May Spotlight

SPOTLIGHT – CLASS CALLS FOR MAY

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From one couple following another, each dancer in the lead couple separates away from his partner and walks around a full circle (360°) to end in the position of the dancer who was directly behind him. Meanwhile, each trailing dancer steps directly forward into the vacated position of the lead dancer. Every dancer ends facing in the same direction as he started.

Trade By

Starts from a formation where two dancers are facing each other and the other couples are facing out. The couples facing each other pass thru, the couples facing out trade with each other to face in.

Allemande Left In The Alamo Style

All do an allemande left but continue the arm turn until the men are looking towards the center of the square and the ladies are looking out. Maintain the left handhold and join hands with the adjacent dancer to form an alamo ring.

Scoot Back

From box a formation, dancers facing in step straight forward to join inside forearms, turn half (180°) and step forward to end in the position vacated by the dancer who was facing out. Meanwhile, each dancer facing out runs or folds into the position vacated by the dancer who is doing the forearm turn.

SPOTLIGHT – CLUB CALLS FOR MAY

Peel Off

From one couple following another, each lead dancer turns away from the center, peels away from each other. Trailing dancers move forward between the leaders and does a U turn back turning away from their partner. Ends in two lines facing.

Explode The Wave

From an ocean wave everyone releases handholds, steps forward and turns a quarter in (90°) to face the adjacent dancer, and right hand pull by that person, to end as couples back-to-back.

Explode And Anything

From an ocean wave everyone releases handholds, steps forward and turns a quarter in (90°) to face the adjacent dancer, and does the (Anything) call (e.g., Right & Left Thru, Star Thru, Touch A Quarter, etc).

Linear Cycle

From an ocean wave, ends and adjacent dancer hinge. Out facing dancer folds behind the dancer facing in and moving single file do a double pass thru action. If the hinge was with the right hands – peel to the right, if the hinge was with the left hands – peel to the left.e.