Basic Part 1
Half Sashay
Links: Define – Standard – Module – Teach – Other – Extend
Call Analysis:
Hands needed at the start: Neither
Hands held at the end: Neither
Body flow at the start: Mostly sideways with forward or back adjustment to avoid collision
Body flow at the end: Same as at the start
Good preceding calls:
— Forward and Back
— Ladies Chain
— Right and Left Thru
Good following calls:
— Circle Left
— Pass Thru
Ending Formations for Standard Starting Formations and Arrangements:
a) Static Square, Normal Couples: Half Sashay
Ends in a Static Square, Half-Sashayed Couples
b) Facing Lines, Normal Couples: Half Sashay
Ends in Facing Lines, Half-Sashayed Couples
Some Extended Applications:
a) Facing Lines, Normal Couples: Half Sashay once and a half
Ends in Double Pass Thru with Boys in the Center
ARC Rulings (Applications Review Committee of CALLERLAB):
(May 2014)
Q: The formation was Right or Left Handed Ocean Waves. The call given was “Centers Half Sashay.”
A: This application, as presented, was voted to be improper, as the definition for Half Sashay states that the starting formation is a Couple and dancers in a Mini Wave are NOT a Couple.
However, the ARC voted that it would be acceptable to call “Centers Nose-to-Nose or Face-to-Face Sashay” from an Ocean Wave.