When was the last time you saw a C3 floor execute this call without significant help?
Dancers get just as tired as callers of seeing the same mistakes over and over.
A non-dancing call; awkward and uncomfortable from most or all places.
Rarely used and when it is, it's almost always in situations where it's equivalent
to latch on, mirror latch on, reset 1/2, zing etc. Why not remove it from the list
to make room for other calls?
We don't need both this and reflected, and revert makes you dizzy
Dancers often confuse Reflect and Revert. I think that this should be fixed by
dropping revert since it tends to cause dancers to go round and round.
(Revert flip back -- yuck!) An alternative approach would be to move one of
these concepts (presumably reflect) to C3A.
Let's eliminate Rotates from columns.
It does not dance well. Of course, neither does Rotate from Lines! I
don't know any dancers who really like Rotates.
Dancers haven't a clue how to do this call. I want to scream every time
I help someone do the zig zag at the beginning of sidetrack. This occurs
every time I hear this call at a C3 dance.
waaaaaay too hard for the level. How many people really understand this? Callers?
I think we should remove Single from the C3B list. To dance it with any
understanding the way it is now defined you have to understand what a
3x3 is and that is C4.
I have only one change to suggest - move the Single concept to C4.
I believe that Single is the singlest hardest concept in square dancing, and
consequently, it's a joke that it's on the C3B list.
This is just too hard. C3B dancers invariably deal with this concept by memorizing
all of the single calls they hear regularly and waiting for cues on the rest.
I don't believe in this. I don't think 2 faced Swing thru is legal,
and I think other calls (e.g. Relay the top) you can just call without this prefix.
C3B Additions
3 By 3 Concept, 4 By 4 Concept
Definition:
I have been using the 4x4 concept with my C3B group. It doesn't involve phantoms
or the weird 3x1 stuff and they seem to handle it ok
(even though they are weak at certain parts of C3B).
We seem to have some gaps in the area of ATC Reaction and ATC Chain
Thru. The C3A list shows these two. But somewhere along the line we
start doing ATC Chain Thru Reaction, and it doesn't really appear on
either list. And on C3B we do ATC Nuclear Reaction or ATC Chain Thru
Nuclear Reaction and it ain't there either - but the Reactivate
equivalents are (or at least the non-chain thru version is). This
whole thing is fuzzy right now. So I propose that the following
appear on the C3A list:
Definition: From applicable formations (e.g., Parallel Lines with the Centers in Tandem).
Centers Any Hand Remake & Spread as Outsides Circulate and Crossover Circulate.
Definition: From Back-to-Back Couples. Belles U-Turn Back toward the Right; all Vertical Tag The Line.
Nice dancing call. Easy to learn.
Common-Spot Concept
Definition:
Criss Cross (N) Steps At A Time
Definition: From Columns. The first (N) dancers Trail Off, Step forward if necessary, and Bend The Line, as the
Others step ahead to a compact formation and slide nose-to-nose, Trade, & Roll.
Why not add Criss Cross N Steps at a Time? Cross is there already,
Criss Cross is a trivial extension.
Definition: Dixie Style To A Wave; Fan The Top. 2-Part Call.
Note that the split version makes a good opening gambit.
Echo Concept
Definition: Do the call with the given concept; then do the call.
Kick the Habit
Definition: From applicable formations (Parallel Lines, Columns, Galaxy, Butterfly, etc).
Outsides Counter Rotate 1/4 as Centers do your part Leaders Kick Off
Nice dancing call that can be done from many places.
Definition: From applicable formations (Tidal Wave/2FL or Parallel Waves/2FLs).
Lockit; Hinge; Centers Hinge & Lockit as Outsides Counter Rotate 1/4 & Roll. A 4-Part Call.
Nice dancing call. 4-parts allows lots of flexibility.
This is a nice multipart call that flows particularly well after rally and
tag the top which are on the C3 lists. Since it has well defined parts,
it can be used with initially, finish etc.
Open Up Reaction/Reactivate/Nuclear Reaction
Easy extension. Several callers already use this at C3B.
Phantom setups
At C3A we have Split Phantom Lines|Waves|Columns. At C3B we have Split
Phantom Boxes. We also have Phantom Lines|Waves|Columns. I think we
should add Phantom Boxes to the C3B list as well. After all, shape
changing Phantom Line|Wave|Column calls can end in a Phantom Box setup!
Come to think of it, they can end in Phantom Diamond, Phantom Single
Quatrter Tag, etc. Why not extend the C3B list to simply include Split
Phantom Formation, and Phantom Formation?
Reverse Cut | Flip The "Z"
Definition: From a "Z". Centers (who must be in a Mini-Wave with each other)
do a Trade & Spread (for Reverse Cut) or Flip Away from each other (for Reverse
Flip) as the Others do a "Z" Circulate.
I would like to see Reverse Cut/Flip the Z added to C3B.
Shifty Concept
Definition: Finish the given call; then do the first part of the call.
This will add variety to the program. It requires that dancers be aware of
definitions which reinforces the skill they are currently using for the random concept.
Stack the Wheel
Definition: From a One-Faced or Two-Faced Line. Couples Hinge; (individual) Roll. 2-Part call.
Nice dancing call.
Triple Columns Working Right | Left
C3B has Triple Lines | Waves Working Forward | Backward. I think we
should officially add Triple Columns Working Left|Right and Triple Boxes
Working Left|Right|Forward|Backward. These are already in use by some
callers, and, Triple Lines|Waves Working Forward|Backward
shape changing calls can end in Triple Columns or Triple Boxes. It
would make sense to be able to continue using Triple Working from these
formations.
Walk Out to a Column
Definition: From Parallel Waves. Trailing Centers do two Phantom Columns Circulate;
Leaders do a Once Removed Single Wheel then Press Ahead (to become Centers in Columns);
Trailing Ends do a Circulate then Fold. Ends in Columns.
Nice dancing call.
Walk the Plank | (anything) the Plank
Definition (Walk The Plank): From Columns. Circulate; Centers Walk & Dodge as Ends do a Leaders Run.
Definition: Do the given call but replace the first Arm Turn 1/2 with an Arm Turn 3/4.
Yo-Yo should be added somewhere. My feeling is that dancers will have a
tendency to confuse Yo-Yo and Fan and therefore they should be kept on
different levels. Thus if Fan is moved to C3A then Yo-Yo should be on C3B.
However if Fan is kept at C3B (or better yet, moved to C2), then
Yo-Yo should be on C3A.
C3B Modifications
Split Phantom Setups
Change the split phantom boxes to split phantom setups. I
already call split phantom diamonds and split phantom 1/4 tags and no
one has any trouble with it that I can see.
Should change Split Phantom Boxes to Split Phantom formations.
This would add things like diamonds and 1/4 tags. Perhaps the fact that the
formation should only consist of 4 dancers should be explicitly spelled out.
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