Recycle – Analysis

Mainstream
Recycle

Links:   Define Standard Module Teach Other Extend

Call Analysis:

Hands needed at the start: Neither
Hands held at the end: Adjacent hand with partner

Body flow at the start: Clockwise from a Right-Hand Wave, Counter-clockwise from a Left-Hand Wave
Body flow at the end: Same as at the start

Good preceding calls:
— Centers Trade
— Swing Thru
— Pass the Ocean
— Extend
— All Eight Circulate
— Spin the Top
— Spin Chain Thru

Good following calls:
— Veer Left
— Right and Left Thru
— Star Thru
— California Twirl
— Square Thru
— Dive Thru
— Box the Gnat
— Sweep a Quarter
— Slide Thru

Ending Formations for Standard starting Formation and Arrangements:

a) Right-Hand Parallel Waves, “0” (Boys on ends, Girls in center): Recycle
Ends in Eight Chain Thru formation, “0” (Normal Couples)

b) Right-Hand 1/4 Tag or, “0” (Center Wave is BGGB): Recycle
Ends in Double Pass Thru, “0” (Normal Couples)

c) Right-Hand 3/4 Tag, “0” (Center Wave is BGGB): Recycle
Ends in Trade By, “0” (Normal Couples)

c) Right-Hand Tidal Wave, “0” = Two BGGB waves (BGGBBGGB): Recycle
Ends in Facing Lines, “0” (Normal Couples)

d) Left-Hand Parallel Waves, “0” (Girls on ends, Boys in center): Recycle
Ends in Eight Chain Thru formation, “0” (Normal Couples)

Some Extended Applications:

a) Right-Hand Parallel Waves, “1/2” (Girls on ends, Boys in center): Recycle
Ends in Eight Chain Thru formation, “1/2” (Half-Sashayed Couples)
(Hint: “Follow Her”)

b) Right-Hand Parallel Waves, “3” (BBGG): Recycle
Ends in Eight Chain Thru formation, “2” (Girls Outside)

c) b) Right-Hand Parallel Waves, “1” (Boys Facing In): Recycle
Ends in Eight Chain Thru formation, “4” (Half-Sashayed Outside, Normal Inside)
(In each couple one dancer should know where to go.)

ARC Rulings (Applications Review Committee of CALLERLAB):
(May 2012)
Q: The formation is Facing Couples. At Advanced is it proper to call: “Reverse Recycle.”?
A: Yes, this is proper in accordance with the Reverse Concept in the Advanced program.