Trade – Teaching

Basic Part 2
Trade

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Choreography for Patter Teaching with Singing Call Options:

Teaching Tips:

Trade Family
A.) Designated dancers move forward to take the other dancers position ending in reverse facing direction.
B.) Two types of trades, with or without hands held.
C.) If facing the same direction, pass right shoulders as you go around each other.

More teaching suggestions:

— In the current CALLERLAB Basic Program teaching order, Trade comes before Ocean Waves so at this point the Trade concept is introduced using Two-Faced Lines.

Quick quote: “Exchange places while moving forward in a semi-circle”

Teaching Standard Applications:

Heads Lead Right and Veer Left,
Couples Circulate, Girls Trade,
Boys Trade, Bend the Line,
Right and Left Thru,
Star Thru, Pass Thru,
Patter: Allemande Left, Promenade
Singer: Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Heads Star Thru and Pass Thru,
Box the Gnat, Dosado,
(Couples) Veer Left, Couples Circulate,
Boys Trade, Girls Trade,
Bend the Line, Each Four Circle Left 3/4,
Patter: Pass Thru, Grand Right and Left, Promenade
Singer: Swing Corner, Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

All Four Ladies Chain 3/4,
Heads Rollaway,
Sides Lead Right and Veer Left,
Couples Circulate, Centers Trade,
Ends Trade, Bend the Line, Circle Left
Patter: Ladies on the right of a Gent, Rollaway, Allemande Left
Singer: Gents Swing the nearest Lady, Promenade