Fan the Top – Analysis

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Fan the Top

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Call Analysis:

Hands needed at the start: Center hands in the wave
Hands held at the end: Same as at the start plus those forming the new wave

Body flow at the start: From a right-hand wave the centers are turning counter-clockwise while the ends are moving clockwise.
Body flow at the end: Same as at the start

Good preceding calls:
— Dosado
— Touch 1/4
— Single Hinge
— Box the Gnat
— Scoot Back

Good following calls:
— Right and Left Thru
— Swing Thru
— Centers Run
— Single Hinge
— Recycle
— Slide Thru

Ending Formations for Standard starting Formation and Arrangements:

a) Right-Hand Parallel Waves, “0” (Girls as centers and Boys as ends): Fan the Top
Ends in Right-Hand Tidal Wave, “0” (BGGBBGGB)

b) Center Four dancers in a Right-Hand Wave (Center …), BGGB wave in the Center: Fan the Top
Ends in Center Wave perpendicular to its original position, BGGB

c) Right-Hand Tidal Wave (Each Four …), BGGB in each four: Fan the Top
Ends in Right-Hand Parallel Waves, “0” (Girls as centers and Boys as ends)

Some Extended Applications:

a) Left-Hand Parallel Waves, “0” (Boys as centers and Girls as ends): Fan the Top
Ends in Left-Hand Tidal Wave, “0” (GBBGGBBG)

b) Right-Hand Parallel Two-Faced Lines, “0” (Normal Couples): Fan the Top
Ends in Right-Hand Tidal Two-Faced Lines, “0” (Normal Couples)

ARC Rulings (Applications Review Committee of CALLERLAB): None