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Cut the Diamond
Links: Define – Standard – Module – Teach – Other – Extend
Call Analysis:
Hands needed at the start: Neither hand
Hands held at the end: Both or one hand as needed to form the wave or line
Body flow at the start: Clockwise for a right-hand diamond
Body flow at the end: Same as at the start
Good preceding calls:
— Diamond Circulate
— Center wave Swing Thru
— Very Centers Trade
— Centers Trade
— Centers Hinge (to create the diamond)
Good following calls for Right-Hand Diamond:
— Couples Circulate
— Ferris Wheel
— Tag the Line
— Partner Trade
Ending Formations for Standard starting Formation and Arrangements:
a) Right-Hand Diamonds (All four Diamond centers in one wave), “1/2” (Boys as centers, Girls as points): Cut the Diamond
Ends in Parallel Right-Hand Two-Faced Lines, “0” (Normal Couples)
b) Right-Hand Diamonds (All four Diamond centers in one wave), “0” (Girls as centers, Boys as points): Cut the Diamond
Ends in Parallel Right-Hand Two-Faced Lines, “1/2” (Half-Sashayed Couples)
Some Extended Applications:
a) Left-Hand Diamonds (All four Diamond centers in one wave), “1/2” (Boys as points, Girls as centers): Cut the Diamond
Ends in Parallel Left-Hand Two-Faced Lines, “0” (Normal Couples)
b) Facing Diamonds (All four Diamond centers in one right-hand wave), Boys in the wave: Cut the Diamond
Ends in Parallel Right-Hand Waves, “0” (Girls as centers)
ARC Rulings (Applications Review Committee of CALLERLAB): none