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Pair Off
Links: Define – Standard – Module – Teach – Other – Extend
Call Analysis
Hands needed at the start: Neither
Hands held at the end: Neither from the call – just adjacent hands in the formation
Body flow at the start: Turning away from the center (from a Static Square forward first)
Body flow at the end: Same as at the start
Good preceding calls:
— (Static Square) Heads/Sides Pair Off
— Lines Forward and Back
— Right and Left Thru
— Pair Off
Good following calls after Heads/Sides Pair Off from Static Square:
— Pass Thru
— Swing Thru
— Pass the Ocean (or Pass the Sea)
— Slide Thru (or Star Thru, or Pass In)
— Square Thru
— Pair Off
Good following calls after Pair Off from Eight Chain Thru formation:
— Centers Trade
— Wheel and Deal
— Tag the Line
Good following calls after Pair Off from Facing Lines:
— Cloverleaf
— Centers In
— Peel Off
Possible Modifiers:
— and Roll
ARC Rulings (Applications Review Committee of CALLERLAB):
(August 2003)
Q: Is it proper to call PAIR OFF from:
Lines Facing Out?
A: No. This Does Not Comply with the definition of “Facing Dancers”
Single File Right or Left Handed Columns?
A: No. This too, Does Not Comply with the definition of “Facing Dancers”.
Double Pass Thru?
A: Yes. But, for the center dancers ONLY!! Only the center dancers can execute the call.