Grand Follow Your Neighbor
Links: Define – Analyze – Module
Teaching Suggestions:
Grand Follow Your Neighbor
A) Use your inside hand.
B) It’s a three-quarter turns version of Triple Scoot
C) “Grand” is a concept that expands a call normally done from a 4-dancer setup into a call that involves more dancers (typically 8).
Quick quote: “Inside hands, three-quarter turns”
Teaching Patter or Singer Sequences:
Heads Lead Right, Veer Left, Crossfire,
Column Circulate, Grand Follow Your Neighbor,
Grand Left Swing Thru, Left Hinge and Roll,
Change Hands, Box the Gnat,
Square Thru Two,
Patter: Slide Thru and Pass Thru, Allemande Left
Singer: Square Thru Two, Swing and Promenade
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Heads Pass the Ocean, Extend,
Swing Thru, Spin the Top,
Single Hinge, Grand Follow Your Neighbor,
Explode the Wave, Trade By,
Square Thru Two,
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing and Promenade
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… and Spread:
Heads Lead Right, Pass the Ocean,
Single Hinge, Grand Follow Your Neighbor and Spread,
Girls Trade, Cast Off 3/4 and Roll,
Slide Thru, Pass Thru
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing and Promenade
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From Left-Hand Column:
Heads Lead Left, Left Spin the Top,
Left Hinge, Grand Follow Your Neighbor,
Right Hinge and Roll,
Patter: Slide Thru, Pass Thru, Allemande Left
Short Singer: Slide thru, Pass Thru, Swing and Promenade
Singer: Load the Boat, Pass Thru, Swing and Promenade
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From GBBG Column:
Heads Slide Thru and Spread,
Touch 1/4, Column Circulate
Grand Follow Your Neighbor,
Grand Left Swing Thru,
Left Pass Thru, Half Tag,
Patter: All 8 Circulate 1 1/2, Slide Thru, Home
Singer: Swing and Promenade
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… And Roll:
Heads Touch 1/4 and Roll and Slide Thru,
Pass the Ocean, Single Hinge,
Follow Your Neighbor and Roll,
Boys Pass Thru, Girls U Turn Back,
Touch 1/4, Girls Trade,
Patter: Explode and Allemande Left
Singer: Explode and Swing and Promenade
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With previously taught A-1 calls:
With Brace Thru:
Heads Dixie Style to a Wave
Extend, Recycle, Veer Right,
Bend the Line and Roll, Grand Follow Your Neighbor,
Explode and Brace Thru,
Swing Thru,
Patter: Turn Thru, Allemande Left
Singer: Scoot Back, Extend, Swing and Promenade (short)
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With Triple Trade:
Heads Pass the Ocean, Centers Trade the Wave,
Extend, Explode and Touch 1/4,
Grand Follow Your Neighbor and Spread,
Triple Trade, Grand Swing Thru,
Single Hinge and Roll,
Square Thru 3
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing, Promenade (half)
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Heads Lead Right, Pass the Ocean
Single Hinge, Grand Follow Your Neighbor and Spread
Triple Trade, Grand Swing Thru
Grand Swing Thru, Single Hinge
Split Circulate, Boys Run
Patter: Allemande Left
Singer: Swing, Promenade (half)
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With Beaus Run, Triple Trade:
Heads Square Thru,
Pass Thru, Beaus Run,
All Eight Circulate, Grand Follow your Neighbor and Spread,
Triple Trade, Boys Run,
Crossfire, Girls Run,
Pass the Ocean,
Patter: Hinge and Roll, Allemande Left, Home
Singer: Swing and Promenade (short)
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