Tag – Fraction – Analysis

Mainstream
Tag – Fraction

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Call Analysis:

Hands needed at the start: Neither
Hands held at the end: As needed to form waves

Body flow at the start: Clockwise or Counter-Clockwise toward the center of the line
Body flow at the end: Forward

Good preceding calls:
— Couples Circulate
— (Lines) Pass Thru
— Veer Left
— Couples Hinge
— Left Swing Thru

Good following calls after Half Tag:
— Centers Trade
— Walk and Dodge
— Boys (Leaders) Run

Good following calls after Quarter Tag:
— Very Centers Trade
— Those in the wave Swing Thru

Good following calls after Three-Quarter Tag:
— Those in the wave Swing Thru, others U-Turn Back
— Very Centers Trade
— Those in the wave Single Hinge, the outsides Face Right

Ending Formations for Standard starting Formation and Arrangements:

Half Tag
a) Right-Hand Parallel Two-Faced Lines, “0” (Normal Couples): Half Tag
Ends in Right-Hand Parallel Waves with Boys Facing In

b) Right Hand Parallel Two-Faced Lines, “1/2” (Half-Sashayed): Half Tag
Ends in Right-Hand Parallel Waves with Girls Facing In

c) Lines Facing Out, Same-Sex Couples: Half Tag
Ends in Right-Hand Parallel Waves with all same gender in the center

Three-Quarter Tag
a) Right-Hand Parallel Two-Faced Lines, “0” (Normal Couples): Three-Quarter Tag
Ends in Three-Quarter Tag with all the Boys in the center wave

b) Right-Hand Parallel Two-Faced Lines or “1/2” (Half-Sashayed): Three-Quarter Tag
Ends in Three-Quarter Tag with all the Girls in the center wave

c) Lines Facing Out, “3” or “4” (same gender in the center): Three-Quarter Tag
Ends in Three-Quarter Tag with all the same gender in the center wave

Quarter Tag
a) Right-Hand Parallel Two-Faced Lines, “0” (Normal Couples): Quarter Tag
Ends in Quarter Tag with all the Girls in the center wave

b) Right-Hand Parallel Two-Faced Lines, “1/2” (Half-Sashayed): Quarter Tag
Ends in Quarter Tag with all the Boys in the center wave

c) Lines Facing Out, “3” or “4” (same gender in the center): Quarter Tag
Ends in Quarter Tag with all the same gender in the center wave

Some Extended Applications:

Half Tag
a) Left-Hand Parallel Waves, “0” (GBBG): Half Tag
Ends in “2” Right-Hand Parallel Waves with Girls Facing In

Three-Quarter Tag
a) Left-Hand Parallel Waves, “0” (GBBG): Three-Quarter Tag
Ends in “1” Three-Quarter Tag with all the Girls in the center wave

b) Lines Facing Out, “0” (BBGG): Three-Quarter Tag
Ends in “0” Three-Quarter Tag with Normal Couples and a BGGB wave

Quarter Tag
a) Right-Hand Parallel Two-Faced Lines, “1” (Boys facing out): Quarter Tag
Ends in a “0” Quarter Tag with Normal Couples and a BGGB wave

ARC Rulings (Applications Review Committee of CALLERLAB):
(April 2002)
Q: After the call “Half Tag” would it be proper to give facing directions (i.e., Right, Left, In, Out)?
A: Yes. The committee stresses that although it is proper to give facing directions, callers should refrain from using “in or out” at Mainstream & Plus without a workshop.