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From a Mini-Wave Box, from the "Z" obtained from a Wave after the Ends Fold, or from an applicable T-Bone 2 x 2.

1. Leaders Peel Off as Trailers step ahead (to join inside hands with each other);
2. Fan The Top.

A Mini-Wave Box or "Z" ends in a Wave.

From a Mini-Wave Box:       before Peel The Top   after Leaders Peel Off as Trailers step ahead   after Fan The Top (done)

From a "Z":       before Peel The Top   after Leaders Peel Off as Trailers step ahead   after Fan The Top (done)

From a T-Bone 2 x 2: (used only at C1 or above)       before Peel The Top   after Leaders Peel Off as Trailers step ahead   after Fan The Top (done)

• The words 'step ahead' mean that the Trailers need to 1/2 Circulate if the starting formation is a 2 x 2, or (full) Circulate if the starting formation is a "Z".
• At the Plus level, the standard starting position for Peel The Top is a L-H "Z" in which the Boys are Leaders and the Girls are Trailers. This formation is usually setup from Parallel R-H Waves (Girls as Ends, Boys as Centers) by having the Girls Fold.
• From a Wave, Ends Fold followed by Peel The Top is equivalent to Spin The Top [Mainstream].
• From Parallel Waves, Peel The Top can be difficult to see. Work with the 4 dancers in your Box, not your Wave.

Fan The Top [Plus] (Deuce Williams 1967): From a Line or Diamond with the Centers in a Mini-Wave; or from Facing Couples, in which case dancers first Step To A Wave. Centers Arm Turn 3/4 as Ends walk forward in an arc, turning 90°, to move up 1/4 of a circle around the center of the 4-dancer formation. A Wave or Facing Couples ends in a Wave.

Peel Off [Plus] (Howard Liffick 1962): From an applicable 2 x 2 (usually a Mini-Wave Box or Tandem Couples) or a "Z". As one movement, Leaders flip away (180°) from the center of the 4-dancer formation and step forward if necessary as the Trailers step forward if necessary and U-Turn Back by turning away from the center of the 4-dancer formation. A Non-T-Bone starting formation always ends in a Line.

Trail The Top [C4]: From a Mini-Wave Box, applicable "Z", or applicable T-Bone 2 x 2. Leaders Trail Off as Trailers step ahead (to join inside hands with each other); Fan The Top. Trail The Top is the same as Peel The Top except that the Leaders Trail Off instead of Peel Off.

CALLERLAB definition for Peel The Top

Choreography for Peel The Top

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