All 8 Spin the Top – Teaching

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All 8 Spin the Top

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Choreography for Patter Teaching with Singing Call Options:

Teaching Tips:

All 8 Spin the Top
A) From a static square, face your partner & step up to right hands… notice that you are in two crossed waves.
B) Just as in Spin the Top, you’ll meet the very same person on the “move up”. Everyone moves forward.
C) A long pause can stop the dancers from doing an additional outside arm turn at the end of the call.

More teaching suggestions:

— Because it takes more steps for the dancers in the center Star to turn three-quarters than in does for the outsides dancers to move around the circle one-quarter, the outside dancers often move around until they meet the same center dancer. Usually this imprecision does not affect the choreographic result and can be ignored. If it is important to be precise, then additional words from the caller may be needed.

Quick quote for Wrong Way Thar or for All 8 Spin the Top from a Right and Left Grand Circle: “Half Right, Centers Star Left, Ends move up”

Quick quote for Thar Star or for Left All 8 Spin the Top: “Half Left, Centers Star Right, Ends move up”

Teaching Standard Applications:

These are all Break Figures

Circle Left (once around in 16 beats),
Allemande Left, All Eight Spin the Top,
Box the Gnat,
Grand Right and Left,
Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Allemande Left, All Eight Spin the Top,
All Eight Spin the Top (again),
Turn Thru,
Allemande Left, Grand Right and Left,
– – – -, (Swing), Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Allemande Left, All 8 Spin the Top,
Single Hinge to an Alamo Ring,
Alamo Left Swing Thru and Balance,
Alamo Left Swing Thru,
Allemande Left, Grand Right and Left
(Swing and) Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Allemande Left, All 8 Spin the Top,
All 8 Spin the Top again,
Box the Gnat, Pull By,
Allemande Left, Right and Left Grand,
Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

All Four Ladies Chain across,
Chain them back,
Circle Left (about halfway),
Allemande Left, All 8 Spin the Top
Swing and Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Circle Left (8 counts),
Walk Around Corner, See Saw with Partner,
Boys Star Right one time,
Pass Partner, Allemande Left with Corner,
All 8 Spin the Top,
Boys Run, Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Circle Left (8 counts),
Walk Around the Corner,
Turn Partner Left Half Boys into an Allemande Thar,
Back it up (halfway)
All 8 Spin the Top,
Girls Run, Promenade
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *