Basic Part 1
Courtesy Turn
Links: Define – Standard – Module – Teach – Other – Extend
Call Analysis:
Hands needed at the start: Left
Hands held at the end: Both
Body flow at the start: CCW
Body flow at the end: CCW
Good preceding calls:
— Pass Thru
— Square Thru 3
Good following calls:
— Forward and Back
— Circle Left
Ending Formations for Standard Starting Formations and Arrangements:
a) Lines Facing Out, Normal Couples: Courtesy Turn
Ends in Facing Lines, Normal Couples
b) Eight Chain Thru, “1” (Girls in the center with their left hand free): Men reach out and Courtesy Turn the girl in front
Ends in Facing Lines, Normal Couples
Some Extended Applications:
ARC Rulings (Applications Review Committee of CALLERLAB):
(September/October 2004)
Q: Is it proper or improper to do a Courtesy Turn from Half-sashayed couples and same sex couples at Mainstream (MS)?
A: Improper. The MS definition clearly limits this action to couples with man on left, woman on right.