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(Anything) and Spread
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Choreography for Patter Teaching with Singing Call Options:
Teaching Tips:
(Anything) and Spread
A) This is a “suffix call” – it’s added onto calls you already know.
B) Where Centers slide apart and Ends step forward between them:
— From Static Square: Heads Star Thru and Spread
— From Static Square: Heads Touch a Quarter and Spread
— From Two-Faced Lines: Ferris Wheel and Spread
— From Outfacing Lines: Wheel and Deal and Spread
C) Four dancer calls where all dancers slide face-to-face:
— From Parallel Waves: Centers Trade and Spread
— From Parallel Waves: Follow Your Neighbor and Spread
— From a Column: Single Hinge, Fan the Top and Spread
D) Eight dancer calls where all dancers slide face-to-face:
— From Parallel Waves: Acey Deucey and Spread
— From Parallel Waves: Relay the Deucey and Spread
— From a Thar Star: All Eight Spin the Top and Spread
E) When the dancers have mastered the above applications, gradually introduce other applications. (See the definition for additional ideas.)
More teaching suggestions:
— It is important to say “and Spread” before the dancers should begin the spreading action.
Quick quote: “Centers slide apart.”
Teaching Standard Applications:
From Double Pass Thru formation:
Heads Star Thru and Spread,
Forward and Back, Pass Thru,
Half Tag, Girls Trade,
Recycle and Sweep a Quarter,
Pass Thru, Wheel and Deal,
Centers Pass Thru,
Patter: Allemande Left and Promenade
Singer: Swing and Promenade
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Heads Star Thru and Spread,
Pass Thru, Wheel and Deal and Spread,
Forward and Back, Pass Thru,
Half Tag, Scoot Back,
Split Circulate,
Patter: Cast Off 3/4, Half Circulate, Box the Gnat, Slide Thru, Home
Singer: Single Hinge, Men Run, Promenade
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Heads Touch a Quarter, Those Boys Run,
Swing Thru, Boys Run,
Ferris Wheel and Spread,
Forward and Back, Slide Thru,
Centers Square Thru Three,
Patter: Allemande Left, Face In, Home
Singer: Swing and Promenade
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Heads Slide Thru and Spread,
Forward and Back, Pass Thru,
Half Tag, Spin Chain the Gears,
Patter: Spin Chain the Gears (again), Swing Thru, Cast Off 3/4, Walk and Dodge, Allemande Left, Home
Singer: Boys Run (or Swing) and Promenade
From Quarter Box:
Heads Touch a Quarter and Spread,
Sides Pass the Ocean and Cast Right 3/4,
Couples Circulate, Half Tag,
Centers Trade, Girls Trade,
Forward and Back, Slide Thru,
Patter: Allemande Left and Promenade
Singer: Swing and Promenade
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Spread from Waves:
Heads Promenade Halfway,
Sides Lead Right, Spin Chain Thru and Spread,
Girls Trade, Girls Run,
Patter: Bend the Line, Square Thru 3, Left Allemande
Singer: Promenade
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Spread from Thar Star (Break figure):
Allemande Left,
All Eight Spin the Top and Spread
All Eight Spin the Top and Spread,
Turn Thru, Allemande Left,
Promenade