]
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing and Promenade (halfway)
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Girls Leading:
Heads Pass Thru, Separate Around 1 to a Line,
Pass Thru, Wheel and Deal,
Double Pass Thru, Cloverleaf,
Double Pass Thru, Face Left,
Couples Circulate,
Patter: Boys Circulate, Promenade
Singer: Promenade
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Boys Leading:
Heads Lead Right, Touch 1/4, Centers Trade,
Centers Run, Ferris Wheel,
Double Pass Thru, Cloverleaf,
Boys Pass Thru, Touch 1/4, Girls Trade,
Patter: Boys Run, Promenade
Singer: Boys Circulate, Swing, Promenade (1/2)
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Half-Sashayed:
Heads Star Thru, All U-Turn Back, Cloverleaf,
Double Pass Thru, Cloverleaf,
Double Pass Thru, All U-Turn Back,
Centers Square Thru 3,
Patter: Left Allemande
Singer: Swing and Promenade (1/2)
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Half Sashayed:
Heads Pass the Ocean, Extend,
Girls Trade and Girls Run,
Ferris Wheel, Double Pass Thru,
Cloverleaf, Centers Pass Thru,
Box the Gnat,
Patter: Square Thru 3, Allemande Left, Pass One, Promenade Partner
Singer: Square Thru 2, Swing Corner and Promenade
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