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All 8 Spin the Top
Links: Define – Standard – Module – Teach – Other – Extend
Call Analysis:
Hands needed at the start: From a Thar the already connected hand is used first. From a Right and Left Grand Circle the right hand is used first unless the call is Left All 8 Spin the Top.
Hands held at the end: Both hands for those in the center, inside hand for those on the outside
Body flow at the start: Clockwise for a Wrong Way Thar, Counter-clockwise for Thar Star
Body flow at the end: Dancers ending in the center reverse their turning direction during the action, outside dancers continue in the same clockwise or counter-clockwise rotation but change from a two-person turn to a big circle around the flagpole center of the square.
Good preceding calls:
— Allemande Left
— Boys Promenade inside
— Right and Left Grand
— Slip the Clutch
— Shoot the Star
Good following calls:
— Swing
— Boys Run and Promenade
— All 8 Spin the Top (again)
— Box the Gnat
— Single Hinge
— Turn Thru
Ending Formations for Standard starting Formation and Arrangements:
a) Right and Left Grand Circle, Boys facing CCW and Girls facing CW: All 8 Spin the Top
Ends in a Wrong Way Thar, Girls in the Center
b) Wrong Way Thar, Girls in the Center: All 8 Spin the Top
Ends in a Wrong Way Thar, Boys in the Center
Some Extended Applications:
a) Thar Star, Boys in the Center: All 8 Spin the Top
Ends in a Thar Star, Girls in the Center
b) Right and Left Grand Circle, Boys facing CW and Girls facing CCW: All 8 Left Spin the Top
Ends in a Thar Star, Girls in the Center
ARC Rulings (Applications Review Committee of CALLERLAB): none