Mainstream
Slip the Clutch
Links: Define – Standard – Module – Teach – Other – Extend
Analysis:
Hands needed at the start: Right for Thar Star; Left for Wrong Way Thar
Hands held at the end: Same as at the start
Body flow at the start: Forward
Body flow at the end: Forward
Good preceding calls:
— Make an Allemande Thar
Good following calls:
— (from Thar) Left Allemande
— (from Thar) Left Arm Turn
— (from Wrong Way Thar) Right Arm Turn
— (from Wrong Way Thar) Box the Gnat
— (from Wrong Way Thar) Dosado
Ending Formations for Standard Starting Formations and Arrangements:
a) Thar Star (right hands in the center), 4 Boys in Center: Slip the Clutch
Ends in a Thar Star with 4 Boys in Center
b) Wrong Way Thar (left hands in the center), 4 Boys in Center: Slip the Clutch
Ends in a Wrong Way Thar with 4 Boys in Center
Some Extended Applications:
a) Thar Star (right hands in the center), 4 Girls in Center: Slip the Clutch
Ends in a Thar Star with 4 Girls in Center
b) Wrong Way Thar (left hands in the center), 4 Girls in Center: Slip the Clutch
Ends in a Wrong Way Thar with 4 Girls in Center
ARC Rulings (Applications Review Committee of CALLERLAB):
Slip The Clutch
(July 2006)
Q: Is it proper to call Slip The Clutch from Parallel Waves?
A: No. This was ruled to be improper due to the definition stating that Slip The Clutch is to be used from Thar’s and Wrong Way Thar’s.