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From a Mini-Wave or Couple only.

Do 1/2 of a Trade.

Ends in a Mini-Wave.

From a Couple:     before Partner Hinge   after
From a Right-Hand Mini-Wave:     before Partner Hinge   after	From a Left-Hand Mini-Wave:     before Partner Hinge   after

• A Hinge is 1/2 of a Trade.
  • Single Hinge [Mainstream]
    • From a Mini-Wave. Arm Turn 1/4.
  • Partner Hinge [A1]
    • From a Couple. As one movement, face each other and Step to a Right-Hand Mini-Wave.

  The word 'Single' or 'Partner' is optional, as 'Hinge' sufficiently describes this movement.

  The caller usually uses the term 'Single Hinge' from a Mini-Wave, and 'Partner Hinge' from a Couple.

• Dancers doing the call must be adjacent, either in a Couple or in a Mini-Wave.
  From a Line of 4, it is inappropriate to call Ends Partner Hinge, even though the Ends could do 1/2 of a Trade.

Couples Hinge [Mainstream] (Ron Schneider 1970): From a One- or Two-Faced Line. Do 1/2 of a Couples Trade. Ends in a Two-Faced Line.

Couples Hinge & Trade [C4] (Ron Schneider 1969): From Parallel Two-Faced Lines or Back-to-Back Lines. Couples Hinge; Center Couples Trade; all As Couples Face In. Ends in a Double Pass Thru Formation.

Single Hinge & Trade [C4] (Ron Schneider 1969): From a Non-T-Bone 2x2. Hinge; Centers Trade; all Roll.

CALLERLAB definition for Partner Hinge

Choreography for Partner Hinge

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