[Noho] Class 7 - March 14th

Mon Mar 13 22:45:43 EST 2006

Greetings Dancers!

It just seems like the date March 14th should be some sort of catchy 
holiday, worthing of square dancing on. We could call it the Tuesday 
before St. Patrick's Day Day. Or just celebrate the fact that the moon 
will be full tomorrow night. Whatever the case, come to class. :)

Seth informs me that there will be a penumbral lunar eclipse tomorrow - 
meaning that light hitting the the southern hemisphere of the moon will 
be blocked, in part, by the Earth. Providing it's not overcast, as it is 
out now, the bottom part of the moon should appear slightly darker then 
the top. It's not a full eclipse - visit www.spaceweather.com for more 
info.

Back to square dance info...

Last week we learned the following calls: Trade By, Cloverleaf, Fold, 
Walk and Dodge, and Spin the Top. Definitions below, as usual.

I'll be at the hall early (6:30) - so if you want to review anything, 
I'll be happy to help you. Don't forget about this square dance site 
where there are little "dancers" that do the moves - 
http://members.tripod.com/~noriks/ENGLISH/English-Index2.html It's an 
excellent resource.

See you tomorrow night!

Bethany

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TRADE BY: Starting formation – trade by or any formation in which two 
couples are facing each other and the other couples are facing out. The 
couples facing each other pass thru; the couples facing out do a partner 
trade to face in.

CLOVERLEAF: Starting formation – completed double pass thru, or a single 
couple on the outside of the square, facing out. The lead dancers 
separate and move away from each other in a threequarter (270°) circle. 
When each lead dancer meets another lead dancer from the other side of 
the square, they become partners and step forward to the center of the 
square. Each trailing dancer follows the dancer in front of them and 
ends directly behind that dancer. A single couple facing out does the 
lead dancer’s part as described, but they may not step all the way into 
the center at the end of the call.

FOLD: Starting formation – any two-dancer formation in which the 
directed dancer has a shoulder directly adjacent to the other dancer. 
Directed dancers step forward and move in a small semi-circle to end 
facing toward an adjacent dancer or position. The adjacent inactive 
dancer may be facing in any direction and does not move. If not 
specified, centers fold toward ends and vice versa.

SPIN THE TOP: Starting formation – ocean wave. Each end and the adjacent 
center dancer turn one half (180°). The new center dancers turn three 
quarters (270°) while each outside dancer moves forward in a quarter 
circle to meet the same center dancer with whom they started. End in an 
ocean wave that is at right angles to the original starting wave.

WALK AND DODGE: Starting formation – box circulate or facing couples. 
 From box circulate formation, each dancer facing into the box walks 
forward to take the place of the dancer who was directly in front of 
them. Meanwhile, each dancer facing out of the box steps sideways 
(dodges) into the position vacated by the dancer who was formerly beside 
them. Dancers end side by side, both facing out. If walk and dodge is 
called from facing couples, the caller must designate who is to walk and 
who is to dodge (e.g., “men walk, ladies dodge”). End in a box circulate 
formation.